The PSFN Farm to Table team is pleased to announce the success of the very first Farm to Table delivery! Two months ahead of schedule, the first Farm to Table delivery went off without a hitch on Wednesday. PSFN member Rosy Smit, manager of 21 Acres Farm in Woodinville, personally brought 50 lbs of leeks…
The PSFN Farm to Table team is hard at work connecting local producers to our three senior meal programs. We have several committed producers, but are looking for more. We want YOU! PSFN Farm to Table (F2T) is looking to fill the pipeline of produce deliveries for January, February, March and April. We would love…
Michele Catalano is the Site Sales & Community Relations of Full Circle, a leading organic produce and artisan food provider located in Carnation, WA. Full Circle is a big proponent of making fresh, local, healthful food available to, and accessible by, seniors. Because of this, Michele, and Bill Brown, Full Circle’s Allocation & Sales Manager,…
Puget Sound Food Network announced in July our involvement in a new and unique Farm to Table project designed to cater to some of Seattle’s most underserved senior citizens. This pilot project will make fresh, healthy foods accessible to seniors by bringing local produce straight from local farms to limited-access (low-income and/or home-bound) seniors through…
Thirty-six resumes read and eight interviews completed, Puget Sound Food Network, a project of Northwest Agriculture Business Center, is pleased to welcome Karen Mauden to our team. Karen will be PSFN’s Farm to Table Coordinator starting November 1st. Karen will be dedicated to our new CPPW funded project led by Seattle Human Services (Aging and…
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…
On July 21, 2010, City of Seattle-King County Public Health announced the 2010 award recipients who applied for $8.9 million in Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) grants. Award recipients represent many talented and passionate local organizations committed to increasing healthy choices for King County residents. Seattle Human Services Department was awarded two HEAL (Healthy…
