{"id":949,"date":"2014-03-24T09:53:25","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T16:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/?page_id=949"},"modified":"2026-06-04T13:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T20:11:18","slug":"small-farms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/small-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Farms &amp; Agricultural Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>Farmers in southwest Washington have nearly as many options for marketing their various crop and livestock products. In fact, the number of options is only limited by one\u2019s own imagination!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"275\" height=\"195\" class=\"size-full wp-image-324 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2079\/2014\/02\/GrowingCondtionsImage-sm.jpg\" alt=\"GrowingCondtionsImage-sm\"><br>Buy local farm products near you!<br>Search the WSU Farm &amp; Food Systems Team <a href=\"https:\/\/foodsystems.wsu.edu\/farm-finder-tool\/\">Farm Finder<\/a> for farms in Washington and Oregon. Search by product, county, market outlet, production method, or season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the best resources for both beginning and established small farms is the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2016\/06\/WSDA-direct-marketing-handbook-14.pdf\">Handbook for Small and Direct Marketing Farms <\/a> (2.2 MB PDF) published by the <a href=\"http:\/\/agr.wa.gov\/marketing\/smallfarm\/greenbook\/\">Washington Department of Agriculture<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Our pages provide links to external sites for the convenience of users. WSU Extension does not manage these external sites, nor does Extension review, control, or take responsibility for the content of these sites. These external sites do not implicitly or explicitly represent official positions and policies of WSU Extension.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<section  class=\"wsu-section\"  >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Small Acreage <br>Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/naturalresources\/smallacreageprogram\/small-acreage-publications-and-videos\/\">Small Acreage Publications and Videos<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/naturalresources\/\">Natural Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/?page_id=5687\">Water and Natural Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/clark\/naturalresources\/stewards\/\">Watershed Stewardship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:smallacreage@clark.wa.gov?subject=Listserv%20Sign-Up\">Small Acreage Program Listserv <\/a><\/strong><br><em>Receive emails about upcoming<br>classes and events.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-border-top--color-crimson\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTerry Koper, <br>Small Acreage Program Coordinator\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:terry.koper@wsu.edu\">Terry.koper@wsu.edu<\/a>.<br><a href=\"tel:(564) 397-5730\"><\/a><a href=\"tel:564-397-5729\">564-397-5729<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farmers in southwest Washington have nearly as many options for marketing their various crop and livestock products. 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