Our Roots

In 2003, Oregon Growers Founder Dave Gee set out to capture the bounty of the Hood River Valley. Working directly with local farms and orchards, we began creating delicious jams, fruit butters and other farm-fresh food products that showcase and promote the hard work of our area growers. We are proud to make, market and distribute what we call Farm Direct Specialty Foods ® straight from the Pacific Northwest to you, our larger community. We hope you can taste this special place in each of our products.

Classic portrait of the Oregon Growers Founder Dave Gee and Hood River team.

The Fruit

We work with local Pacific Northwest farmers and growers to bring you the highest quality, best-tasting fruit in every one of our products. Oregon Growers adheres to these strict quality standards:

Always use fresh, in-season ingredients
Purchase produce and other agricultural products directly from farmers
Value where food is grown and created
Encourage and support sustainable growing and operating practices

Freshly harvested blueberries in a white gallon bucket.

A close-up of a hand holding a luscious red apple from an apple tree branch.

A boy holding a pint of freshly picked marionberries.

The Growers

Oregon Growers believes in the power of local. All of our products are sourced from the rich and varied growing regions of the Pacific Northwest. Their quality and great taste is the direct result of the exceptional fruit we use. We seek out the growers who not only produce the best-tasting fruit, but who also use sustainable growing practices. We love our home in the Hood River Valley, and believe that the vitality of family farms and local agriculture is key to the quality of life enjoyed throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Dave Gee, Oregon Growers founder, in a field discussing business with one of the local orchardist.

One of our local farmers kneeling next to a row in his agriculture field while holding the fresh strawberries.

Blossoming apple orchard in Hood River Oregon with backdrop of Mt. Hood.

Our Mission

At Oregon Growers, our mission is to produce and distribute high-quality specialty foods using fresh ingredients grown in the Pacific Northwest, while employing business practices respectful to the environment, communities and our way of life. We operate by these guidelines:

Cultivate long-term partnerships with regional growers
Provide the best quality and best-tasting products possible
Raise awareness about the value and benefits of the regional food economy
Run our company in a manner that is sensitive to and respectful of the environment

Our Roots

The Fruit

The Growers

Our Mission

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