Chef Jason French {Ned Ludd} Jason French is the head chef and owner at Ned Ludd, an American Craft Kitchen, and Elder Hall, a Gathering Space in Portland, Oregon. Inspired by classic traditions of farm driven craft cookery, French’s menus perfectly embody his culinary philosophy of seasonally delicious fare. French and his team believe that great food ultimately requires more passion […]

The magic onstage at Pickathon (and any event) is but a fraction of the work it takes to build, host, and maintain the festival from year to year. Our People of Pickathon this week is an outstanding example of this. We’re proud to introduce you to Keith Bidwell, Crew Chief for Farm Food & Hospitality. […]

This week, we look into the inspired pairing for the Curation 2018 Sunday Dinner: Fresh, innovative Northwest cuisine from Chefs Lauren Breneman and John Boisse with the effervescent music of rising stars, Sunflower Bean. Get your tickets to this refreshing finale of the 2018 Curation Series at the 20th annual Pickathon! Curation Sunday Dinner 7:00-8:30 […]

Ex-Cult joined us in 2017 via the always awesome Michelle Cable with Panache Booking. Michelle has never steered us astray, representing such incredible artists as Ty Segall, Mac Demarco, (Thee) Oh Sees, Ezra Furman, Meatbodies, and many more talented bands and individuals. Here we get to see Ex-Cult in the secluded semi-apocalyptic backdrop of the Slab […]

Today we’re excited to shine a spotlight on a very special Pickathon family member: Tim LaBarge. You’ve likely seen his name countless times in the photo credits in the newsletter, and on our website and social media channels. Tim has attended Pickathon since we first moved to Pendarvis Farm in 2006. Prior to that, we didn’t have a […]