FOR LOCAL PRODUCERS

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Resources for Producers 

Resources for New Farmers     

Join Sustainable Connections

Member benefits specific to agricultural or value-added food producers, offered by our Food & Farming Program, are in bold below.    

Network and Connect

• Producer/Buyer Trade Meetings
  

• Chef Farm Tours to your farm

• Producer/Buyer Wholesale Directory guide listing*
  

• “Whatcom Farmers” listserve and Food & Farming program bulletins

• Networking events

• Member-to-Member email announcement every other week, and an opportunity to place your own announcements

• Member-to-Member discounts between businesses

• Annual All Members Meeting

Marketing and Promotion

• Whatcom Food and Farm Finder listing* (30,000 copies)

• Use of “Buy FRESH” brand, recognized by 69% of  Bellingham residents

• Producer Poster, attractive and very useful for your own marketing

• Free listing in our Member Directory

• Free listing on our website with link to your website

• Free coupon in the “Where the Locals Go” coupon book (4000 copies sold yearly)

• Free participation in the Think Local campaign including materials and advertisements

• “Sustainable Connections Business Member” window decal

• Use of Sustainable Connections and Think Local logos

Educational Materials and Opportunities

• Food To Bank On offers beginning famers connection to experienced mentor farms & business planning support while paying them to grow food to local food banks & shelters

• Regular workshops relevant to agricultural businesses,* and discounts at SC events.

• Tips on sustainable business practices, and other key ways to make your business stand out in our community.    

• Organizational newsletters

• 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

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