Reports from the Rural Development USDA Meeting
On Wednesday, May 22nd, NABC’s Executive Director Mike Peroni, and Latinx Business Development Program (LBDP) Director, Alex Perez, had the opportunity to present to Washington’s Rural Development USDA team. Perez presented a summary of his work with Latinx Farming communities. The presentation outlined LBDP’s outreach efforts and was well received. Following the presentation, Washington’s Deputy State…
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Secures an Additional $4.1 Million in Funding for Southwest Washington Grain Project
The $4.1 million will be used for the Port of Chehalis to construct a public grain storage and transloading facility to allow local farmers to move grain via rail. Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez’s funding request can be found here, and community letters of support can be found here. “In 2019, the SW WA Grower’s Cooperative was formed and…
NABC Hosts USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small
On February 13, USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small visited the Skagit Valley and met with agricultural leaders in Western Washington. Her tour included a visit of the Puget Sound Food Hub (PSFH) warehouse, and later a roundtable discussion at The Vinery in the Skagit Valley, Attendees at the roundtable discussion included NABC Executive Director Mike…
Estamos más que agradecidos por el apoyo y la colaboración de nuestros socios de Skagit Valley College, quienes generosamente brindan el espacio del laboratorio de computación para que estos cursos de computación personalizados se realicen todos los años.
Recientemente, el personal de alcance y reclutamiento de SVC visitó uno de los cursos para brindar información de alcance e inscripción a los participantes sobre los programas universitarios. Colaboraciones como estas ayudan a nuestra comunidad a tener acceso a herramientas y recursos mientras adquieren habilidades valiosas y críticas.
We are beyond grateful for the support and collaboration from our partners at Skagit Valley College, who are generously providing the computer lab space to make these customized computer courses happen every year.
We recently had the SVC Outreach and Recruitment staff visit one of the courses to provide outreach and enrollment information to participants about college programs. Collaborations like these help our community have access to tools and resources while gaining valuable and critical skills.
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The Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) from USDA helps agricultural producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of new products. Carlotta Donisi from USDA Rural Development will provide an overview of the program and how to prepare your application. Melissa Moeller, a grant writer and previous VAPG recipient, will share tips and tricks for a successful application. This workshop is organized by Northwest Agriculture Business Center.
The webinar is virtual and will be hosted Tuesday, November 19, 9am-12pm on Microsoft Teams. Follow the link below to register and receive a meeting link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rceCprDIoHdWolq_nz7v3AgDz-DX5tm_T#/registration
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Thank you to Title Event Sponsor, EPL Feed, for your support of our Farmer Rally 2024; and of our mission to preserve the legacy and future of family farming in Whatcom County by unifying the farming community and building public support.
At EPL Feed, they are dedicated to providing feed, nutritional expertise and service that is specific to the producer’s situation / needs and is unquestionable in quality and value. Learn more: eplfeed.com/
Farmers and supporters: RSVP here: forms.gle/qpSoxaJM3eGETbdAA
Join us as we unify the local farming community at our annual Farmer Rally on Wednesday, Nov. 20th from 4:30-6:30pm!
We’ll enjoy delicious food and drinks as we look at the impact we’ve made over the past year, as well as the plans we have for the year ahead.
We’ll get updates from our team, and hear from Gerald Baron, our original Executive Director, who will share a message of hope in the face of crisis, drawing lessons from his latest book and decades in crisis communications.
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Happening tomorrow November 12.These smiling faces are some of the folks from state agencies that you'll meet Nov. 12 for the Small Business Requirements & Resources Workshop at Skagit Valley College. Join us for this no-cost workshop from 5-8:30 p.m. to get useful information for your business and connect with people in the know!
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