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…
Farmer-Chef Meet and Greet for King County Farms– September 14, 2016 Details and Registration HERE Space fills quickly: Register by Sept. 2, 2016 FREE! Time: Drinks and Eats, Meet and Greet 5-7 pm Place: Woodinville at 21 Acres Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living 13701 NE 171st Street, Woodinville , 21acres.org This event is…
Published on behalf of Taproot Lopez Kitchen Cooperative Dear Friends and Locavores, Over the past months, much has been accomplished in the effort to build Taproot, a shared use, commercially certified, community kitchen for Lopez Island. We have: ~Secured 501(c)(3) status with the IRS for tax deductible contributions ~Set up a detailed website at lopeztaproot.org…
Are you interested in a career dedicated to advancing voluntary natural resource conservation on Whidbey Island? Employment at the Whidbey Island Conservation District (WICD) may be for you! Whidbey Island Conservation District (WICD) is accepting applications for two full-time, non-exempt, benefited positions: Marketing, Education and Outreach Coordinator Natural Resource Conservation Planner Job descriptions, duties, responsibilities,…
Lopez Island, a rural agricultural community off the coast of Washington State, needs a shared-use commercial food processing facility to add value to locally produced food, provide livelihoods to support island families and support local food production. We formed a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization to create and operate a facility called “Taproot, A Lopez Kitchen” to…
Goosefoot has two free classes this month. Admission is free; pre-registration is strongly encouraged as classes will be cancelled without a minimum number of participants. Please email marian@goosefoot.org or call 360-321-4145 to register. For more information, visit http://www.whidbeykitchen.org. Thank you! All workshops take place at the Sears House, 2812 Meinhold Road, Langley, on South Whidbey Island. INTRODUCTION TO FOOD LICENSING REQUIREMENTS…
The non-profit economic and community development organization Goosefoot is bringing Sarah Masoni, Product Development Manager for the Food Innovation Center in Portland, OR to South Whidbey on June 13 and 14 for an intensive workshop for those interested in starting up a food business. This is in addition to food business workshops that the organization…
