Olympic Peninsula Farmers Fund created to help supply chain
The North Olympic Development Council in Washington has gathered locally raised funds to create the Olympic Peninsula Farmers Fund.
This program will provide pre-paid, long-term contracts to farmers to provide products to area food banks and feeding programs, said Karen Affeld, executive director of the council.
“We were able to quickly raise more than $50,000 that has been distributed to 12 area farmers, and we have commitments for an additional $20,000 that will allow us to do a second round of funding in late summer or early fall,” Affeld said.
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