The Handbook for Small and Direct Marketing Farms is a flagship resource from the Regional Markets Program. This handbook provides guidance for farms and food businesses looking to start, expand, or ...

A medium apple (tennis-ball size) is an excellent source of fiber. One medium apple with the skin on provides 5 grams of fiber. Fiber and pectin help reduce cholesterol, aid in digestion, and may help ...

For more information please call Laura Butler (360) 810-0320 or email at lbutler@agr.wa.gov. Purpose To create a community-based approach to provide assistance with nonlethal management methods to ...

Washington has a fantastic bounty of foods that are a great fit for school meals and institutional food service. Here you can find general information, activities, promotion and education materials, ...

Washington State's 21 agricultural commodity commissions are engaged primarily in marketing and/or research related to a specific commodity. They are funded by producer assessments and vary in size ...

Did you receive seeds from another country that you did not order, or receive seeds from an online retailer thinking the seeds were from the United States, only to learn when the package arrived in ...

WSDA Media contact: Amber Betts 360-628-3477 OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) are warning pet owners about the risks of ...

WSDA's Technical Services and Education Program is committed to support and maintain the vitality and health of Washington's agriculture by providing quality technical services and education about ...

In 2011, funding was eliminated for all Domestic Marketing and Economic Development programs at WSDA, including the Small Farm & Direct Marketing and Farm to School Programs. WSDA support of farm to ...

Washington 211 is a free and confidential service that helps connect you to numerous statewide community resources to help you maintain and improve your health and well being. To get help finding ...

Get information about avian influenza, poultry import requirements, the National Poultry Improvement Plan, where to report sick birds, and rules about exhibiting birds. Report missing or stolen ...