8:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday, November 29 through Thursday, December 1st. Presented by Bates Consulting, LLC. The Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (referred to as the Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation) is intended to ensure safe manufacturing/processing, packing and holding of food products for human consumption…
The 2017 WSFMA Conference takes place Thursday to Saturday, February 2-4 at the Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine. It brings together over 250 market organizers, farmers, vendors, state agencies and partner organizations to share their passion for farmers markets. Mark your calendars now to join us in February. The amazing waterfront Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA,…
Puget Sound Food Hub Cooperative Position Description: Marketing & Sales Manager Background: The Puget Sound Food Hub Cooperative (PSFHC) is a farmer owned cooperative operating in the Puget Sound region. The PSFHC combines marketing, aggregation, and distribution for member farms and ranches. The goal is to develop relationships between local farms and businesses/institutions with a…
Minority farmers and food producers in Northwest Washington stand to benefit from a USDA Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant recently awarded to NABC. The USDA program provides support to cooperatives and Cooperative Development Business Centers like NABC seeking to grow their technical business assistance and outreach to socially disadvantaged groups in rural areas. The $171,000 grant…
The 13th annual Focus on Farming conference “Solutions for a Growing World,” will be held November 3, 2016 at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, WA. The conference will also include Focus on Forestry workshops. View THIS LINK for more details and register today!
The 2017 WSFMA Conference takes place Thursday to Saturday, February 2-4 at the Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine. It brings together over 250 market organizers, farmers, vendors, state agencies and partner organizations to share their passion for farmers markets. Mark your calendars now to join us in February. The amazing waterfront Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA,…
In order to help educate, mentor, and enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced its newest awards for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP). Viva Farms and its project partners received a $599,999 grant for their project, “Beginning Farmer Development program (BFDP) Skagit…
Free On-Farm Workshop! Taller para agricultores, Gratis! Bridging the GAPs / Acercando las Buenas Practicas Agrícolas: On-Farm Food Safety Workshop / Taller la Seguridad Alimentaria en Sitio WSDA’s Regional Markets Team is offering an on-farm food safety workshop on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and new FDA Produce Safety Rules required by the Food Safety Modernization…
Women in Ag Programs for 21st Century Farms and Ranches: Best practices & innovative approaches Nov. 29, 2016, 8 am – 5 pm, DoubleTree by Hilton, Portland Oregon Why attend? By the end of this full day, interactive workshop you will be able to deliver more engaging and effective programs for beginning women farmers and ranchers. See the draft agenda, learning goals, and workshop…
