On the second and fourth Saturdays of the month through October, the Amicus Memorial Garden Collective hosts a Resilience Market , giving away free produce as part of a local environmental climate justice movement focused on resilience and neighborhood sustainability. The mission of the project is to create a low-barrier and accessible source of healthy local food in response to SNAP cuts, and an uptick in people asking for support. Eric Richardson, board president of Habitat for Humanity of Oregon, says that the purpose of the market is to spread “the idea that eating nutritiously and eating locally is a solution to many health issues.” He says that we should be utilizing the fertile lands of the Willamette Valley to prepare for the needs of our community. The Resilience Market is a pro

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