Resources, Articles, and Links

Local Food
​Resources

GRuB (Garden-Raised Bounty) 

The Thurston County Food Project

WA Food Coalition

Slow Food Greater Olympia

South Sound Food System Network

Thurston County Food Bank

Eat Local First- WA Food and Farm Finder

Agricultural 
​Resources

WSU Extension 

Learn more about their specific programs/offices and more here:  

• WSU Thurston County Extension Office​
• WSU Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources
• WSU Thurston County Master Gardeners
• ​WSU Lewis County Extension Office 
• ​WSU Lewis County Master Gardeners
• WSU Grays Harbor County Extension Office 
• ​WSU Grays Harbor Master Gardeners 
• WSU Mason County Extension Office 
• WSU Mason County Master Gardener Program ​​

Tilth Alliance

Office of Farmland Preservation

USDA

Learn more about their specific programs and more here:

• USDA NRCS Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
• Irrigation Cost Share and other programs
• ​NRCS Financial Assistance and other programs
• USDA Grants and Loans
  
• ​USDA Farm Service Agency

Institute for Rural Innovation and Stewardship

Future of Farming, Washington State Plan

WSDA Services

Learn more about their specific programs and more here:

• Grant Opportunities
• WSDA Organic Program
• Licenses, Permits, and Certifications 
• Emergency Management
• Food Access​​

Mason
Conservation District

Learn more about specific programs below: 

• Fresh Food and Community Agriculture
• ​Agriculture and Livestock
• Biochar Project
• Soil Testing and Health

Thurston County Conservation Futures Program

ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture

Learn more about events: 

• Attra Events Calendar 

Northwest Agriculture Business Center

MRSC General Resources

South Sound Fruit Society

Thurston Conservation District (TCD)

Learn more about their specific programs here: 

• Affordable Small Farm Equipment Rental 
• The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
• ​Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP)
• Soil Testing 
• ​South Sound Farmlink
• ​The Farmer's Basket

Lewis
Conservation District

Learn more about specific programs below:

• Irrigation Water Management
• Equipment Rental​
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Grays Harbor Conservation District

Learn more about specific programs below:

• Soil Sampling
• ​Equipment Rental 
• ​Cost-Share Funds for Conservation and Ag Improvements

Land Stewardship Project

Land For Good

Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) Farmland Preservation Grants

Resources for Farmers Seeking Loans or Land

Northwest Farm Credit Services

Farm Link WA

Farm Link Project

Please note: More loan and farm assistance can be found in a variety or programs, agencies, or organizations in our Agricultural Resource Section. 

See also:  US Farm Service Agency, Thurston Conservation District and South Sound Farmlink, USDA NRCS Financial Assistance Program and Irrigation Cost Share Program

Land Trust and Farm Land Trusts Resources

WA Farmland Trust 

Land Trust Alliance

Kulshan Community Land Trust

American Farmland Trust

Ground Solution Network 

Lopez Community Land Trust

Community Land Trust Info

Homestead Community Land Trust

Opal Community Land Trust

Education and Training
​for Farmers 

(provided by the National Young Farmers Coalition) 

OSU Growing Farms Online: Successful Whole Farm Management

Rogue Farm Corp

Clackamas Community College Urban Agriculture Certificate

Cultivating Success

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Edmonds Community College Sustainable Agriculture Education

Evergreen Sustainable Agriculture Programs

Viva Farms

The Organic Farm School

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WA State Conservation Commission

Sustainable Connections

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Cloud Mountain Farm Center

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Washington Young Farmers Coalition

Farm and Food Justice and BIPOC Food and Farming Resources

National Black Food Justice Alliance

Other resources and articles:

• WSU Food Systems
• There is no Food Justice
• ​Who Owns Almost All America’s Land?
• Want to See Food and Land Justice for Black Americans?

Black Food Sovereignty Coalition

Farmworker Justice 

Black Farmers Collective

Other Resources, Eductional Gardening Programs and More! 

National Farm to School Network

Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Center-Gardening Education 

​Northwest Cooperative Development Center

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See also: GRuB, WSU Master Gardener Programs, Thurston County Food Bank School to Garden Program 

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