Grants and Projects

Grants and Projects


Fresh veggies

Opportunities for Values-based Supply Chains on the North Olympic Peninsula Feasibility Study, 2019

Extension colleagues within the WSU Regional Small Farms Program, North Olympic Development Council, and the Local Food Trust assessed the viability of coordinated production and processing of vegetables for small-scale farmers on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Man standing in agricultural field

Developing Regional Wholesale Markets for
Farmers on the Olympic Peninsula: Assessment,
Barriers and Recommendations

In December 2019, the North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation & Development Council
(NODC) received a planning grant from USDA’s Local Food Promotion Program to expand regional
wholesale markets for producers on the geographically isolated, economically distressed North
Olympic Peninsula of Washington.
photo of meat science expert, Paul Kuber, leading a demonstration with cutting meat in the classroom

Meat Producer Survey Result Summary, 2019

WSU Extension colleagues in Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap County, along with regional partner organizations, collected survey results from meat producers as part of a broader feasbility of a USDA Meat Processing Unit on the Olympic Peninsula.
Farmer with box of produce

Olympic Crossroads Report, 2012

The purpose of this report is to share the findings from the Olympic Crossroads Food Hub Meeting held on 6/26/2012. The meeting was hosted by WSU Extension Jefferson County and the JWJ Group, and attended by over 20 community stakeholders.
Farmer in field of crops

Jefferson County Farmer Survey Report, 2012

In March 2011, Katherine Baril, the recently retired Director of the Washington State University Jefferson County Extension, gave a public presentation on food and farm issues for the Jefferson County Planning Commission as part of the Commission’s review of the Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Code (UDC) and in preparation for the 2016 Periodic Update required by the State Growth Management Act.