What is a FOOD HUB?
(Sometimes also called a Food Collective)

Food Hubs connect small farmers & producers to buyers (wholesale & consumers) through a centralized distribution site or online marketplace.​​
​A food hub, as defined by the USDA, is “a centrally located facility with a business management structure facilitating the aggregation, storage, processing, distributions, and/or marketing of locally/regionally produced food products.”
Food Hubs:
  • encourage collaboration between farmers, consumers, restaurants, schools, hospitals, universities, and more! 
  • strengthen food security
  • support our local food economy
  • create awareness for better nutrition and health ​
​Who Can Buy from a Food Hub? 
  • Individual/Family Consumers
  • Restaurants 
  • Hospitals
  • Preschools
  • Grocery stores
  • Non-profits
  • ​Food Banks 
  • Universities
  • and more!
​Why Buy from a Food Hub? 
  • Most are farmer owned and operated!
  • Farmers and producers are able to set their own market value prices.
  • One distribution location for farmers means more time to grow your food. 
  • Improves farm producer access to markets through aggregated sales, one-stop online shopping, and delivery options.
  • Get the freshest food directly from farms and producers. 
  • Seasonal shopping options means you are getting the freshest, tastiest, and most nutritious food available for your needs. 
  • Buy from multiple local farms and producers in one location with one easy payment.
  • Strengthens our local food system and food economy.
  • Reduce our dependence on fossil fuels with streamlined, hyper-local transportation and distribution. 
South Sound Food Hubs

South Sound Fresh
Thurston/Mason
Paul Miller
461 N Sweetgrass Ln 
Shelton 98584
(360) 545-5970
market@southsoundfresh.com
SouthSoundFresh.LocalFoodMarketplace.com
FB: @southsoundfresh
Open year-round 
Thursdays, 1pm-7pm
South Sound Fresh is an online marketplace of locally grown & produced food. We make it possible for farmers to work together to meet the growing demand for local, sustainable food in your area. Farmers benefit from the marketing, selling, packaging & delivering of their produce & prepared foods. Our marketplace delivers fresh, healthy, locally grown and produced food to you, the buyer, in a cost-effective manner on a weekly basis.

Our weekly ordering period is from Sunday through Tuesday at midnight. We get pick lists out to farms & producers on Wednesday for them to harvest (or bake or make). Then we collect everything & deliver it to your door-step with no-contact home delivery on Thursday from 1-7pm. Check website for hours. 
                                                                                                                 
Sales Info: Credit/Debit, Online Sales
Southwest Washington Food Hub
Thurston, Lewis, Grays Harbor, Pierce, and Mason
Emily Manke
7249 Cleanwater Drive
Tumwater 98501
emily@agbizcenter.org
swwafoodhub.com/
FB: @SWWAFoodHub
April-December
Southwest Washington Food Hub offers a Local Gourmet Box curated with the best our farmers have to offer. Each month high-quality seasonal produce, meat, and more from local farmers and artisans are boxed with recipes and bursting with goodness! Pick up once a month at our convenienty located warehouse in Tumwater. Pay by the month for $75 per box. Subscribe for the entire 2022 season (April-December 2022) with a one-time payment of $625; a $50 savings! Subscribe for the 2022 season (April-December 2022) with two payments of $325; a $25 savings!

Sales Info:Credit/Debit, Online Sales

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Fresh from the Farm Guide Farms Participating in Local Food Hubs

Grays Harbor
Bee Organic Farm & Apiary
Chehalis Valley Farm 


Lewis
3 Feathers Emu Ranch Lewis
Boistfort Valley Farm Lewis
Olde Achers Farm Lewis
Mason
Hungry Hollow Farm
​Farm at Dry Creek Bed
Skokomish Valley Farms ​
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Thurston
Colvin Ranch
Ellis Creek Farm Thurston
Kirsop Farm Thurston
Lost Peacock Creamery
​Prairie Oak Farm Thurston
​Rising River Farm Thurston
Skipping Stone Garden Thurston