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Welcome The Helvetia Community Association HCA is a taxexempt 501c3cultural educational organization whose mission is toinspire understanding and enjoyment of Helvetias people land and history. HCA brings together farmers business owners concerned citizens neighbors and residents of the Helvetia area who are working to promote and preserve the Helvetia community and its neighboring agricultural lands. Located approximately fifteen miles west of Portland Oregon Helvetia is recognized throughout the Portland metropolitan areafor its pastoral farmland scenic beauty SwissGerman cultural heritage and its natural resources. HCA seeks to preserve educate and celebrate the rich cultural heritage inherited from the hardworking cultures who carefully stewardedHelvetias fertile land and soil These two cultures respected the land nurtured its soils and treasured itsnatural resources.