On July 13^th through 15th Portlanders saddled up to beat the heat with Portland Monthly in partnership with Toyota, local farmers, and a whole herd of distillers, brewers, winemakers, regional purveyors and 50+ of Portland’s hottest chefs to create an all you can eat farm-to-table food festival.

With four events in three days, Cowabunga featured hands on chef demos, a totally unique outdoor VIP dinner, a down-home Barn Bash and tastings galore! Kicking off the weekend with Seared, our VIP dinner, chefs cooked over open fire pits, guests tasted local pinot noirs, and the Moonstruck open pit s’mores were the ultimate summer dessert. The next day at Farm Out guests got to get their hands dirty and learn the insider’s tricks to the local restraint favorites. Build for the home cook enthusiast, Farm Out let people learn, and taste, from some of Portland’s finest chefs. Following that up was Barn Bash, Portland Monthly’s revival of an age of Parkrose tradition. There were bites. There were brews. And There was a whole LOT of fun! With live jams and competitions, Barn Bash was a tradition meant to be resurrected. Bringing the weekend home was the 7^th annual Country Brunch. This was a family friendly day of brunch bites including an I-Scream Scoop Competition and Bloody Mary Smackdown. With 2,000+ attendees Cowabunga was an unforgettable weekend on the farm! 

A big THANK YOU to our partners and 2018 participants:

Toyota, IHeart Radio, Oregon Food Bank, Urbanite, Hotel Monaco, Fournier Group, The June Bugs, Boy and Bean, Heather Arndt Anderson, Cambia Health Solutions, Sarah Miller,
Recreation Department, The Oregon Trailers, Topo Chico, Zach Bryson and the Meat Rack, Carman Ranch, Oregon Country Beef, Country Natural Beef, Orox Leather, Painted Hills Natural Beef, Glenfiddich, SakeOne, Lagunitas Brewing Co, Pelican Brewing, Effen Vodka, Kilbeggan, Connemara, Big Green Egg, Wild Roots Vodka, FINEX Cast Iron Cookware, The Tyrconnell, House Wine, Adelsheim, Bergström Wines, SilverFire Stoves, Colene Clemens Vineyards, Hyland Estate, Le Cadeau Vineyard, Day Wines, Pono Brewing, Eastside Distilling, Breakside Brewing, Laura's Lean Beef, Battle Creek Wine, Gateway Brewing, Little Beast Brewing, GT's Living Foods Kombucha, Bold Coffee Roasters, Proletariat Butchery, Tournant, Secret Language, Eatery at the Grant House, Ringside Steakhouse, Umi Organic, Nineteen27 S'Mores, Raven and Rose, Bar Casa Vale, DOC, Taqueria Nueve, Rubinette, Smokehouse Tavern, Pinolo Gelato, Yakuza, Perlot, Fox & Bear, Moonstruck Chocolates, Burgerville, Fried Egg I’m in Love, Figlia Americana, Hotel Vintage, Il Solito, Royale Brewing, Pizzeria Otto, Besaw’s, La Moule, Nonna, Tapalaya, La Luna Cafe, Alto Bajo, Red Star Tavern, The Waiting Room, Cloud City Ice Cream, Hey Love, The Fireside, The Solo Club, Headwaters, Proof Reader, Bar Renata, Palomar, Nong's Khao Man Gai, our competition judges, and the Parkrose Community! 

Photos taken by Jason DeSomer