The Washington Food System Directory provides online access to our state’s food and farming network. Originally created for the HumanLinks Foundation, the directory is a reference for people interested in learning about local food and agriculture agencies and organizations.

With a team of volunteer editors devoted to keeping it current, the Washington Food System Directory is designed as a living resource. Members of our Editorial Team include Tim Crosby, Mary Embleton, Kathryn Gardow, Alicia Guy, Sylvia Kantor, Erin MacDougall, Eric Magnuson, and Mark Musick.

Each editor’s email address is linked at the bottom of their respective categories. Feel free to contact them with additions and/or corrections.

The directory is organized in thirteen categories to provide a kaleidoscopic view of the food system. The categories grew out of years of tracking and documenting the sustainable agriculture and food security movements in our state. The categories aren’t rigidly defined, however, and are certain to evolve over time.

While the directory focuses on our local food system, we are keenly aware this project is part of much broader movements underway around the globe. For this reason we are exploring integration with WiserEarth www.wiserearth.org, which provides access to more than 100,000 organizations devoted to all facets of preserving and healing the Earth.

Mark Musick produced the original version of the Washington Food System Directory for the HumanLinks Foundation in 2003, and the following year Eric Magnuson posted it on the Bainbridge Graduate Institute website. Tim Crosby updated entries in the fall of 2006 and recommended re-creating it as a wiki so the directory can be continually revised and edited.

The current JotSpot wiki was developed by Eric Magnuson of the Web Collective, an employee-owned business that provides high-quality Internet services for organizations creating cooperative, sustainable communities. The Web Collective is democratically run and all owners have a stake in making each project a success for their clients and the community.

We welcome your participation in developing and maintaining this directory. Our intention is that it grow and evolve to serve individuals, organizations and agencies promoting sustainable agriculture and food security in Washington state.

If you have feedback about the directory or would like to join our team of volunteer editors, please contact Mark Musick .