Selling Processed Products to Grantees
Processed or packaged foods with a primary ingredient* that is 100% grown, raised, caught, or foraged in Washington State are eligible for reimbursement with the WSDA Farm to School Purchasing Grant.
*Largest ingredient by weight.
*New for 2025-2027 Biennium - Processed Product Exemptions*
Processed food products made by the producer of the primary ingredient are exempt from the WA-grown verification form requirement.
Examples include:
- Farmstead cheese made by a Washington dairy farm that makes and sells cheese made entirely from milk produced on that dairy farm does not need to provide a WA-grown verification form to be a reimbursable purchase.
- Jam made by a Washington blueberry farm that processes only berries grown on their farm into jam can be reimbursed without a WA-grown verification form.
- A hot sauce produced with jalapeños made by anyone other than the grower of the jalapeños does not qualify for this exemption. A WA-grown verification form attesting to the jalapeno source(s) would be required for reimbursement of this product.
This form is only required for the purpose of reimbursing purchases of eligible processed products with WSDA Farm to School Purchasing Grant funds. Producers of eligible processed products are encouraged to maintain a
current and updated WSDA Farm to School Purchasing Grant Washington-Grown Food Product Verification Form form for the 2025-2027 grant period to provide to purchasers upon request.
