Local Farming News
Puget Sound Region - Western Washington

August 3, 2012
King County
It's prime time for fresh, healthy produce as Executive celebrates region's farmers markets

July 25, 2011
King County
Programas le dan más residentes del condado de King acceso a alimentos sanos en los mercados agrícolas

June 29, 2011
King County
Programs offer access to farmers markets, healthy food, to more King County residents

January 7, 2011
Seattle Times
Beer and wine tastings proposed at farmers markets

December 27, 2010
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber Reporter
The new face of farming

December 14, 2010
KCPQ 13
Where to buy local for the holidays

December 7, 2010
KUOW
Forest-to-Table Is Latest Twist On "Eat Local" Movement

December 5, 2010
Peninsula Daily News
More locally grown food reasonable goal, say conference organizers

December 3, 2010
Blog Post
Ari Derfel's Speech at the 2010 Food and Finance Summit

December 2, 2010
King County
'Tis the season to buy local: Puget Sound Fresh farmers offer holiday trees, greens

November 8, 2010
Woodinville Weekly
FARMS report looks at future of local agriculture

October 4, 2010
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Remember Where Our Food Comes From

September 28, 2010
The Stranger
Plotting a Revolution: A New Generation Plans to Take Over American Agriculture—and Make It Profitable
The template for U.S. farming is a vestige of the last generation: The average age of farmers in the U.S. is 57.

September 25, 2010
Seattle Times
More schools trying to serve Washington-grown food — but it isn't easy
More schools are putting Washington-grown food on the cafeteria menu and farms are increasingly interested in selling to schools, but getting locally grown products onto lunch trays is no easy matter.

September 25, 2010
Seattle Times
School lunch has so many issues to chew on, it's tough to change
People often don't understand the complexities of school lunches. So the Seattle Times took a look around and did some homework on Seattle's program.

September 22, 2010
KIRO 7
Impact of rain on local farmers - Windows Media format

September 3, 2010
Seattle Times
New county strategy against sprawl: Help small growers stay on the land and supply urban farmers markets
With help from King County's Transfer of Development Rights Program, Snoqualmie Valley farmers John Huschle and Anna Davidson now own the property where they operate Nature's Last Stand farm.

August 30, 2010
Press release
Samish Bay Cheese wins Four Awards - 49KB PDF

August 26, 2010
SnoValley Star
Bybee Blueberry Farms Feed Snoqualmie Valley

August 15, 2010
Seattle Times
Wet year washes out local flower farms
A sunny start to April led the Hmong flower growers of King and Snohomish counties to an early planting of asters, sunflowers, zinnias and their best cash crop, dahlias. Then the cold rains of May and June came, saturating 720 acres of fields and rotting many bulbs and tubers.

August 5, 2010
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Announces that National Farmers Market Directory Totals 6,132 Farmers Markets In 2010
Midwest Has Largest Growth As National Total Increases 16 Percent

June 29, 2010
Issaquah Press
Farmers supplying the Issaquah market grow sustainable fare close to home
Farmers from throughout the Evergreen State gather at Pickering Barn every summer Saturday to cajole customers to sample something unfamiliar—green garlic, perhaps, or Japanese eggplant, or maybe grass-fed beef.

June 15, 2010
Seattle Times
Good times greening at local farmers markets
Farmers markets and Community Supported Agriculture programs have accomplished what many thought was impossible: They have turned "going green" into a good time.

June 4, 2010
Auburn Reporter
Study: Farms valued but fewer grace the Auburn area, Green River Valley
It's a tough go for new farmers in King County to buy farmland because of the high price.

June 2010
Seattle Magazine
Hot Button: Market Share
Are enough people supporting farmers' markets to justify one in every Seattle neighborhood?

February 24, 2010
Seattle Times
Number of farms in state grows, report finds
Woe is the family farmer. They've got it tougher than just about anyone, what with their tanking profits and all the faceless agri-conglomerates gobbling up their land.

December 10, 2009
Season's freshest Christmas trees available now from Puget Sound Fresh farmers

November 3, 2009
Temple B'nai Torah and Stocker Farms Team Up to Provide over 2,500 lbs of Fresh Veggies to Food Bank

September 21, 2009
Seattle Times
Northwest farmers have banded together to market their own flour
Their buy-local message is appealing to many, from pizza bakers to cupcake makers.

August 11, 2009
Seattle Times
Slaughterhouse on wheels aids 'locavore' movement
External article, Seattle Times — A mobile slaughterhouse will go farm to farm so Puget Sound-area animals don't have to be shipped for butchering.

July 29, 2009
Gov. Gregoire proclaims Aug. 2-8 as Washington Farmers Market Week
Washington's 140 farmers markets benefit farmers and consumers

June 29, 2009
Produce Travels to Seattle Quiet as Whisper

June 25, 2009
Seattle Times
Vegetable gardens crop up in Seattle parking strips
The Seattle City Council is working to increase availability of affordable, locally grown food. One approach: allowing folks to grow vegetable gardens in parking strips — the no man's land between sidewalk and curb.

June 15, 2009
Navigating the Farmers' Market
Get to know the folks who grow

Apr. 24, 2009
Our Valley's farming roots run deep

Apr. 19, 2009
Seattle Times
Eating local means figuring out your "food miles"
"Food miles" - how far food travels from the producer to your home - have become the latest preoccupation for folks concerned about their ecological footprint. But food miles are a complex matter not easy to calculate.

Apr. 18, 2009
Shopping on a budget—strategies for saving money in tight times

Mar. 30, 2009
Organic veggies: computer to table
Full Circle Farm in Washington State is reaching out to our state on the Internet, and Alaskans are eating it up.

Mar. 27, 2009
New York Times
Forging a Hot Link to the Farmer Who Grows the Food
A flour miller in Washington State turns to the Internet to revive once-strong ties between consumers and farmers.

Mar. 22, 2009
New York Times
Eating Food That's Better for You, Organic or Not
The American diet needs an overhaul. But "organic" food offers no guarantee of eating well, healthfully, sanely, even ethically.

Mar. 10, 2009
Seattle Post Intelligencer
'Farm Fresh Family:' Eating local is no piece of cake
Mom finds living up to the commitment is a challenge

Spring 2009
Young Hmong Farmers profiled in Yes! Magazine
New Crop of Farmers; Lee's Fresh Produce, Redmond, WA

Jan. 29, 2009
King County Farms Left Scarred by Winter Storms
It's now been several weeks since storms pounded Western Washington, and financial damages are becoming more clear.

Dec. 31, 2008
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Don't let claims on honey labels dupe you
If it's made in America, it's likely not organic

Sep. 20, 2008
Seattle Times
Taste King County's bounty at Harvest Celebration Farm Tour
The 10th annual Harvest Celebration Farm Tour, taking place Sept. 27 at 26 farms around King County, is a chance for families to face — indeed, to even pet — their food.

July 10, 2008
New York Times
Cutting Out the Middlemen, Shoppers Buy Slices of Farms

July 9, 2008
Seattle Times
Visit some of Washington's 33,000 farms
Washington state boasts more than 33,000 farms, many of which offer farm tours and other activities during the summer. We offer a sampling of what's available along many popular summer-vacation routes.

June 29, 2008
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Food stamps: One healthy tip

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