Local and Organic Foods for Olympic Trials in Oregon

"EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of visitors will come to Eugene this month to feast their eyes on the elite athletes competing at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials.

Local growers and chefs say they want to make sure that those visitors feast on fresh food from the Willamette Valley.

The Trials at Hayward Field from June 27 to July 6 will come too early for Lane County growers to truly show off their gardens.

"June is a great time for berries and for greens, but it's a little bit early for a lot of our stuff in the Northwest," such as peaches, nectarines, melons and corn, said Tom Lively, senior sales representative at Organically Grown Co.

Even so, the Eugene-based produce distributor will try to procure as much local produce as it can for Michael's Catering, the main caterer at the Trials."

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