Stave and Stone downtown temporarily closed, $5 off your first Gorge Farm Collective order, and more

• Stave and Stone has temporarily closed its downtown HR location due to a staffing shortage. Its Vineyard will remain open for tasting (3827 Fletcher Drive).
• Want to shop from local farmers, but don't have time to drop by the Saturday market? No problem! Order produce and products online from the Gorge Farmer Collective: https://gorgefarmers.localfoodmarketplace.com/. The collective is offering a $5 discount to all first-time customers through August 1st. Use the promo code: GFC5.
• Working Hands Beer and Slopeswell Cider will re-open July 15. 
• El Cuate will open its new indoor location soon. The address is 1769 12th St, suite 100 Hood River, OR 97031.

Staffing continues to be a regional concern. 

Yep, we have a staffing shortage issue here in the Gorge. Just about everyone is trying to hire: Kickstand, Baseline Biscuits, Full Sail, Pfriem, Stave & Stone, 4&20 Blackbirds... the list goes on. 

Local restaurant co-owner, Aaron Baumhackl, of Solstice Wood Fire Pizza recently chatted to NPR. Find the clip here.

Here's a few ways it's affecting the region:

• Baseline Biscuits, the new biscuit shop in Parkdale, is closed until it can hire more staff. 
• Stave and Stone is temporarily closing its downtown tasting room. 
• Some area restaurants like Andrew's and Everybody's have had to adjust their schedules so that staff can have a day off. Andrew's is closed Monday's and Everybody's is closed Wednesdays. 
• Kickstand would love to open for breakfast, but just doesn't have enough staff for it at this time. 

Like Fresh-Baked Bread? Here's Pine Street's Bread Schedule: 

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