PSFN Buyer, Lopez Island Please, tell us about yourself. I grew up in Seattle. I’ve been in the grocery business for a long time. As a teenager, I worked as a grocery store bagger and that’s when I started reading labels. In college I worked at the now closed Rainbow Grocery on Capital Hill. Later…
Washington State Department of Corrections has embraced the challenge to improve sustainability in its facilities. Several prisons already have inmate garden programs. To build on this effort, they are launching a local produce purchasing pilot program at Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen and Monroe Correctional Facility in Monroe for the 2010 and 2011 growing…
PSFN is proud to announce a brand new profile feature: Certifications. Are your products Salmon Safe or USDA Organic? Now, PSFN members have the ability to select and display Certification badges within their profile space for the world to see with just the click of a mouse. Simply edit you account and check off the…
Who: Puget Sound Food Network (PSFN)What: An Introduction to the Tools We Offer to Promote Your Food BusinessWhen: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 3-5 p.m.Where: Northwest Agriculture Business Center 419 S. 1st Street, Suite 200Mt. Vernon, Washington 98273 PSFN are presenting a online users workshop and networking meeting. This is a great opportunity to learn how…
PSFN welcomes brand new profile spaces. These enhanced profiles, provide better and more precise presentation of your company and its products. Upcoming is a more dynamic “Product Showcase” space which will display detailed information about all of your product offerings and requests. That update along with a update to Your Account management space is expected…
King County’s flourishing farmers markets offer a great selection of tasty and nutritious food while providing a boost to local farmers. A new report includes several recommendations to help ensure the stability of farmers markets well into the future. “The growing popularity of farmers markets across King County is a very positive development, but we…
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today said that the Farm Storage Facility Loan program has been amended to allow producers to build cold storage facilities to store their fresh fruits and vegetables. This program is part of USDA’s ‘Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food’ initiative and uses discretionary authority provided by…
The HumanLinks Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to systematic improvements in education, healthcare and sustainable agriculture, is offering a micro-loan program to sustainable farmers to help strengthen the Washington farming community. As of March 2010, the Foundation, partnering with Banner Bank, will enable credit access to farmers who may not have been able to secure…
Puyallup –Farmers and agricultural professionals are invited to a one-day workshop focused on effectively incorporating cover crops into vegetable production systems in western Washington. Space is limited for the March 22 Cover Crop School that will include classroom and field activities. Prior to this advanced cover crop training participants will complete a preliminary 2 hr…
