Click the Guide Above to View the 2024 Fresh from the Farm Guide
As harvest season wraps up for many farmers, others are just beginning their fall and winter festivities and farm sales. At the Community Farm Land Trust, we're shifting our focus to next year’s farm guide. We know how challenging it can be to connect with farmers, who are busy from sunrise to sunset and rarely have time to sit by their computers when there's so much to do. We completely understand.
We also want to share that our talented graphic designer now has a full-time position with the State. In order to support her while maintaining progress, we're working at a more measured pace this year. We're excited to be sending out farm listing forms several weeks earlier than usual and appreciate your promptness in submitting them. Thanks in advance.
Once again, we are thrilled to announce a special gift for our farmers from a few of our sponsors this year. Thanks to PSE and the Lewis County Farm Bureau for Sponsoring free farmer listings this year. Help us grow our guide!
Our first 112 listings for farmers will be FREE courtesy of PSE this year. In addition, Lewis County Farm Bureau will be sponsoring 20 farms in Lewis County for free. So the first 20 Lewis County Farmers, will be free courtesy of Lewis County Farm Bureau. Additional Lewis County Farms, will be applied to the funding from PSE if we haven’t reach our 112 limit. This is exciting because it means we can grow our guide by 21 more farms! So tell your farmer friends and help us grow our guide! After we reach our free limits, listings will go back to the normal pricing of $40. We can work with you on a payment plan if needed.
Attention 2024 Farmers!!!! (and a few 2023)
Check your email FIRST for your personalized form.
Be on the lookout for an email that looks like the above photo! We will be sending you an email from Google Forms with the subject -
2025 CFLT Farm Listing Form has been sent the first week of October. At the top of the email it says, 'Thank you for filling out the 2025 CFLT Farm Listing Form'. (Don’t see it? Check your spam folder.)
We are trying something new this year. We struggle with deciphering data from year to year, so to minimize error, we have erased all your checked boxes. So you can get click happy and click whatever applies to your farm! We have kept your contact info, farm description, and most of your CSA listing.
Open your email and CLICK on the EDIT RESPONSE button at the top of the email to edit your form. PLEASE USE THIS FORM! It has all your personalized short and long form answers from last year! Save yourself (and us) a lot of extra work and DO NOT fill out a brand NEW form.
Can’t find your email? Send us an email to FFTFG and we can send you the link to your form.
We are so excited to be expanding our guide this year! We will be adding eight more pages which means we will have space to add more farms like yours! Help us showcase even more of the incredible richness and diversity in our local agricultural community in South Puget Sound. We would love to support your farm and help the community learn about all you have to offer. We look forward to having you and your farm represented in Fresh from the Farm Guide this year!
If you are a new farmer interested in being in our guide, use the link below to fill out the form for farm listing submissions. Feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] with any questions. Don’t wait, we have a limited number of free listings!
Expand your Outreach with an Advertisement in the Guide!
Want to increase exposure and expand outreach for your farm this year? We have just the things for you! Consider an advertisement in our Fresh from the Farm Guide! We have many options to choose from and something for everyone’s budget!
Some of the benefits include:
Advertisements help to pay for the production of our guide!
Wide distribution network-We produce 14,000 copies and distribute them in 4 different counties!
Affordable pricing-We pride ourselves on the affordable ad options we offer. We even offer options as low as $25-50.
Payment plans available-We know the winter months can be difficult for farmers with cashflow coming in. Set up a payment plan that works for you and your needs. We are happy to work with you.
This is an example of Logo ($50) and Farm Name ($25) options on our Sponsor Page/s.
Check out the pricing and sizes below. You can submit your ad options right on your farm listing form! If you are interested in an advertisement this year, be sure to fill out Section 8 on the form. If you have any questions or want to talk about payment plan options, please contact Carol.
Early Giving for Give Local Begins November 4th
Community Farm Land Trust is partnering with the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound for its annual online giving campaign that promotes community-wide generosity and collaboration as we all come together to support nonprofits across Lewis, Mason, and Thurston counties. Every year, Give Local provides visibility to over 100 nonprofits, and this event is the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound's largest annual initiative to help build a thriving region.
This year, we are raising money to expand our Fresh from the Farm Guide. We are hoping to raise the number of farm listings by 20% this year and in doing so we will need more pages to accommodate these new farms. In addition, as our guide gains more recognition each year, our distribution is on the rise. We are hoping to raise money in this campaign to increase our print run so additional guides reach more of our community. Learn more about our campaign by clicking the button below!
Fall fun and community was abundant at the Thurston Conservation District’s Fall Harvest Festival on October 5th! There was about 500 community members in attendance enjoying delicious treats as they participated in the fun fall activities at the festival and learned from the many informational booths of partner organizations like National Resource Conservation Service, Thurston County Food Bank, and us, the Community Farm Land Trust! It was great to network and connect new folks to our mission of preserving farmland while sharing our Fresh from the Farm Guide and more at the event .
Our long-standing board member, Pat Labine, was fortunate enough to be a judge for the pie contest. She’s pretty sweet already and was happy to put her tastebuds up to the challenge. After sampling and scoring more than 25 pies, Pat concluded that “…the difference between a good pie and a Great Pie, is the crust”.
We can’t wait until next year’s Harvest Festival. We hope you enjoy some pictures from this year’s event. You can learn more about the awards and winners on the TCD Facebook Page.
Terra Madre Slow Food Event
Friday, November 8th from 5:30-7:30PM
Our Community Kitchen: 4419 Harrison Ave, Olympia (right next to Blue Heron Bakery)
Join CFLT and Slow Food Greater Olympia for a recap of the Terra Madre Gathering at Our Community Kitchen on November 8th.
Terra Madre is held every two years and has been going strong for 20 years. This is Slow Food International's flagship international gathering.
Slow Food is a global movement acting together to ensure good, clean, and fair food for all.
This grassroots movement has over 2,000 local affiliates including one right here in Thurston County--Slow Food Greater Olympia
A number of people from the South Sound got to attend or serve as delegates. Join us to hear what they learned and how it can help strengthen our local food system. Local attendees will report back to the community about Terra Madre Salone del Gustoin Parco Dura, Turin, Italy. Please bring a dish to share.
Join CFLT at the Community Foundation
Join the Community Farm Land Trust at the Nonprofit Expo with Thurston County Chamber’s November Forum. With support from the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound, the event will focus on strategies for retaining community wealth and giving back in ways that strengthen the region.
The keynote speaker, Kristi Mitchem, Founding Partner and former CEO of BMO Global Asset Management, will lead the discussion on the critical topic of "Wealth Transfer." With trillions of dollars expected to pass from one generation to the next in the coming decades, the forum will address how individuals, businesses, and nonprofits can work together to ensure that wealth remains in Thurston County and is used for the community’s long-term benefit.
In addition to the forum, the event will feature a Nonprofit Expo where CFLT and other local nonprofits and social impact organizations can showcase their work. This expo offers a unique opportunity to connect with community members, potential donors, and like-minded organizations.
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Saint Martin’s Norman Worthington Center
Key takeaways from the forum will include:
- Maximizing wealth creation during your lifetime.
- Practical strategies for keeping wealth local and using it for charitable purposes.
- The importance of wealth transfer for businesses and nonprofits, and why they must pay attention now.
- Actionable steps for giving back efficiently and ensuring your community thrives.
