PSFN’s F2T Team had been fretting a couple weeks ago about the dearth of local produce available this time of year. We joked we were on “the Irish diet” with only potatoes and turnips gracing the pages of our “F2T Local Produce NOW!” fresh sheet. But we forgot that mid-March is a great time to…
Today Karen and Emma, PSFN’s Farm to Table (F2T) team were joined by other members of the F2T Partnership on a tour of 21 Acres in Woodinville. F2T representatives from WSDA and Aging and Disability Services (ADS), as well as senior meal site partner Catholic Community Services (CCS) were all able to make the trip…
Yesterday, PSFN hosted the first of many PSFN Member Training Sessions. These one-on-one, hour-long meetings are an opportunity for producers, buyers, and service providers alike to meet with your PSFN Account Manager and to ask necessary questions to help move your business forward. We’ve developed these trainings because we want to know from YOU, individually,…
A week ago today, PSFN attended the 2011 Farmer Fisher Chef Connection (F2C2) at Herban Feast Sodo Park, hosted by the Seattle Chef’s Collaborative. As always, the event was beautifully put together: the open layout of the venue encouraged networking and provided a classy yet laid back atmosphere. Before I go any further, I want…
On Wednesday, Kathleen Merrigan, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and manager of the USDA’s Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food effort, paid a special visit to PSFN/NABC projects. Deputy Secretary Merrigan (who made the trip up to Seattle from Portland just for us!) chose to visit Central Area Senior Center (where she was joined…
This Tuesday, February 22, the Puget Sound Food Network attended the Northwest Washington Farm-to-Table Trade Meeting in Bellingham, WA. Sustainable Connections, Cascade Harvest Coalition and the Northwest Agriculture Business Center hosted the event. The focus of this meeting was to allow for one-on-one networking and to learn what’s working in our local food economy in…
Last Wednesday, PSFN accompanied NABC to Olympia for a legislative reception in the capitol building. The reception was an opportunity for legislators and visitors to the state house to sample an array of locally produced foods and learn more about the economic benefits that are a result of NABC programs. PSFN staff were able to…
Everyone enjoying the sun out there? Karen Mauden, Farm to Table Coordinator, and PSFN AmeriCorps member, Emma Brewster, enjoyed a beautiful day with Charlie Thomas of Senior Services at their Central Area Senior Center in Madrona. What a view! Thanks to Site Coordinator and cook, Anthony Herts, for such a lovely lunchtime meal!
PSFN member and Farm to Table (F2T) partner, Full Circle, on Q13 Fox news this morning! As a PSFN F2T partner, Full Circle will bring these delicious, beautiful fruits and veggies to underserved seniors and children in King County.
