The Fresh from the Farm Guide

The Community Farm Land Trust (CFLT) publishes the Fresh from the Farm Guide every year as part of our mission to support local food and agriculture. This is a free, educational resources for underserved populations and residents from our entire region to learn where to find local, affordable, fresh and healthy foods through CSAs, farm stands, markets, food banks, as well as nutritional incentive and matching programs available in our four county region of Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, and Thurston Counties. We are able to keep this as a free resource to our community through grants, sponsorships, advertisements, and fundraising campaigns that help to pay for distribution and printing costs. ​
Dennis Gough has roots in Washington State going back to the 1890s. Born in Fort Lewis as an Army dependent, Dennis saw much of the world and later as a soldier himself, In Vietnam. After attending Western Washington State University via the GI Bill, Dennis had careers in radio and social services. During much of this time, Dennis had a small farm raising Boer goats and alfalfa...as well as his family. Dennis and his wife live in Thurston County where Dennis now has time to pursue his love for watercolor.  focusing primarily on Pacific Northwest subject matter, farms, and western themes.

View the 2025 Fresh from the Farm Guide Below

Well we hate to admit but we are human and we found a mistake in our farm guide. We check, recheck, double check, check some more, and still sometimes things slip through the cracks. We do our best with a staff of three and we are not perfect. Unfortunately, this error affected both of our maps in the printed guides this year. Farm Numbers 58-122 on our Farm Stand and Market Map (pgs. 20-21) and our Regional Maps (pgs. 34-35) are one number off. Meaning that all numbers in this range (58-122) should be increased by 1. Therefore, 58=59, 59=60, and so on down the line up until 122=123. We apologize for the mix up and will be more diligent with our maps in the future. This is the first time we had anything happen like this so we hope you will forgive our mistake. For corrected versions of these maps, please use our google maps. Our full online Simplebooklet above has been updated with the correct numbers as well. We apologize for the inconvenience and confusion this may cause our farmers and community! When in doubt, look up the farm listing and google the address you find in the guide. Thanks for understanding! Onward and Upward!

Use this QR Code to reference our Google Map!

You can also find the updated maps below! 
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2025 CFLT Google Farm & Market Map
​Map Legend
​(Please see listings and websites for additional info, hours & more)
GREEN FARMS:
Have Farms Stands 
RED FARMS:
all other farms 
PURPLE MARKETS: Farmers Markets

​Our guide helps to highlight the importance of farming and agriculture in our local economy.

Did you know that Agricultural and Food Processing provides over 164,000 jobs in Washington State? (WSDA-Agricultural Economy Guide).
  • By listing your farm in our guide you can help us show the magnitude of farms, food processing and agricultural-related businesses in our area and how it impacts our local economies.
  • By increasing awareness of the importance of local agri-business, we can leverage tax dollars and support from local leaders for more assistance and aide to local farms which is the heart of CFLT's work to support the preservation of a vibrant local farm economy.​

Fresh From The
Farm Guide (FFTFG)
​Features

We have expanded our guide to bring you all kinds of incredible features creating a directory of useful guides for all your food and farm needs. We also have featured articles on local farms, businesses, and farmers markets. 

Fresh from the Farm Guide Archive Collection

Meet our FFTFG team member, Dug! 
Find him throughout the guide for useful
​facts and info! 

Farm Listings

The Farm Map consists of individual farm listings. Read about your local farms in second half of the guide. These farm listings contain:
  • contact information
  • social media & website information
  • description of goods & services offered and how they are sold
  • events & workshop details

​Each listing has a sliding scale cost with a minimum of a $40 fee. CFLT is happy to work out payment plans for farms in need.  We offer scholarships for free listings for new farms or farms in need. 

​You can find farm lisitin

Farmers Market Guide

We feature a Day-by-Day Farmers Market Guide so that you can always find which farmers markets are open each day. Our Farmers' Market Guide also provides info on Food Access and Nutrition Programs each market offers as well as descriptions of vendors, products and services, hours of operation and contact information.

Food Access and Nutrition Incentive Programs

Learn how to stretch your nutrition incentive program money further to gain additional incentives when purchasing fresh produce from local farms and farmers' markets. Washington State and our local farmers markets offer a variety of programs to meet you & your family's dietary needs. Click the icon above or the picture of Dug below to view our resource page for meal programs for seniors and children. 

Food Hubs

Food Hubs connect small farmers and producers to buyers (wholesale and consumer) through a centralized distribution site or online market place. 

Advertisements & Sponsorships

We rely on local businesses, farms & organizations to advertise or become sponsors in our guide to help offset the cost of graphic design, printing, and production of our publication.  

​Why become an advertiser or sponsor? 
  • Be recognized as a supporter of our local farm economy!
  • Affordable rates
  • Wide distribution 13,000 copies in 4 counties
  • Free farm listings with ad purchases.
  • Financial contribution from ads and sponsors allows us the capacity to offer free listings to farmers in need.​

CSA Guide

Current and up-to-date information about local CSA Programs in Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason and Thurston counties. This guide provides descriptions, costs, timeframes & pick-up information for local CSA programs that are made available to us.  

Food Bank Guide

A complete listing of local food banks including mobile food banks in the South Sound. These listing include contact information, hours of operation, & website information.

Cover Art/Artist

Interested in being a cover artist for our Fresh from the Farm Guide? We are always looking for new artists that are interested in farm or garden related themes, as well as any art focused on farm animals, landscapes, farm stands or market settings, vegetables, or fruit. If interested, please contact Jeanine. You will get your art and short bio displayed on the cover of our guide! We distribute 14,000 copies in a four county region.

To learn more about this year cover art and artist, click the button below!