Farm-to-Table Regional Trade Meeting

From the Cascade Harvest Coalition You’re Invited! King, Snohomish, Island, and Skagit Counties and beyond Connecting Local Farmers with Local Food Buyers

DATE: Monday, MARCH 5, 1-4 p.m., Free

LOCATION: WSU Snohomish County Extension Cougar Auditorium 600 – 128 St SE, Everett 98208 (in McCollum Park)

Directions: http://snohomish.wsu.edu/contact.htm

Please RSVP to: klchristen@cahnrs.wsu.edu or (425) 338-2400, x5500 Specify “Everett Trade Meeting”

Local producers - farmers, fishers, cheese makers and ranchers - will gather with local buyers - chefs, retail buyers, markets and institutions - who want locally produced foods (vegetables, fruit, berries, meat, wine, dairy, cheese, shellfish, fish and more) in their restaurants, stores, and cafeterias.

“Bringing producers and buyers together, face to face, to talk about what they offer and what they need is the best way we’ve found to establish working trade relationships.” - Shonie Schlotzhauer of Sustainable Connections, Whatcom County

Now is the time to plan for the 2007 growing season.

• With more and more consumers seeking local farm products, producers and buyers are seeking new and exciting ways to work together.
• Sourcing local products isn’t as easy as working with a single distributor, but many local buyers are working with suppliers to overcome the challenges.

Come, make NEW direct connections Discover fresh foods produced locally by farmers and fishers Discover the needs of local food buyers.

Co-sponsored by Cascade Harvest Coalition and WSU Snohomish County Extension with partial funding by WSDA. Endorsed by: Chef's Collaborative.