Our Partners
No one gives a material a second life alone. These are the fishers, processors, tanners, makers and educators we are proud to work alongside, from the Oregon coast to the Willamette Valley and beyond.
From the docks
Newport, Oregon
A restaurant and fish market on Newport's historic bayfront, Local Ocean buys directly from Oregon fishermen and serves their catch boat to table. Its 100% Fish Program turns what was once considered waste into something of lasting value, and the business is held in a perpetual purpose trust so it will always stay rooted in Newport.
Newport, Oregon
Sea-Bre's is a small-batch seafood market and processor selling wild-caught Oregon seafood, with custom fish processing that includes a mobile processing unit. They also share what they know through demonstrations and programs that inspire young people on the coast.
Ilwaco, Washington
Tre-Fin fishes from day boats that return to port daily, landing albacore, black cod, petrale sole, lingcod, rockfish and Dungeness crab and hand-cutting the catch. Through their Community Supported Fishery, members buy a share of the season directly from the people who catch it.
Tanning & finishing
Ashland, Oregon
Since 1989, Traditional Tanners has practiced old-school, totally natural hide tanning with plant-based methods, and they tell you every ingredient they use. Founder Matt Richards also teaches tanning to students around the world, working to move leather away from harmful chemicals and toward clean, natural tanning.
Philomath, Oregon
Heritage Natural Finishes makes penetrating oil finishes from tung oil, aged linseed oil, beeswax, citrus solvent and pine rosin, with no petroleum products or metallic driers. They publish every ingredient, so you know exactly what you're breathing while you work.
Community
Newport, Oregon
Founded by lifelong fishing-industry member Laura Anderson, this nonprofit works to keep Oregon's catch and harvest available to the communities that produce it. Its Yaquina Lab gives small producers shared processing equipment, and its Farm + Fish Market connects Lincoln County fishers and farmers directly with local buyers.
Kings Valley, Oregon
Soul Shine Ranch makes beef tallow skincare, from face and body creams to beard care and a Paw-llow line for pets. Their work starts from a belief we share: honoring the animals that provide for us by using every part with care, gratitude and respect.
Corvallis, Oregon
Tarweed Folk School teaches practical arts and place-based skills to people of all ages, from basket weaving to earthen plaster, free of grades and certificates. Every class holds scholarship spaces, so cost is never the reason someone can't learn.
We're always glad to meet fishers, makers and businesses who would rather see a resource used than wasted.