Yesterday morning, June 24th, area food producers gathered in the covered parking lot of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op to sell their products to a variety of new and existing wholesale customers. In less than two hours, sixteen Skagit and surrounding area buyers, including Nell Thorn, Mt Vernon Schools and Skagit Valley Hospital, came to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jodie Buller; Skagit Valley Food Co-op, (360-336-5087×136), or Lucy Norris; Puget Sound Food Network (PSFN), 360-336-3666 June 22, 2010 [Mount Vernon, WA] – Area food producers are preparing to sell their products to wholesale customers in the covered parking lot of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op on Thursday mornings from 8-10 a.m.,…
by Sera Hartman, Northwest Agriculture Business Center PSFN member Trilby’s BBQ Sauce will be spotlighted in Haggen’s summer “picnic pack” display from now until September. All 33 Haggen stores will display Trilby’s on aisle end-caps in high-traffic areas along with other BBQ sauces and seasonal products as part of their local products promotion. As a staff…
“This project is the result of local food stakeholders banding together to re-assemble and re-integrate a food system by returning to an older way of doing business. We’re not re-inventing the wheel, but putting the spokes back together – and re-using it. We are starting small but we need to start something.” Jodie Buller, Skagit…
Many people already know the definition of Community Support Agriculture or CSA, but for the rest, let’s just say it is a grassroots partnership between a farmer and individuals that helps reconnect eaters to the source of their food. Before season, a farm will assign monetary value of producing say, 20 weeks worth of food,…
Join the Puget Sound Food Network and Northwest Agriculture Business Center in supporting Food Lust. Cascade Harvest Coalition’s fifth annual gala feast on the farm and auction returns on Saturday, June 5 with a brand new farm venue – The Fields at Willie Green’s Organic Farm in Monroe. Start the evening with Washington wines, beer…
King 5 just put together a great complimentary article and video about Whidbey Island Grown and the recent Cooperative beef developments as highlighted in our recent article on the PSFN blog. King 5 also put together this great video. Take a look: Read the full article here: http://www.king5.com/news/business/Whidbey-Ranchers-selling-local-94526229.html
Savor the taste of spring flavor as local vintners and food producers pair up for a memorable match this weekend, May 22 and 23. Join participating wineries including Greenbank Cellars, Holmes Harbor Cellars, and Whidbey Island Winery. Each winery will be pouring delicious wines complimented by gourmet local delights! Three other wineries, Blooms Winery, Ott and…
Consumer research shows a continued interest in healthy eating. News about food recalls, the obesity epidemic, and the environmental impacts of global food trade has put the spotlight on regional food systems and local food is more popular than ever. Our food culture has shifted away from convenience and “cheap” food to one where mainstream…
