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On this episode of Bend Don’t Break, host Aaron Switzer sits down with Lexie Park, the Outreach Coordinator at Locavore, to explore her extensive work in food access and education. With over eight years of experience in the NGO sector, Lexie has worked both domestically and internationally, dedicating herself to addressing food insecurity and promoting a just and sustainable food system.

Lexie shares her journey into this vital field, discusses the history and mission of Locavore, and looks ahead to the future of local food in Central Oregon and beyond. This insightful conversation highlights the intersection of food justice, community well-being, and environmental sustainability, offering listeners a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities within the local food movement.

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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break with Lexie Park 🎧

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
August 26, 2024

<h1>LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break with Lexie Park 🎧</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />August 26, 2024</p> <p>On this episode of <em>Bend Don't Break</em>, host Aaron Switzer sits down with Lexie Park, the Outreach Coordinator at Locavore, to explore her extensive work in food access and education. With over eight years of experience in the NGO sector, Lexie has worked both domestically and internationally, dedicating herself to addressing food insecurity and promoting a just and sustainable food system. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/bend_don_t_break_digital_082224.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/bend_don_t_break_digital_082224.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-1267" /></a></figure> <p> Lexie shares her journey into this vital field, discusses the history and mission of Locavore, and looks ahead to the future of local food in Central Oregon and beyond. This insightful conversation highlights the intersection of food justice, community well-being, and environmental sustainability, offering listeners a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities within the local food movement.</p> <p>LISTEN: </p> <div class="wp-block-group newspack-embed-container align"> <div style="font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-779383396" title="Source Weekly - Bend, Oregon" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none">Source Weekly - Bend, Oregon</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-779383396/bend-dont-break-lexie-park" title="Bend Don&#x27;t Break: Lexie Park" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none">Bend Don&#x27;t Break: Lexie Park</a></div> </p></div> <p> WATCH:</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/embed/wDEDyK6Qcuw </div> </figure> <div class="wp-block-group fdn-after-article-related"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Related Stories</h3> </p></div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/listen-bend-dont-break-with-lexie-park-21717054/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=1266&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/listen-bend-dont-break-with-lexie-park-21717054/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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