From our inbox via Washington State’s Farm-to-School Director, Tricia Kovacs. WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2009 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced a new initiative to better connect children to their food and create opportunities for local farmers to provide their harvest to schools in their communities as part of USDA’s ‘Know Your Farmer, Know…
The Puget Sound Food Network is quickly becoming a vibrant regional supply network that links independent producers with businesses looking to buy and move more regional food. Lucy Norris and Tim Crosby have been contacting regional producers, buyers, and distributors and connecting them with each other by gathering buyer’s product needs and matching them with…
We recently welcomed Ann Leason to the NABC/PSFN team. Ann is NABC’s new Farm to Market Coordinator where her focus will be to work with producers to market agricultural products like Skagit Fresh Beverages. She will also promote the new “Whidbey Island Grown” brand and logo, as well as, assist with other on-going projects like…
In these economic times, when local businesses and communities are struggling to balance budgets, buying local food may just be the answer. According to a recent Washington Post article, buying produce from local farms helps keep money in communities, which actually contributes to job growth and crime reduction. From the article: If the population in…
Update: we are no longer accepting applications for this position. Thanks for the interest. =============== The Northwest Agriculture Business Center (NABC) will be locating a staff person in Whatcom County. The primary responsibility for this staff position will be to focus on working with farmers, institutions, and businesses to increase access to local food within…
Update: we are no longer accepting applications for this position. Thanks for the interest. ======== The Northwest Agriculture Business Center has an immediate opening for a contract position as the Content Manager for agbizcenter.org. The Content Manager will be responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the database for the Puget Sound Food Network and will…
NABC welcomes Lucy Norris, the Puget Sound Food Network’s Regional Food Developer. Lucy will be responsible for connecting regional buyer needs with producer products, assisting the completion of transactions, building relationships, and continuing research pertinent to increasing the production, consumption, and distribution of regional food. Lucy brings to PSFN a unique professional background. For three…
A report from Detroit, MI discussed the economic impact of a regional food economy. From the report: ” Just in the city of Detroit, shifting twenty percent of food spending would increase annual output by nearly half a billion dollars. More than 4,700 jobs would be created, paying $125 million more in earnings. The city…
Thank you for all the interest in the position. We are now closed to new applications. ====== PSFN is moving forward with development and implementation at an accelerating pace. We are excited to offer a contract position opening for a research/sales support lead. Please follow this link for more information about the job. View the…
