The NODC was awarded a planning grant of $38,891 from USDA Rural Development’s Local Food Promotion Program in December 2019 to identify the most effective strategies to expand regional wholesale markets for producers on the North Olympic Peninsula. NODC worked with partners WSU Clallam County Extension, The Local Food Trust and Eat Local First Olympic Peninsula on a study targeting producers who are interested in expanding and could benefit the most from assistance with aggregation, distribution and capacity building, as well as buyers who want to increase their purchases of local food but have faced barriers in working with multiple small producers. Specific objectives of the project included:
The report on the project, Developing Regional Wholesale Markets for Farmers on the Olympic Peninsula: Assessment, Barriers and Recommendations, can be read here.
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