News

Seattle WholeSale Market Press Release

“The wholesale market at Whole Foods Market Interbay store offers a great opportunity for local producers to make new direct market connections with a variety of institutional buyers, from restaurants to school districts and hospitals.” Mary Embleton, Cascade Harvest Coalition. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Lucy Norris; Puget Sound Food Network (PSFN), 360-336-3666 Calling all Buyers for [...]

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PSFN Member Samish Bay Cheese Wins Four American Cheese Society Awards

Saturday, August 28 at Seattle’s Benroya Hall, awards were given in the American Cheese Society’s annual competion.  225 Cheesemakers from 34 states, Canada and Mexico enterred1462 cheeses. Samish Bay Cheese’s Ladysmith took First Place in Fresh Unripened Cow’s Milk Cheeses; Aged Ladysmith earned Second Place in Farmstead Cheeses up to 60 days; Ladysmith with Chives [...]

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PSFN Announces Opening for Skagit-based Farm to Community Coordinator (AmeriCorps)

AmeriCorps Opportunities at NABC The Northwest Agriculture Business Center (NABC) has service opportunities for two AmeriCorps volunteers. Both positions relate to underserved communities:  eliminating hunger and providing access to food in low-income urban and rural communities. Farm to Community Coordinator: The Northwest Agriculture Business Center’s Puget Sound Food Network (PSFN) is receiving partial funding for its participation in one of [...]

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Farm Fresh Fridays at United General

Chris Johnson, a PSFN member buyer and regular at the Skagit WholeSale Market, likes to keep us in the loop about his weekly Farm Fresh Friday menu at United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley, WA.  I had a chance to dine there yesterday and was so impressed, I wanted to share it with our readers.  Here [...]

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Pure Nelida: PSFN Member Spotlight on Viva Farms Grower Pura Vida

    Sarita Role Schaffer, Director of Viva Farms (PSFN member), recently shared with us an inspiring story about a member of Viva Farms Incubator and Growers Collaborative.  Inspired by the accounts of Nelida Martinez life, we asked for permission to share this story with the broader food community on our blog.  We are grateful to [...]

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Events

  1. 2010 – October

    Skagit WholeSale Market

    10/07/10 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Local food producers are ready to sell their products to wholesale buyers in the covered parking lot of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op on Thursday mornings from 8-10 a.m., every Thursday through harvest season, interest provided. PSFN members interested in learning more or wish to participate as a Skagit WholeSale Market buyer or seller should contact Lucy Norris at lucy@psfn.org, all others contact Erin Treat at skagitcoop@gmail.com.

  2. 2010 – November

    Skagit WholeSale Market

    11/18/10 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Local food producers are ready to sell their products to wholesale buyers in the covered parking lot of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op on Thursday mornings from 8-10 a.m., every Thursday through harvest season, interest provided. PSFN members interested in learning more or wish to participate as a Skagit WholeSale Market buyer or seller should contact Lucy Norris at lucy@psfn.org, all others contact Erin Treat at skagitcoop@gmail.com.

  3. 2010 – September

    Skagit WholeSale Market

    09/23/10 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Local food producers are ready to sell their products to wholesale buyers in the covered parking lot of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op on Thursday mornings from 8-10 a.m., every Thursday through harvest season, interest provided. PSFN members interested in learning more or wish to participate as a Skagit WholeSale Market buyer or seller should contact Lucy Norris at lucy@psfn.org, all others contact Erin Treat at skagitcoop@gmail.com.

  4. 2010 – September

    Skagit WholeSale Market

    09/16/10 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Local food producers are ready to sell their products to wholesale buyers in the covered parking lot of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op on Thursday mornings from 8-10 a.m., every Thursday through harvest season, interest provided. PSFN members interested in learning more or wish to participate as a Skagit WholeSale Market buyer or seller should contact Lucy Norris at lucy@psfn.org, all others contact Erin Treat at skagitcoop@gmail.com.

  5. 2010 – September

    Skagit WholeSale Market

    09/09/10 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Local food producers are ready to sell their products to wholesale buyers in the covered parking lot of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op on Thursday mornings from 8-10 a.m., every Thursday through harvest season, interest provided. PSFN members interested in learning more or wish to participate as a Skagit WholeSale Market buyer or seller should contact Lucy Norris at lucy@psfn.org, all others contact Erin Treat at skagitcoop@gmail.com.

  6. 2010 – October

    Skagit WholeSale Market

    10/14/10 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Local food producers are ready to sell their products to wholesale buyers in the covered parking lot of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op on Thursday mornings from 8-10 a.m., every Thursday through harvest season, interest provided. PSFN members interested in learning more or wish to participate as a Skagit WholeSale Market buyer or seller should contact Lucy Norris at lucy@psfn.org, all others contact Erin Treat at skagitcoop@gmail.com.

  7. 2010 – October

    Skagit WholeSale Market

    10/21/10 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Local food producers are ready to sell their products to wholesale buyers in the covered parking lot of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op on Thursday mornings from 8-10 a.m., every Thursday through harvest season, interest provided. PSFN members interested in learning more or wish to participate as a Skagit WholeSale Market buyer or seller should contact Lucy Norris at lucy@psfn.org, all others contact Erin Treat at skagitcoop@gmail.com.

