Washington State Department of Corrections has embraced the challenge to improve sustainability in its facilities. Several prisons already have inmate garden programs. To build on this effort, they are launching a local produce purchasing pilot program at Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen and Monroe Correctional Facility in Monroe for the 2010 and 2011 growing…
The feast is on! And so are ticket sales…. Cascade Harvest Coalition’s fifth annual gala feast and auction returns Saturday, June 5 with a brand new farm venue – The Fields at Willie Green’s Organic Farm in Monroe. Start the evening with Washington wines, cider and beer along with tempting appetizers as you browse the…
Spring into Bed is a grass-roots, city wide, garden building event and fundraiser – building, strengthening and celebrating our flourishing community food systems. Spring into Bed is a “Fun-Run” about supporting at minimum 10 gardeners with low incomes build gardens. However, rather than raising money for cancer research, we are working to prevent cancer–caused by…
Lincoln Elementary in Mount Vernon created a video about our efforts to improve the food at their school and entered it into the National Farm to School “Real Food Is” video contest. Now they’re in the top 4 and the only video from Washington State to make it that high. You can help Lincoln Elementary…
Cascade Harvest Coalition is updating its Puget Sound Fresh CSA Directory and they’re asking local CSA’s to fill out their survey by Tuesday April 6 at 12PM. The guide reaches tens of thousands of Puget Sound consumers and is a great – FREE – way to pick up new members. Take the survey
PSFN Buyer, Lopez Island Please, tell us about yourself. I grew up in Seattle. I’ve been in the grocery business for a long time. As a teenager, I worked as a grocery store bagger and that’s when I started reading labels. In college I worked at the now closed Rainbow Grocery on Capital Hill. Later…
Washington State Department of Corrections has embraced the challenge to improve sustainability in its facilities. Several prisons already have inmate garden programs. To build on this effort, they are launching a local produce purchasing pilot program at Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen and Monroe Correctional Facility in Monroe for the 2010 and 2011 growing…
PSFN is proud to announce a brand new profile feature: Certifications. Are your products Salmon Safe or USDA Organic? Now, PSFN members have the ability to select and display Certification badges within their profile space for the world to see with just the click of a mouse. Simply edit you account and check off the…
Who: Puget Sound Food Network (PSFN)What: An Introduction to the Tools We Offer to Promote Your Food BusinessWhen: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 3-5 p.m.Where: Northwest Agriculture Business Center 419 S. 1st Street, Suite 200Mt. Vernon, Washington 98273 PSFN are presenting a online users workshop and networking meeting. This is a great opportunity to learn how…
