NABC Position Announcement

The Northwest Agriculture Business Center (NABC) has an immediate opening for a Project Manager to serve King County and areas of Snohomish County. Click this LINK to read the full description. Applicants should submit a letter of application, resume, and a list of references; or a contract proposal to: Northwest Agriculture Business Center Attention: David…

North Cascade Meat Producers Cooperative Reaches Out

Members of the North Cascades Meat Producers Cooperative (NCMPC) partnered with NABC at two outreach events. On February 9 the meat cooperative tabled at the 2015 NW Washington Farm-To-Table Trade Meeting held by Sustainable Connections in Bellingham. The event, attended by more than 150 farmers, food buyers, and food system developers, provided the cooperative with…

Farm to Table and the Puget Sound Food Hub Help Farmers, Increase Food Access

Farm to Table is a partnership led by the City of Seattle in collaboration with Northwest Agriculture Business Center (NABC), Seattle Tilth, Associated Recreation Council, YMCA of Greater Seattle and others in an effort to bring fresh, local produce to programs serving children and older adults in Seattle and King County. By making healthy food…

Nettles Farm: Home to the Blue Footed Chickens of Green Lummi Island

Located a short ferry ride from the mainland, Lummi Island features pretty little homesteads nestled amongst green pastures and wind swept trees. Nettles Farm is one of these island gems, featuring a cozy Bed & Breakfast, produces Oberhasi Goats and rare Sulmthaler Chickens. But the farm is perhaps best known for growing a special French…

King County Local Food Initiative

How can King County better connect local farms to consumers; increase access to healthy, affordable foods in underserved areas; support our farmers; and create a farm-to-plate pipeline that is more resilient to the effects of climate change? King County’s Local Food Initiative put those questions to a “Kitchen Cabinet” of local food system experts, including…

Mobile Poultry Processing Unit Receives USDA Funding

A new WSDA-certified Mobile Poultry Processing Unit or “MPPU,” championed and brought to life by the Northwest Agriculture Business Center (NABC), has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Value-Added Producer Program. Rural Development funds will be used to defray start-up costs for the project, which provides poultry and rabbit processing…