NEIGHBORHOOD FARMERS MARKET ALLIANCE
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
THE ALLIANCE PROVIDED EFFECTIVE SALES CHANNELS FOR OUR REGION'S SMALL FARMERS. IN 2020, WE ORGANIZED FOUR LOCAL, "PRODUCER-ONLY" FARMERS MARKETS, SELLING ONLY WASHINGTON STATE FARM PRODUCE AND FOODS. TO MITIGATE LOST SALES TO WASHINGTON STATE FARMERS AND TO STABILIZE FARM BUSINESSES DURING THE COVID-19 CRISES, THE ALLIANCE RAN ON ONLINE FARMERS MARKET TO PROVIDE SAFE ACCESS TO LOCAL FOOD AND MAINTAIN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ALLIANCE AWARDED GRANTS TO OUR PRODUCERS FOR BUSINESS STABILIZATION EFFORTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.5MNeighborhood Farmers Markets Program
THE NEIGHBORHOOD FARMERS MARKETS (NFM) SERVED MORE THAN 170 WASHINGTON STATE FARMS AND FOOD PRODUCERS THROUGH OUR FARMERS MARKETS IN 2022, PROVIDING LOW-BARRIER ACCESS TO MARKET OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS 7 SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS. MORE THAN 550,000 SEATTLE RESIDENTS PATRONIZED THE MARKETS, RESULTING IN $13.3 MILLION IN LOCAL FOOD SALES BY PRODUCERS. REFLECTING AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO ENSURING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO LOCAL FOOD, NFM PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION TO SMALL PRODUCERS TO ENSURE ACCESS FOR LOW-INCOME AND SENIOR RESIDENTS USING SNAP, FRESH BUCKS, WIC AND FMNP ASSISTANCE BENEFITS. THE GROWING FOR GOOD AND HELPING HARVEST PROGRAMS ADDITIONALLY RESULTED IN MORE THAN 92,000 POUNDS OF FRESH, NUTRIENT-DENSE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DIRECTED TO MORE THAN 20 HUNGER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SEATTLE-AREA. IN 2022, NFM AWARDED $40,400 IN EMERGENCY RELIEF TO SMALL FARMS, THE HIGHEST AMOUNT IN THE PAST 5 YEARS DUE TO RECORD FLOODING AND LOSSES FROM OTHER CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.8M
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