Cascade Harvest Coalition Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources Washington State University 7612 Pioneer Way E, Kalkus Hall #317 Puyallup, WA 98371-4998 Phone: 253-445-4626 Email: csanr [at] wsu.edu Web: http://csanr.wsu.edu The Center was established by Washington State University in 1991 to promote sustainability in agriculture, natural resources and local communities through education and applied research. The Center facilitates linkages between WSU researchers, farmers, the food industry, environmental organizations, and public agencies on a broad range of initiatives across the state. Community Alliance for Global Justice Contact: Heather Day, Director 606 Maynard Ave S #252 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: 206-405-4600 Email: contact_us [at] seattleglobaljustice.org Web: http://www.seattleglobaljustice.org Community Alliance for Global Justice is a grassroots, membership-based organization in Seattle. CAGJʼs dedicated volunteers contribute their skills, time and money to work for a just local and global economy. CAGJ was founded by local activists who helped to organize the historic shutdown of the World Trade Organization meeting in 1999. We strive to carry on the protest's legacy of effective and creative collective action for global justice. Today CAGJ has three core programs: Food Justice Project, AGRA Watch and Trade Justice. The Food Justice Project seeks to strengthen local food economies everywhere, with a commitment to increasing access to healthy, locally grown food to those who need it most, and fighting for justice for immigrant workers. Our Trade Justice organizing aims to promote fair and just trade policies. AGRA Watch monitors the Gates Foundation's role in promoting a new green revolution in Africa, and aims to work in solidarity with social movements promoting agro-ecological alternatives. CAGJ is led by a Steering Committee that meets every other month, and we have one part-time staff person. Growing Washington Contact: Clayton Burrows 3510 Fremont Ave N #352 Seattle, WA 98103 Phone: 206-719-0056 Email: clayton [at] growingwashington.org Web: http://www.growingwashington.org Growing Washington is a project-based non-profit created by young farmers. It focuses its energies on-the-ground to complete tangible, measurable, and replicable advances toward a stronger and more economically potent local food and farming system. Growing Washington currently maintains a number of farm to school programs, connects local growers with local restaurants, has a charity CSA program, and helps to operate a community/incubation farm in King County. Heifer International - Pacific Northwest Contact: Colleen Donovan PO Box 739 Ellensburg, WA 98926 Phone: 800-481-9507 Email: colleen.donovan [at] heifer.org Web: http://www.heifer.org Heifer International’s Pacific Northwest region supports community-based groups with participatory project development and funding. We work with new and established groups to: 1) identify resources, values and opportunities; 2) envision their future; 3) plan their project activities and budget; and 4) manage their progress. Approved projects are funded by Heifer for 3 to 5 years. All Heifer projects “pass on the gift” of what they receive to others in their community. All projects contribute in some way to a community food system in which all members have high quality, culturally appropriate foods, especially those with genuine need, and all participants in that food system (especially farmers) have sustainable livelihoods. Please contact Colleen if interested in becoming a Heifer project in the Pacific NW. Island Grown Farmers Cooperative Contact: Linda Neunzig 13400 D'Arcy Road Bow, WA 98232 Phone: 360-766-4273 Email: info [at] igcfmeats.com Web: http://www.igfcmeats.com/1.html IGFC started as an effort to develop access to markets for producers in the San Juan Islands. Also, we wanted to preserve an island way of life as well as the historic island farmlands. Real estate development was eating up farms; and those trying to make a living were finding themselves competing with corporate farms and processors while struggling to overcome the added costs of operating in the islands. The cooperative is developing a local northwest niche market for all-natural meat from grass fed animals that have been raised without the use of growth hormones, antibiotics or feed additives. Our membership now consists of 44 small producers of which 33 are located on the islands and 14 in the fertile Skagit, Samish and Nooksack River valleys. Organic Seed Alliance Contact: Dan Hobbs, Executive Director PO Box 772 Port Townsend, WA 98368 Phone: 360-385-7192 Email: info [at] seedalliance.org Web: http://www.seedalliance.org Organic Seed Alliance is devoted to the ethical development and stewardship of the genetic diversity of seeds. OSA focuses on collaborative education and research, public breeding for organic systems and educating seed growers, farmers, and other seed professionals. Partnership for a Sustainable Methow Contact: Tory DeSalvo & Sandi Scheinberg, Program Coordinators PO Box 264 104 Glover St, Suite 209 Twisp, WA 98856 Phone: 509-997-1050 Email: info [at] sustainablemethow.net Web: http://www.sustainablemethow.net An action-oriented non-profit group dedicated to helping create a sustainable community in the Methow Valley of North Central Washington. The Partnership hosts educational programs, publishes a local journal of sustainability and sponsors Classroom in Bloom, a half-acre garden that serves as an outdoor classroom to awaken students' senses and help them connect to healthy lifestyles and food choices. Seattle Tilth 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Rm 1 Seattle, WA 98103 Phone: 206-632-1999 Email: tilth [at] seattletilth.org Web: http://www.seattletilth.org The Seattle Tilth garden, located at the Good Shepherd Center in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood, is an organic oasis in the heart of the city. Nationally known for starting the Master Composter program, Seattle Tilth helps educate urban gardeners both young and old. The Tilth Demonstration Gardens provide year-round models for intensive