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NABC’s Transitioning to Value-Added Products workshops encompass comprehensive training throughout the year in development of value-added products and launching them into the marketplace.  Topics range from basic feasibility evaluations, advanced business planning, industry-specific production know-how, sales and marketing, tapping into financial resources, and much more. Classes are constantly developed and re-imagined in response to industry needs, whether for new…

Registration is open! Join Northwest Agriculture Business Center, Alaska Center for Economic Development, Northwest Cooperative Development Center and the Lake County Community Development Center for an informative and engaging day as experts in northwest regional food systems development share their experiences, thoughts, and strategies for creating greater community access to locally produced food. Presenters will…

Whatcom County’s Cloud Mountain Farm Center will partner with the Puget Sound Food Hub to provide aggregation and distribution services for local farms which sell their products direct to supermarkets, restaurants, and food service providers though the Puget Sound Food Hub’s web site. This new enterprise will start on Monday, September 9, and will serve…

“The Art of Liqueurs”: 2-day Workshop for Crafting Specialty Liqueurs Dates: October 2 & 3, 2014  Instructor and award winning distiller Ryan Hembree joins NABC to present the first ever Puget Sound workshop on “The Art of Liqueurs”.  Ryan’s was winner of the 2013 Sip NW Magazine “Best in the West” in two categories: Best…

The Northwest Agriculture Business Center has been awarded $123,633 in grant funding to support the North Cascades Meat Producers Cooperative in its purchase of a mobile processing unit. This unit will be built by TriVan Truck Body of Ferndale, Washington and provide on-farm USDA inspected harvest for livestock producers located in Island, Skagit, Snohomish, and…

Pastured poultry has long been recognized as a viable enterprise for diversified family farms.  In order to access markets, farmers must have their birds processed.  Whether direct marketing, retail, or wholesale, there are specific processing regulations that must be followed and stringent guidelines for the facilities used. NABC has built and put into operation a fully…

In May, the Puget Sound Food Hub launched a new website and implemented changes to its business model in preparation for the 2014 growing season. The Puget Sound Food Hub is a network of farms and non-profit organizations operating cooperatively in the Puget Sound region to market, aggregate and distribute locally produced food direct from farms to businesses…

Early in 2013 Mary Loquvam and Byron Bagwell determined that the vacant land next to I-5 could be put to better use than merely providing space for brambles, dust, and weeds. Wanting more than just a community garden, they envisioned a small working farm for their York Neighborhood in Bellingham, Washington. A farm that could…