It takes a village...
North 40 is just a small piece of our giant, intricate local food system. On this page you will find helpful links to some of the other food and farming organizations who are doing a lot of good for the community.
Cascade Harvest Coalition
Cascade Harvest Coalition is a non-profit organization dedicated to “re-localizing” the food system in Washington State by more directly connecting consumers and producers.
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Puget Sound Fresh - local branding and farm guide
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Farm-to-Table - Connecting farmers with buyers
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Puget Sound Grown - Foraged and forested foods
Northwest Agriculture
Business Center
Established in 2006, Northwest Agriculture Business Center (NABC) provides northwest Washington farmers with the skills and the resources required to profitably and efficiently supply their products to consumers, retailers, wholesalers, foodservice operators and food manufacturers.
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Technical Assistance
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Value Added Product Development
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Rural Cooperative/Food Hub Development
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Mobile Poultry Processing Unit (MPPU)
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Access to Capital
Grow Northwest
Grow Northwest is the go-to guide for those people who enjoy these things and live by them. We are excited to share information each month with our Northwest readers and beyond, and to meet and connect with those who make it happen in our community.
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Local grassroots publication covering food and farming issues within northwest Washington
Puget Sound Food Hub
The nonprofit Puget Sound Food Hub is a network of farms and non-profit organizations operating cooperatively in the Puget Sound region to market, aggregate and distribute locally produced food direct from farms to businesses and institutions.
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Value chain services for small farms
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Urban-rural connection
Port Susan
Food & Farming Center
The Port Susan Food & Farming Center’s (PSF&FC) primary purpose is to support a viable food and farming community in the Stanwood/Camano Island area. PSF&FC will support agriculture, agricultural production, food systems, and agriculture related education and economic development in this area.
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Farmers market
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Farm tours
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Local food development
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Purely Good.
