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Direct Marketing

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Updated 01/19/06

Program Activities

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2003-2004 Annual Report [PDF]  A comprehensive report on SFDM program activities for fiscal year 2004.  In FY'04 the program assisted 3,323 small farmers, consumers, farmers' market managers and agencies, took a lead role in national efforts to link local farms with local school cafeterias, and administered $450,000 in grants to 24 local direct marketing projects.

Northwest Direct: Improving Markets for Small Farms 
A collaborative effort to understand, evaluate and improve direct marketing opportunities for small farms in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems.

Farm-to-Cafeteria Connections: Handbook and Forums This project will increase community access to fresh, local foods through school lunch programs, hospitals, and other state institutions by building connections between farmers and food service buyers.

Past Activities
2002-2003 Annual Report (PDF)                                                       2001-2002 Annual Report (PDF)

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