{"id":9676,"date":"2021-06-21T10:03:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T18:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/?page_id=9676"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:17:48","slug":"swwa-food-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/local-projects-and-grants\/swwa-food-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"SW Washington Food Hub Planning and Implementation Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><em>The following page was developed with funding from a U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Local Food Promotion Program Planning Grant. The webpage is updated periodically to provide public access to project findings and resources.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Regional Food System Resilience<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Local and regionalized food systems have long been looked to for their potential to generate ecological, economic, and social benefits. Given global economic disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, decentralized food systems are of increasing interest to improve resilience and food security.<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/build-back-better\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Build Back Better<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> programs developed by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in 2021 identify the need and opportunity for food system regionalization, acknowledging that efficiencies associated with the conventional global food system have come at the price of resiliency in the event of major disruptions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Washington Food Hub Network<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>See the Washington Food Hub Network&#8217;s 2022 Impact Infographic! <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/03\/Washington-Food-Hub-Impact.pdf\">Washington Food Hub Impact (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WSU Extension publication on SW Washington Food Hub (theme: food hub establishment), <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/07\/Food-Hub-Establishment-A-case-study-of-the-SW-Washington-Food-Hub.pdf\">Food Hub Establishment-A case study of the SW Washington Food Hub (pdf)<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WSU Extension publication on Puget Sound Food Hub (theme: food hub growth), <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/07\/Food-Hub-Growth-Case-Study-Puget-Sound-Food-Hub.pdf\">Food Hub Growth-Case Study Puget Sound Food Hub (pdf)<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WSU Extension publication on Linc Food Hub (theme: food hub adaptation),<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The SW Washington Food Hub<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The storyline of the establishment and growth of the <a href=\"https:\/\/swwafoodhub.com\/\">SW Washington Food Hub<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/SW-Washington-Food-Hub-Adventure.pdf\">SW Washington Food Hub Adventure (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the forefront of efforts to improve food system resiliency are <strong>value-based supply chains, mid-scale aggregation and distribution systems, community food processing facilities<\/strong>, and other efforts that are regionalizing production, processing, and distribution infrastructure. In the southwest region of Washington State, producers and agriculture business-support partners have documented the need for localized food system infrastructure, and from 2020 through June 2021 utilized a USDA Local Food Promotion Program Planning Grant to identify both challenges and strategies to expand an emerging farmer-owned food hub cooperative.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/12\/Horizontal_SW_WA_Food_Hub_logo-removebg-preview-1-396x158.png\" alt=\"Southwest Washington Food Hub logo with image of rising sun over fields and a river\" class=\"wp-image-11752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/12\/Horizontal_SW_WA_Food_Hub_logo-removebg-preview-1-396x158.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/12\/Horizontal_SW_WA_Food_Hub_logo-removebg-preview-1.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Project Results and Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2021\/08\/Thurston-EDC-LFPP-2020-Report_Annual.pdf\">Local Food Promotion Program grant &#8211; SW WA Food Hub Annual Report (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SW WA Food Hub Business Plan &#8211; key findings (please inquire)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2021\/06\/Draft-All-Hubs-Case-studies_21.06.08.pdf\">Draft Case Studies of Three Food Hubs in Washington State (pdf)<\/a><strong> <\/strong>(Linc Foods, Puget Sound Food Hub, and SW WA Food Hub)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2022\/03\/Buyer-Outreach-and-Networking-Write-up.pdf\">Buyer Outreach and Networking Write-up\u00a0(pdf)<\/a> (results from SW WA Food Hub buyer networking)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-dropshadow--low wsu-spacing-before--none wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-spacing-top--medium\"  >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n    <nav class=\"wsu-navigation-vertical wsu-vertical-menu\">\n        <ul id=\"wsu-site-menu\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse wsu-menu-collapse--style-vertical\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/agriculture-in-thurston-county\/\">Agriculture in Thurston County<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/agriculture-in-thurston-county\/meet-the-team\/\">Meet the Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/agriculture-in-thurston-county\/2017-south-puget-sound-agricultural-producer-needs-assessment\/\">Farmer Needs Assessments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/pastures\/\">Pastures &amp; 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