FOR LOCAL PRODUCERS - farmers, food producers
Sign up for the Whatcom Farmers Listserv here
Benefits of membership
Member benefits specific to agricultural or value-added food producers, offered by our Food & Farming Program, are in bold below.
NETWORK & CONNECT
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Farm-To-Table Trade Meetings: Connect with food buyers of all kinds at this annual regional meeting
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Chef Farm Tours to your farm
- “Whatcom Farmers” listserv and
- Be featured in Food & Farming program E-newsletters, 2,000+ subscribers
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Networking events
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Member-to-Member email announcement every other week, and an opportunity to place your own announcements
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Member-to-Member discounts between businesses
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Annual All Members Meeting (each Jan)
MARKETING & PROMOTION
- Reduced price Whatcom Food and Farm Finder listing* (35,000 copies)
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Free participation in the Eat Local First Campaign and additional promo
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Free listing in our online Member Directory
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Free coupon in the “Where the Locals Go” coupon book
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Free participation in the Think Local First campaign including materials and advertisements
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“Sustainable Connections Business Member” window decal
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Use of Sustainable Connections, Think Local, and Eat Local First logos
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS & OPPORTUNITIES
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Food To Bank On offers beginning farmers connection to experienced mentor farms & business planning support while paying them to grow food to local food banks & shelters
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Workshops relevant to agricultural businesses,* and discounts at SC events.
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Tips on sustainable business practices, and other key ways to make your business stand out in our community.
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Click here for a list of available print and multi-media resources for farmers available in the Sustainable Connections office. Resources include instructional DVD's, TILTH conference recordings, directories, periodicals and much much more!
*There is a fee for these publications and events, steeply discounted for members, also available to non-members at market rate. See membership form for details.
CLICK HERE for more information about Sustainable Connections members, or to become a member.
Other Organizations & Resources:
Whatcom Farm Friends: www.wcfarmfriends.com, 360.354.1337, farmfriends@wcfarmfriends.com
Northwest Agricultural Business Center: www.agbizcenter.org, 360.336.3727, info@agbizcenter.org
WSU Cooperative Extension: www.whatcom.wsu.edu, 360.676-6736
Washington Tilth: www.tilthproducers.org, 206-442-7620, nancy@tilthproducers.org
WSDA Organic Food Program: agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal/Organic, organic@agr.wa.gov, (360) 902-1805
Focus on Farming Conference: www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/County_Services/Focus_on_Farming
Whatcom Conservation District: www.whatcomcd.org, 360.354.2035 x3
Small Potatoes Gleaning Project: www.gleaningproject.org, 360.966.2533, glean@openaccess.org
Whatcom 4-H Youth Development: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/4-H/4-h_youth.htm, 360-676-6736
Ag Plastics Recycling, a project of Re-Sources: www.re-sources.org/wastereduction, 360.733.8307, recycle@re-sources.org
Community to Community Development: www.foodjustice.org, 360.738.0893, decomunidad@qwest.net
Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association: www.n-sea.org, 360.715.0283
Northwest Washington Fair: www.nwwafair.com, 360.354.4111
Regional Slow Food: http://www.slowfoodskagit.org/Slow_Food_Skagit/Our_Friends.html, info@fourthcornerslowfood.com
Food Hub - A West Coast online software that gathers professional food buyers, wholesale producers, distributors and industry suppliers in one dynamic community.
Whatcom Farmers LISTSERV
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