Washington
Chimacum Center
The Chimacum Center works in partnership and collaboration with land and farming partners and with grassroots and organizational allies around the Jefferson County region to nurture creative, collaborative and restorative rural projects in the arts, community-building, healing, housing, food justice and land access.
We specialize in:
- Farm Land Access & Succession Planning
- Funding Opportunities for Farmers
We can also help you with:
- Conservation Programs
- Financial & Business Planning
- Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
- Resources for Beginning Farmers
- Resources for BIPOC Farmers
We work in these areas:
- Washington
Business Impact NW
Business Impact NW is a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) dedicated to serving underbanked entrepreneurs. We provide coaching, classes, and access to capital to community small businesses, with an emphasis on working with traditionally underserved populations, entrepreneurial low/moderate income earners, women, BIPOC, veterans, immigrants or members of the LGBTQ+ community. We have been serving the community since 1997. We promote long-term positive economic change through financial services, business advice and training. We serve startups as well as existing businesses and are dedicated to helping underserved entrepreneurs at every stage in their business growth.
We specialize in:
- Financial & Business Planning
- Funding Opportunities for Farmers
We can also help you with:
- Resources for BIPOC Farmers
- Resources for LGBTQIA Farmers
- Resources for Veteran Farmers
- Resources for Women Farmers
We work in these areas:
- Alaska
- Idaho
- Oregon
- Washington
Washington State Agrability
Washington AgrAbility offers consultation services and education to connect you and your family to resources which promote well-being in the workplace and reduce risk of secondary injury. Washington State AgrAbility Project does not purchase individual equipment; however, you will be connected with resources available.
How We Can Help
Provide education about practices, accommodations, and available tools to ensure a safe return to the workplace post-injury or health concern
Collaborate with partners, providers, and agencies to ensure information and delivery of services are available for farmers and agriculture workers returning to work.
We specialize in:
- Farm Stress
- Resources for Farmers with Disabilities
We can also help you with:
- Resources for Veteran Farmers
We work in these areas:
- Washington
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Our diverse roles include providing fee-based services to the agriculture community, promoting Washington agricultural products, and ensuring regulations are observed.
We specialize in:
- Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support
We can also help you with:
- Direct Marketing Assistance
- Financial & Business Planning
- Funding Opportunities for Farmers
- Institutional & Wholesale Markets
- Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
We work in these areas:
- Washington
Rural Community Development Resources
Help limited-resource Hispanic producers enter agriculture and build successful collaborative businesses. RCDR’s Center for Latino Farmers guides beginning farmers with limited English skills as they establish their own family farms.
We specialize in:
- Resources for BIPOC Farmers
- Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers
We can also help you with:
We work in these areas:
- Washington
Northwest Agricultural Business Center
Northwest Agriculture Business Center (NABC) provides northwest Washington farmers with the skills and the resources required to profitably and efficiently supply their products to consumers, retailers, wholesalers, foodservice operators and food manufacturers. Its main office is located in Mt Vernon in the heart of Washington’s Skagit Valley farm region.
We specialize in:
- Direct Marketing Assistance
- Financial & Business Planning
- Institutional & Wholesale Markets
We can also help you with:
- Funding Opportunities for Farmers
- Institutional & Wholesale Markets
We work in these areas:
- Washington
Black Food Fund
The purpose of the Black Food Fund is to gather resources to address root causes and fuel transformative, Black-led change in our regional food system.
We specialize in:
- Activism & Organizing
- Funding Opportunities for Farmers
- Resources for BIPOC Farmers
We can also help you with:
- Farm Land Access & Succession Planning
We work in these areas:
- Oregon
- Washington
WSDA Office of Compliance and Outreach
The WA legislature eliminated funding for the Small Farm & Direct Marketing Program at the Washington State Dept. of Agriculture as of June 30, 2011. The knowledgeable staff from that program have been retained within the agency, now serving as Education & Outreach Specialists for the Office of Compliance and Outreach in the Food Safety and Consumer Services Division. We continue to strive to assist farmers and food processors with regulatory issues as well as education around food safety and compliance. Thanks to federal grant funding we are also active in Farm to School and Value-added Processing workshops. www.agr.wa.gov;
We specialize in:
- Institutional & Wholesale Markets
We can also help you with:
- Conservation Programs
- Direct Marketing Assistance
- Farm Land Access & Succession Planning
- Funding Opportunities for Farmers
- Legal Help & Mediation Services
- Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support
- Resources for Beginning Farmers
We work in these areas:
- Washington
Pacific Northwest CSA Coalition
Workshops on how to run a CSA program, marketing to CSA customers, assistance to farmers who want to offer their CSA shares to SNAP recipients, providing nutrition incentive programs to make CSA shares accessible, business planning workshops
We specialize in:
- Direct Marketing Assistance
- Resources for Beginning Farmers
We can also help you with:
- Activism & Organizing
- Disaster Relief/Resilience
- Funding Opportunities for Farmers
We work in these areas:
- Oregon
- Washington
Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)
The Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides works to protect people and the environment by advancing ecologically sound alternatives to pesticides. NCAP is dedicated to sustainable agriculture, public education around pesticides and related health concerns, and helping to develop better public policy relating to pesticides.
We specialize in:
- Activism & Organizing
We can also help you with:
- Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support
- Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers
We work in these areas:
- California
- Idaho
- Montana
- Oregon
- Washington