NABC Business Development Support Projects Benefit Beginning and Minority Agriculture Enterprises

Beginning and minority farmers and food producers in Northwest Washington stand to benefit from three new projects undertaken by the Northwest Agriculture Business Center, supported by two USDA grant programs. The Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) was created to help educate, mentor, and enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers. NABC…

NABC Transition to Value Added Workshops Announced; Sign Up Now

The essence of NABC’s purpose and mission is to support agricultural producers with the development of their farm businesses. This could be a start-up of a new farm business, the expansion of an existing farm business, or developing a value-added product or business strategy. NABC’s Transition to Value Added Workshop Series for 2017 will provide…

Pasture-Raised Poultry and Egg Cooperative Start Up

NABC is providing technical assistance and financial support for the formation of Cascade Cooperative Farms (CCF) and its effort to become a 521 designated agricultural co-op. Thanks to generous grant funding from the King Conservation District (KCD) CCF will begin washing, grading, sorting, packing, and selling eggs aggregated from its members in King and South…

Last Call! Register Now – Access to Capital Workshop Jan 24th

   ARE YOU SEEKING CAPITAL FOR YOUR FARM OR FOOD-RELATED BUSINESS? Access to Capital for New and Beginning Farmers and Food Businesses Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:45AM to 3:45 PM Seafarers Memorial Park 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes, WA 98273 Farm businesses need access to capital whether it’s a new business start-up, a business expansion, purchasing…

USDA Value Added Producer Grant Boot Camp

January 10, 2017 (Tuesday) 8:45AM – 3:00PM WSU Snohomish County, 600 128th St SE, Everett, WA 98208 NABC is partnering with the USDA Rural Development Department to present a day-long workshop to support local agricultural producers with their development of USDA Value Added Producer Grant applications.  This important USDA program has benefited many producers throughout the…

WSU’s Cultivating Success Course

WSU Snohomish and King County Extension in partnership with the Snohomish Conservation District will offer Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Farm Business Planning to help new and current farmers gain skills in business planning and direct marketing. The course runs Monday evenings January 9, 2017 through March 20, 2017, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. along…