  8. 2010 – November

    Skagit WholeSale Market

    11/04/10 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Local food producers are ready to sell their products to wholesale buyers in the covered parking lot of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op on Thursday mornings from 8-10 a.m., every Thursday through harvest season, interest provided. PSFN members interested in learning more or wish to participate as a Skagit WholeSale Market buyer or seller should contact Lucy Norris at lucy@psfn.org, all others contact Erin Treat at skagitcoop@gmail.com.

  9. 2010 – November

    Skagit WholeSale Market

    11/11/10 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Local food producers are ready to sell their products to wholesale buyers in the covered parking lot of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op on Thursday mornings from 8-10 a.m., every Thursday through harvest season, interest provided. PSFN members interested in learning more or wish to participate as a Skagit WholeSale Market buyer or seller should contact Lucy Norris at lucy@psfn.org, all others contact Erin Treat at skagitcoop@gmail.com.

  10. 2010 – October

    Skagit WholeSale Market

    10/28/10 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Local food producers are ready to sell their products to wholesale buyers in the covered parking lot of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op on Thursday mornings from 8-10 a.m., every Thursday through harvest season, interest provided. PSFN members interested in learning more or wish to participate as a Skagit WholeSale Market buyer or seller should contact Lucy Norris at lucy@psfn.org, all others contact Erin Treat at skagitcoop@gmail.com.

  11. 2010 – September

    Skagit WholeSale Market

    09/30/10 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Local food producers are ready to sell their products to wholesale buyers in the covered parking lot of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op on Thursday mornings from 8-10 a.m., every Thursday through harvest season, interest provided. PSFN members interested in learning more or wish to participate as a Skagit WholeSale Market buyer or seller should contact Lucy Norris at lucy@psfn.org, all others contact Erin Treat at skagitcoop@gmail.com.

  12. 2010 – September

    2010 Chef Farm Tours #2

    09/09/10 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

    This unique farm & ranch tour features premium organic and grass-fed beef, pork & cheese, plus a green-powered mushroom farm & a family-owned winery. Speakers will focus on understanding the quality and value of these certifications and standards, the emerging need for local and on-farm meat processing, and a kitchen-view of the considerations when purchasing sustainable ingredients. Stops on the tour include: Skagit River Ranch, Samish Bay Cheese, Pastázza, Vartanyan Estate Winery and Cascadia Mushrooms. Special guest speaker, Fred Berman, WSDA Small Farm & Direct Marketing Program Manager, will offer his expertise in organic production and meat processing, as well as his perspective as a restaurant owner. Lucy Norris of Puget Sound Food Network will also bring a Slow Food perspective to sourcing wholesale local ingredients. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/123924

  13. 2010 – September

    Whidbey Island Farm Tour

    09/11/10 - 09/13/10

    http://www.whidbeyfarmtour.com/

  14. 2010 – September

    Seed Saving for Gardeners & Farmers Workshop

    09/23/10 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

    Learn to grow seed, steward heirlooms, and create new varieties at this class for Pacific Northwest gardeners and farmers. Whether you have saved seed before or are a complete beginner, this is a great chance to learn about seed and connect with other seed savers in your region. We will cover basic seed concepts including timing of planting, ideal population sizes, preventing cross-pollination, selecting for improved varieties, seed maturation and harvest, and seed cleaning techniques. To register call 360-385-7192 or email cathleen@seedalliance.org.

  15. 2010 – September

    Harvest Jubilee

    09/25/10 - 09/26/10

    A fun day of in town festivities and farm tours, all day and in to the night!. Check back to http://harvestjubilee.org/pages/intro.php for more information on this annual event.

  16. 2010 – September

    Seed Saving for Gardeners & Farmers Workshop 2

    09/29/10 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

    Learn to grow seed, steward heirlooms, and create new varieties at this class for Pacific Northwest gardeners and farmers. Whether you have saved seed before or are a complete beginner, this is a great chance to learn about seed and connect with other seed savers in your region. We will cover basic seed concepts including timing of planting, ideal population sizes, preventing cross-pollination, selecting for improved varieties, seed maturation and harvest, and seed cleaning techniques. To register call 360-385-7192 or email cathleen@seedalliance.org.

  17. 2010 – November

    Focus on Farming

    11/04/10 - 11/05/10

    Join Lucy Norris of PSFN as she speaks at this year's focus on farming event. http://www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/County_Services/Focus_on_Farming/

  18. 2010 – November

    2010 Tilth Producers Annual Conference

    11/12/10 - 11/15/10

    Sponsored by NABC, this year's focus is Organic Agriculture: The Root of Rural Development. More information at: http://www.tilthproducers.org/conference.htm

  19. 2010 – November

    Fisheries and Energy Conference

    11/16/10 - 11/17/10

    PSFN's Lucy Norris will be speaking at this event.

  20. 2010 – December

    Farm-to-Table Trade Meeting and Food Finance Summit

    12/03/10 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

    The day will bring a host of expert panelists and speakers together including Whole Foods forager and Jefferson County native Harvindar Singh. Harvindar, whose work was recently highlighted in the Wall Street Journal, will come from San Francisco to lead pitch sessions for entrepreneurs and introduce the Whole Foods Producer Loan Program. Please spread the word and sign up today at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/123223. Registration is mandatory and space is limited. If your organization would like to participate in the event as a partner or sponsor, please email alex@cascadeharvest.org.