vegetable and fruit production, and the Tilth Children's Garden introduces hundreds of youngsters each year to the wonder of plants and the natural world. And each September the Tilth Organic Harvest Fair reunites country and city cousins in an annual celebration of Washington agriculture. Sno-Valley Tilth Contact: Kate Halstead PO Box 17 Carnation, WA 98014-0017 Phone: 360-794-6081 Email: info [at] snovalleytilth.org Web: http://www.snovalleytilth.net Sno-Valley Tilth promotes organic and sustainable food production in the Snoqualmie and Snohomish watersheds. As a support network for local farmers, they serve as a forum for bringing together people devoted to biologically sound and socially equitable agriculture. In addition, they seek to educate the general public about the value and importance of sustaining our region’s farming heritage. South Whidbey Tilth Contact: Susan Prescott PO Box 252 Langley, WA 98260 Phone: 360-678-4168 Email: info [at] southwhidbeytilth.org Web: http://www.southwhidbeytilth.org Founded in 1982, South Whidbey Tilth sponsors garden tours and classes, and hosts a booth at the Island County Fair to educate the public about the importance of agriculture in their community. In the year 2000, they initiated the purchase of an 11-acre site for the Tilth Farmers' Market, Sustainable Agriculture Center, and community garden. Spokane Tilth W 35 Main Spokane, WA 99201 Phone: 509-325-6911 Email: office [at] spokanetilth.org Web: http://www.thefutureisorganic.net/spotilth.htm Spokane Tilth is a driving force in the sustainable ag movement in the Inland Northwest. They sponsor workshops and conferences on a wide range of topics, including a Farm-to-Cafeteria Forum on direct marketing to schools. Tilth Producers of Washington Contact: Nancy Allen PO Box 85056 Seattle, WA 98145 Phone: 206-442-7620 Email: nancy [at] tilthproducers.org Web: http://www.tilthproducers.org Representing organic farmers across the state, Tilth Producers publishes a quarterly journal, hosts farm walks and an annual conference, and publishes the Tilth Producers Directory. The directory, which is available both in print an online, is a comprehensive guide to our state's organic and sustainable growers, food and farm suppliers, and resource information. Individual copies of the Tilth Producers Directory are available for $3.00 from the address above. The online Tilth Placement Service includes listings of more than 40 organic farms offering apprenticeship opportunities. Vashon Island Growers Association (VIGA) Contact: Joanne Jewell PO Box 2894 Vashon, WA 98070 Phone: 206-498-0986 Email: farmersmarket [at] vigavashon.org Web: http://www.vigavashon.org The Vashon-Maury Island chapter of Washington Tilth, VIGA is devoted to promoting local agriculture and increasing the number of local farms. They host educational workshops and manage the Vashon Island Farmers Market. VIGA led a fundraising campaign to purchase land in the heart of "downtown" Vashon to ensure a permanent market site for Island farmers. Washington Biodynamic Group Contact: Barry Lia 9314 40th Ave NE Seattle WA 98115-3715 Phone: 206-753-9244 Email: barrylia [at] comcast.net Web: http://www.biodyamics.com Regional group of the Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association. Maintains a low-traffic, one-way email announcement list for regional courses, workshops, and events related to biodynamic farming and gardening, the oldest formal model of biologically-intensive, ecological agriculture. Washington Sustainable Food & Farming Network Contact: Ellen Gray or Gale Sterrett PO Box 762 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Phone: 360-336-9694 X 100 Email: info [at] wsffn.org Web: http://www.wsffn.org The Network's goal is to improve the environmental and economic sustainability of Washington's farms by increasing the knowledge and use of sustainable and organic farming practices, and to increase state and federal support for family farms. Whatcom Farm Friends Contact: Cheryl DeHaan PO Box 735 Lynden, WA 98264 Phone: 360-354-1337 Email: wcfarmfriends [at] aol.com Web: http://www.wcfarmfriends.com Whatcom is one of top 100 agricultural counties in the United States, but it has lost more than 11% of its farmland in the past five years. Whatcom Farm Friends’ goal is to preserve agriculture in the county by building public awareness about the positive contribution that farming has on our economy, environment and culture. Farm Friends gives farmers unified voice on the importance of sustaining local agriculture. WSU King County Extension Food & Farms Programs Food Systems Contact: Sylvia Kantor Phone: 206-205-3131 Email: sylvia.kantor [at] metrokc.gov Horticulture and Agriculture Contact: Todd Murray Phone: 206-205-3121 Email: todd.murray [at] metrokc.gov Web: http://www.king.wsu.edu/foodandfarms WSU King County Extension is cultivating a healthier, more sustainable food and farming system for King County. They are taking a systems-based approach to improving sustainable farming, food production, processing and distribution, food access, nutrition education, and community and economic development. WSU Small Farms Team Doug Collins Small Farms Educator Center for Sustaining Ag and Natural Resources 2606 W. Pioneer Puyallup WA 98371 Office phone: 253-445-4658 Email: dpcollins [at] wsu.edu Web: http://smallfarms.wsu.edu/index.php The WSU Small Farms Team is at the forefront of the sustainable agriculture movement in Washington. Composed of over fifty Extension faculty and small farm advocates, the team provides sound, research-based information and educational programs for farmers, consumers and decision-makers. Their Washington Family Farm Resources listserve announces events and resources specific to Washington’s small farmers; and their website includes a wealth of information on all aspects of crop production and marketing, including a series of special reports entitled Farming in Washington. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 50 Million Farmers Exploring the Small Farm Dream Washington Statistics on Organic Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture category edited by For more organizations see WiserEarth |
