On September 17, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced the award of block grants to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. Specialty crops are defined as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops, including floriculture. The 54 grants total approximately $55 million, funding 827 projects in fifty states. Funding supports the competitiveness…
Visit PSFN and learn more about the pilot market and watch a short video of the Seattle WholeSale Market launch on Wednesday, September 15! http://www.agbizcenter.org/seattle-market/
Biringer Farm will host Intense Farm Scene Investigations along with the popular Pumpkin Country & Comeback Cornmaze off Hwy 529. Come check out one of three corn mazes and solve the mystery of fowl play. Come by October 2-31st, daily from 10am to 5pm. All inclusive Combo discount tickets: $7/person; (under 46” free). Discounted Pumpkins-any…
Please join us in welcoming our newest AmeriCorp volunteer to NABC, Emma Brewster. Emma has accepted the position of Farm to Community Coordinator dedicated to PSFN’s Healthy Eating Active Living Farm-to-Table project. Perfectly timed, Emma will attend the first scheduled meetings with HEAL project partners in Seattle. Emma is completing her work as a research assistant…
“The wholesale market at Whole Foods Market Interbay store offers a great opportunity for local producers to make new direct market connections with a variety of institutional buyers, from restaurants to school districts and hospitals.” Mary Embleton, Cascade Harvest Coalition. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lucy Norris; Puget Sound Food Network (PSFN), 360-336-3666 Calling all Buyers…
Saturday, August 28 at Seattle’s Benroya Hall, awards were given in the American Cheese Society’s annual competion. 225 Cheesemakers from 34 states, Canada and Mexico enterred1462 cheeses. Samish Bay Cheese’s Ladysmith took First Place in Fresh Unripened Cow’s Milk Cheeses; Aged Ladysmith earned Second Place in Farmstead Cheeses up to 60 days; Ladysmith with Chives…
AmeriCorps Opportunities at NABC The Northwest Agriculture Business Center (NABC) has service opportunities for two AmeriCorps volunteers. Both positions relate to underserved communities: eliminating hunger and providing access to food in low-income urban and rural communities. Farm to Community Coordinator: The Northwest Agriculture Business Center’s Puget Sound Food Network (PSFN) is receiving partial funding for its participation in one of…
Chris Johnson, a PSFN member buyer and regular at the Skagit WholeSale Market, likes to keep us in the loop about his weekly Farm Fresh Friday menu at United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley, WA. I had a chance to dine there yesterday and was so impressed, I wanted to share it with our readers. Here…
Sarita Role Schaffer, Director of Viva Farms (PSFN member), recently shared with us an inspiring story about a member of Viva Farms Incubator and Growers Collaborative. Inspired by the accounts of Nelida Martinez life, we asked for permission to share this story with the broader food community on our blog. We are grateful to…
