A neighborhood gathering place for everyone in Portland.
A social house in Old Town Portland. Some things are open to the whole neighborhood. Some are for members. All of it is building something the city has not had before.
7,000
meals weekly
10
years serving Portland
4
program tracks
∞
seats at the table
years feeding
Portland
This started with a belief: when we share what we have, there will always be enough.
Feed the Mass began in 2016 as a culinary education initiative: putting real food skills in the hands of Portland neighbors, one class at a time. From those early cooking programs, a movement grew. Week after week, the work expanded until the organization was producing 7,000 meals each week for people across the city.
What we learned along the way changed everything. People didn't just want a meal. They wanted to cook, to learn, to make things with their hands, to be well, to start something of their own. They wanted a neighborhood that felt like a neighborhood.
In March 2026, we broke ground on that answer. Nourish opened as a gathering place where cooking education, arts programming, wellness, and community support all live under one roof. Not a service delivered to the neighborhood, but a place built by and for it. The table is being set. Pull up a chair.
Born from Feed the Mass. Building something Old Town has never had.
Old Town's gathering place: a warm table where neighbors of every background belong.
We blend affordable cooking education, arts programming, wellness, and small business support under one roof. Grounded in the belief that community is not a luxury, but a birthright.
Everything a neighborhood
needs, under one roof
Cooking Education
Learn to cook and teach others
Our kitchen is for everyone: weeknight dinners for the working family, traditional recipes shared across generations, beginner knife skills and seasonal cooking. Classes are affordable by design. The kitchen table is the oldest classroom there is.
Learn moreArts & Making
A place to make things with your hands
A making space where neighbors create alongside one another. No juried acceptance. No portfolio required. Coming to Nourish.
Learn moreWellness
Move, rest, and be well together
Morning yoga, meditation, herbal workshops, neighborhood walks. Wellness programming built on the belief that caring for ourselves is how we care for our community. Coming to Nourish.
Learn moreCommunity Market & Meals
Fresh food, shared freely and fairly
A neighborhood market and community meals on the first floor of the Nourish building. Fresh produce, local makers, and everyday goods — open to anyone who walks through the door. Coming soon.
Learn moreSmall Business Support
Affordable space and real support for neighbors building something
Co-working space, community rooms, and a network of neighbors who want to see you succeed. The creatives and small business owners of Portland deserve the same infrastructure as anyone else. More to come.
If you have a food idea, a craft, a skill, or a dream: there is a table here for you.
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One building.
Four floors of impact.
The Nourish Building is a rooted, permanent space where food, education, community, and health live together. Reducing barriers and increasing dignity in Old Town.
Market & Conference Center
Old Town's community-driven gathering and grocery space, coming soon. A place for neighbors to access food and convene for the moments that matter.
Member Offices
Dedicated space for Nourish members: creatives, entrepreneurs, and neighbors building something. A real home base in Old Town, without the overhead.
Classrooms & Training
Culinary, digital media, workforce development, and financial literacy programs. Designed for all skill levels, taught by people who care.
Feed the Mass HQ
Collaboration space, events, and strategy home base. Where the organization that started this whole thing continues to grow.
Space shouldn't be the thing holding you back.
The Nourish Building's second floor is home to members: creatives, small business owners, and entrepreneurs who need a real base in the neighborhood. Dedicated desks and reservable space, built around the people building Old Town from the inside out.
- Dedicated desks
- Reservable desks
- Conference rooms
- High-speed internet
Every idea deserves a room worthy of it.
No idea is too big or too small. Our flexible spaces can accommodate workshops, fundraisers, networking nights, strategy sessions, celebrations, cooking classes, film screenings, and more. By choosing the Nourish Building, you join a community that values collaboration, innovation, and the power of coming together.
- Large event space
- Meeting rooms
- Education spaces
- Kitchen access
Every floor is built around one idea: when we nourish people, we nourish the whole community.
A social house with roots in Old Town
Some things are open to the whole neighborhood. Some are for members. All of it is building a micro-ecosystem where people, ideas, and small businesses thrive together.
A place with layers
Some things at Nourish are open to anyone who walks through Old Town: the ground floor market, the coffee, the bookstore, the common space. Others, like member offices, studio access, and exclusive programming, are for founding members. Both are essential. That is how a real social house works.
Become a founding member
Founding members get a seat at the table before the doors open wide. Member-only office space on the second floor, early access to all programming, and a voice in what Nourish becomes. Membership details are being finalized. Get on the list to hear first.
Come for the neighborhood
Not a member yet? The ground floor is being built for everyone: cooking classes open to the public, community programming, a market, and the kind of coffee shop that makes you want to stay. An ecosystem where small businesses find their first regulars and neighbors become collaborators.
Build something here
Nourish is designed for makers, entrepreneurs, and creatives who need more than a desk. A kitchen incubator for food business founders, studio space for artists, programming that connects ideas to community. This is where the next thing gets made.
There is a place here for you. Find it.
If you want to learn to cook from scratch
Public cooking classes are at the center of what Nourish does. Real skills, seasonal food, all levels. Rooted in ten years of culinary education from Feed the Mass. Coming soon.
If you're building a food or creative business
A kitchen incubator, studio space, and a built-in community of early customers. Nourish is designed so the people who make things have somewhere to make them. Member access.
If you need a home base in Old Town
The second floor is member office space for creatives, entrepreneurs, and small business owners. Dedicated desks, meeting rooms, and a floor full of people building things. Member access.
If you want to be part of the neighborhood
The ground floor is open: coffee, a bookstore, a market, and community programming. A place to run into someone, stay longer than you planned, and come back tomorrow.
If you're looking for arts or wellness programming
Arts and wellness programming coming to Nourish. Some will be open to all, some exclusive to members. More details soon.
If you want to find your first customers here
Nourish is a micro-ecosystem. Members get access to an audience of neighbors, creatives, and regular visitors who shop, eat, and spend in the building every day.
What neighbors usually ask
Do I need to live in Portland to come?
Not even close. Nourish sits right below the iconic Stag sign in Old Town and draws from the whole Portland metro. If you can get to downtown Portland, you can get to Nourish.
What is a social house, exactly?
Think of it as a building with layers. The ground floor is open to the neighborhood: coffee, a bookstore, a market, public programming. Upper floors and certain programs are for members only. Both sides exist together. That is what makes it a place rather than just a venue.
What do members get that the public does not?
Member offices on the second floor, priority access to all programming, studio and kitchen incubator access, and a community of other founders and creatives building in the same building. Membership details and pricing are being finalized. Get on the list to hear first.
What's the connection to Feed the Mass?
Feed the Mass has been feeding Portland for a decade, producing 7,000 meals each week at its peak. Nourish grew directly from that work and those relationships. Same belief, new form: a permanent gathering place built on everything Feed the Mass discovered the neighborhood needs.
Can I rent space for my own event or business?
Yes. Coworking desks, meeting rooms, event space, and education rooms are available now through Feed the Mass. Nourish space and programming will open in stages. Get in touch to find out what is bookable today.
How do I stay up to date?
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