Astoria Harvest Community Network launched in August 2025 when SNAP benefit cuts threatened

to eliminate 828,000 meals annually across Clatsop County, Oregon.

Clatsop County — with the highest per capita homeless population in the state — was hit especially hard.

But the vision behind this work has been building for over two decades.

We've been developing collective models — share economies, mutual aid networks, cooperative skill-building,

land-based community resilience — since long before Astoria Harvest had a name.

There has never been a time when all of the pieces have fallen into place like this.

There has never been a time when these "third places" —

alcohol-free community spaces for gathering, learning,

and mutual support — have been more needed.

We're the grout between the tiles. The agencies, the nonprofits,

the government programs — those are the tiles. But people fall through the gaps.

We fill needs. We bridge gaps. We build community.

Every skill you don't have is a product someone can sell you.

We're teaching people to need less, share more, and rely on each other.

“Emergency Shelter

Gaps Persist”

OUR NETWORK SITES:

Astoria Harvest Receiving Center — 1305 8th Street, Astoria Our operational heart. 24/7 donation drop-off, food pantry, clothing distribution, presort operations, and volunteer coordination hub. Drop items anytime, day or night.
River Mouth Thrift — Astoria Urban Community Commons. Clothing closet, skill-sharing workshops, activities hub, and an alcohol-free gathering space where everyone is welcome.
Netel Grange — Logan Road (Proposed) Rural education hub. Organic agriculture, food preservation, tool lending library, repair cafe, seed swaps, community dinners, and recovery of lost generational skills. We've been invited to propose programming and are awaiting final board approval.
Jeffers Garden Community garden and free produce stand. Future site of fresh food grown by the community, for the community. No cost, no eligibility, no questions.
Liten Hobbit Stuga — Wiley Lane 5.23 acres of Oregon Coast land for workforce housing, permaculture food production, and land-based community living. Existing infrastructure includes cabin, pole barn, ADU, garden shed, and meeting deck. Earth ship builders, mini-farmers, and self-sufficiency experts ready to build.

750+ families and individuals served

1,000+ coats distributed

75+ active volunteers

5 community sites across urban and rural Clatsop County

48+ skills in our recovery catalog

Every dollar goes directly to materials, supplies, and community needs. We have zero paid staff.