Starting in January 2013, NABC is reprising our very popular TVA (Transition to Value-Added) Product workshop series. Supported by a USDA Value Added Producers Grant, this workshop series offers comprehensive, business oriented classes for farmers, ranchers, and nursery/greenhouse operators to provide the tools and know-how necessary to develop and launch a new value-added product into…
The first year of the pilot Evergreen Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program recently concluded in Snohomish County. Through this NABC program, farm-fresh and locally-grown fruits and vegetables were delivered weekly to multi-subscriber drop sites within Everett city limits. Fresh produce was supplied from Snohomish and Skagit farms to subscribers employed by Providence Hospital Colby Campus…
NABC will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide technical support for existing agricultural processors and to incubate new processors of agricultural products in Northwest Washington. Known as the Northwest Washington Agricultural Processing Initiative, the goal of the program is to utilize long-term strategic business planning to improve economic conditions in rural…
NABC has been awarded a third round of $175,000 in grant funding to support the development of agricultural cooperatives throughout the northern Puget Sound region. The funding comes through the USDA Rural Development Department and its Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) Program. Established as a Rural Cooperative Development Center in 2010, NABC will continue to…
Last Wednesday, 283 campus events were held nationally to celebrate the second annual National Food Day, and 21 of those were in the NW — not bad for a region which just kicked off its Real Food Movement a year ago! Since July 2011, the Northwest Agriculture Business Center has been partnering with the Real…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Bauermeister Phone: (360) 336-3727 E-mail: David@agbizcenter.org NORTHWEST AGRICULTURE BUSINESS CENTER FUNDED FOR COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT [October 23, 2012] The Northwest Agriculture Business Center (NABC) has been awarded a third round of $175,000 in grant funding to support the development of agricultural related cooperatives throughout the northern Puget Sound region. The funding…
Winemaking – Harvest to Tasting Presented by the Northwest Agriculture Business Center Date October 2012 through April 2013 (6 sessions) Course Description NABC will offer a course on the winemaking process. Sessions start in October 2012 and run through April 2013. Led by wine grape and fruit specialist Gary Moulton, this workshop series will guide…
This summer, the Puget Sound Food Network hosted the Business-to-Business Local Food Showcase at the 21 Acres Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living. The showcase — geared towards commercial and institutional buyers — was a chance for local producers to meet buyers interested in purchasing local products for their business straight from the source! From berries…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Robin Crowder, Director of Marketing and Development 21 Acres Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living Phone: (360) 244-7220; Email: rbcrowder@yahoo.com Lucy Norris, Director of Marketing Northwest Agriculture Business Center Phone: (360) 336-3666; Email: lucy@agbizcenter.org Informational Meeting for Sustainable Farmers Interested in Participating in New Food Hub Woodinville, WA– The…
