The Farm to Table (F2T) pilot project among the early learning, child care, and school age community launched in late March and we’re so proud of, and impressed by, their progress so far! Only two months into the eight-month pilot, half of the sites have already ordered through F2T, and some have made repeat purchases….
Yesterday was the Grand Opening of the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market!* A cooperative of growers from Washington, Oregon, and Alaska, this market brings together the best the Pacific Northwest has to offer in locally grown cut flowers, greens and ornamentals. Check out these beautiful pictures taken at the market’s Grand Opening yesterday! Thanks to Rosemary…
There were so many interesting people to meet and so little time! The Whatcom Food Network committee organized a great event that many not for profit organizations, local businesses, city and county representatives, community groups, local food activists, environmentalists, and interested individuals attended. PSFN was fortunate enough to take part in such a fun networking…
Only three weeks after the launch of the F2T Child Care Pilot through the City of Seattle’s Early Learning and Family Support (ELFS) division, PSFN has coordinated the first ELFS F2T delivery! Prospect Enrichment Preschool, an Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) was the first ELFS site to make an order and PSFN’s F2T…
New PSFN member, Nash’s Organic Produce, has been farming in the Dungeness River Valley for nearly four decades. Farm to Community Coordinator, Emma Brewster, chatted with Nash’s Farm Manager, Kia Armstrong last week about the farm’s history, its current projects, and how the farm is planning for its next generation of managers and the future….
Contributing blogger Lucy Norris is Project Manager for Puget Sound Food Network. For more information, please see staff bios at http://www.agbizcenter.org/staff Over the last few decades, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms have sprouted up all over the country responding to a growing desire for food that is good, clean and fair. CSA creates a direct link…
On March 16th, PSFN Project Manager, Lucy Norris visited Sol to Seed Farm in Carnation, WA and talked with Matt and Deanna Tregoning about their CSA and wildlife in the Snoqualmie Valley. Tell us a little bit about Sol to Seed Farm. My wife Deanna and I moved here in 2008 so this is the…
On March 2, PSFN and NABC were honored by a visit from U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Kathleen Merrigan. Merrigan was on her way to Portland State University to speak to students and local leaders about farmer-consumer connections and decided to drop by Seattle to pay a special visit to PSFN/NABC projects. Deputy Secretary Merrigan…
The end of March was PSFN’s first F2T deliverables deadline. The F2T Team had been fretting about how F2T purchases would be affected by the dearth of local produce available this time of year. We joked with meal partners that we were on “the Irish diet” with only potatoes and turnips gracing the pages of…
