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SUMMARY:Food to Bank On Applications
DESCRIPTION:Applications are now available for the 2011 Food to Bank O
 n, a Sustainable Connections project that connects beginning sustainab
 le farmers with training, mentors and market support while providing f
 resh high-quality food to Whatcom's hungry.\n\nThe Food To Bank On (FT
 BO) program provides farmers with less than three years experience wit
 h a consistent source of income at market rates, and helps them learn 
 the intricacies of seasonal production and delivery. Twenty-seven farm
 ers have participated in the three-year program.\n\nParticipants also 
 gain business training, farmer-mentors, an educational stipend, market
 ing assistance and are paid market rates to deliver thousands of pound
 s of fresh produce to local food banks. This training provides a found
 ation to build their business through relationships with retailers and
  restaurants, and seasoned area farmers.\n\nThe fledgling farmer-run b
 usinesses offer products ranging from produce to medicinal herbs, mush
 rooms to eggs, reflecting the goal of diversifying locally-available a
 gricultural products. In 2009, Food To Bank On farms delivered 5,000 l
 bs of food worth over $9,000 to area food banks, soup kitchens, shelte
 rs and social service agencies.\n\n“The business planning series was
  a huge help to me,” said Alex Winstead of Cascadia Mushrooms, a 3rd
  year Food to Bank On farmer. “The skills I learned have already bee
 n put to good use in applying to finance the expansion at my farm.”\
 n\nPlease help spread the word!\n\n2011 Food to Bank On applications a
 re due November 1 and are available at http://sustainableconnections.o
 rg/foodfarming/FTBO. For more information contact Sara Southerland at 
 sara@sconnect.org.\n\nFor more information visit http://transitionwhat
 com.ning.com/events/food-to-bank-on-applications
DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20101101T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20101101T235900
CATEGORIES:beginning, farmer, training, program
LOCATION:Sustainable Connections
WEBSITE:http://www.sustainableconnections.org/
URL:http://www.sustainableconnections.org/
CONTACT:360.647.7093 x114
ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Southerland":http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/prof
 ile/SaraSoutherland504
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 therland":http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/SaraSoutherland504
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