Food and Farming

When it comes to bringing local and organic foods to the table, the Community Food Co-op and Bellingham Farmers Market have the same ideas in mind. They both educate consumers on our local food systems and highlight what’s in season. That’s why both organizations are coming together to share an informational platform on WhatcomTalk. This Food & Farming Channel hosts conversations and profiles centered on producers, events in local agriculture and locally made goods.

Bellingham Farmers Market
Depot Market Square
1100 Railroad Avenue
Bellingham

Stop in today at any of the Community Food Co-op locations:

Downtown Store at 1220 N. Forest Street
Cordata Store at 315 Westerly Road
Co-op Bakery Café at 405 E. Holly St. at Forest Street

Spring Time Farm’s CSA Program Delivers Fresh, Organic Produce

Travel north from Bellingham towards the Canadian border and you’ll find that Whatcom County boasts large swaths of fertile farmland. Just south of Everson and east of...

Eat Local: Ferndale’s Wright Brothers Farm To Expand CSA Shares This Summer

With spring comes all things farming as soils warm and daylight lengthens. For the Wright Brothers Farm in Ferndale, that means crop planning, composting, and de-winterizing the...

Blaine’s Home Farm U-Pick & Events Connects Local Community and Food

Appearing from behind a row of u-pick berry bushes, Dan Burdick, owner and farmer alongside wife Bridgette DiMonda of Home Farm U-Pick & Events, smiles...

Oak Meadows Farm Offers Healthful Poultry Raised Using Sustainable Practices

David Whittaker was raised just northeast of Ferndale, and still lives in the house his father built, on the acreage his family has owned...

Urban Farms and Community Gardening: Growing Our Community

Food is one of the few things in life that brings everyone together. Regardless of your race, gender, religion, political beliefs, or any number of things...

The Farm Where Peace and Potatoes Grow Side by Side

I pull into Spring Frog Farm and Holistic Homestead in Everson and am immediately greeted by a row of sunflowers almost as bright as owner Gretchen Woody’s...

Celebrate the Flower Festival at Bellingham Farmers Market

The Bellingham Farmers Market brings together a bounty of fresh produce—and so much more—to Depot Market Square every Saturday, April through December, and at...

City Sprouts Farm: Bringing Community to the Birchwood Neighborhood

Community is built—growing from a fellowship between neighbors, businesses and organizations. Thanks to a unique partnership between Ellie Duncan and Annah Young of City Sprouts Farm...

Raven Breads: Striving for Ecological Sustainability Through Baking, Biking

Sophie Williams scoops up two large handfuls of malted rye grains and holds them out to me. The light green pods are about half an inch...

Pollen Folly Farm: Growing Organic Berries and More in Whatcom County

Did you know that Whatcom County produces almost 85 percent of our nation’s red raspberries? The county is also known for its blueberry and strawberry production. Whatcom...

A Butterfly of a Farm: Mariposa Farm

The farming community is packed with people from all walks of life, all with something in common: a love of good, healthy food. Mariposa Farm, in...

Bellingham Farmers Market Cooking Demonstrations for Kitchen Adventurers

Ever wondered how to use snap peas in a springtime dinner? What about tomatoes in a summer lunch? Sometimes abundant ingredients are difficult to use if...

Raising Food Ethically With Alluvial Farms and Wild Acres Farm

Farm animals are a natural staple of farming, whether they’re for milk, eggs, or meat. For local Alluvial Farms and Wild Acres Farm, raising their animals...

Wednesday Farmers Market Moves to Barkley Village

If you haven’t heard about the excitement surrounding the Bellingham Farmers Market this year, you should know it’s all about the big move they’re making. In addition to...

Moondance Farm: Farming for the Community

Farming isn’t just a job for Moondance Farm owner Billy Tate -- to him, it’s a community service. And he’s here to give Whatcom...

Business Blooms for Growing Garden and Wanderwood Farm With Help from the Community Food...

Two community-focused local farms are growing with the support of the Community Food Co-op’s Farm Fund, a program that works to strengthen local agriculture.. The Farm Fund...

Looking to the Future With Spring Time Farm and Well Fed Farms

Farming is equal parts challenging and rewarding. Hard work yields a bountiful harvest. The uncertainty of Mother Nature goes hand in hand with her...

Dimitri Olive Farms Imports Southern Greece to the Bellingham Farmers Market

If you’re looking for a taste of the exotic, stop by the Bellingham Farmers Market and pick up some delicious olive oil from Dimitri...

Pangea Ferments: Globally Connecting Food and Culture

Fermentation is back, in a big way. “Worldwide there is so much history with fermented food,” says Braeden Kaemingk of Pangea Ferments. “And certainly...

Gathered Confections: Baking Compassion and Creativity Into Every Bite

Good food is powerful. “I don't think there’s a more sincere way to show love for another human than by feeding them,” says Sarah...

Bright and Sunny Ginger Beer: A Fresh New Company with a Sparkling Future

Have you tried Ginger Beer? If not, you’re in for a treat. And if you really want something special, try locally made Bright and...

El Fuego Pepper Sauce Will Burn You for All Other Brands

Erin Keedy has a passion for flavor. “I go kind of crazy thinking about flavor combos,” she says when asked how she comes up...

We’re Not Done Yet! Bellingham Farmers Market Goes Through December 22

Submitted by: Bellingham Farmers Market The days are getting colder and darker, but there is still plenty of light and warmth at the Bellingham Farmers...

Save Whatcom County’s Abundant Harvest Season in a Jar

Food preservation has become increasingly popular. “When I first started working with the Master Food Preserver Program, sometimes we would get six people in...

Join the Whatcom Food Network for Their Fall Forum: The People That Make the...

Submitted by: Sustainable Connections All are invited to attend The Whatcom Food Network’s Fall Forum on November 14, 2018. The Fall Forum will take a...

Growing Veterans: Farming Changes Lives

Joel Swenson never thought about being a farmer. But that was before the 34-year-old former combat medic joined “Growing Veterans,” a local, nonprofit agriculture...

Bellingham Farmers Market and Community Food Co-op Unite on WhatcomTalk

When it comes to bringing local and organic foods to the table, the Community Food Co-op and Bellingham Farmers Market have the same ideas...

Shop With A Chef this September

Submitted by: Sustainable Connections Sustainable Connections and the Bellingham Farmers Market announce a special Eat Local Month event, Shop With A Chef, on September 15!...

Cedarville Farms: An Organic Legacy

Mike and Kim Finger have known the value of organic farming from the beginning. The couple has owned and operated Cedarville Farms in Deming...

Ten Fold Farm: Buy a Berry – Save the World

Okay, you caught us – nothing is that easy. But Ten Fold Farm and Sustainable Connections are working on a Food Recovery Initiative that...

Grand Opening of Fairhaven Farmers Market Offers Many Ways to Celebrate

Submitted by: Bellingham Farmers Market To highlight the grand opening of the Fairhaven Farmers Market and the new market hours (Wednesdays, 3:00 p.m. – 7:00...

Local Organic Produce? There’s a Box for That

You get home from work and are greeted by all your favorite subscription boxes piled high on the doorstep. Excitedly, you bring them inside...

Triple Wren Farms: Beautifying the County One Flower at a Time

While driving past routinely brown fields along the outskirts of Ferndale, the vibrant burst of color that is Triple Wren Farms may seem like...

Shroompaloompa? Let Cascadia Mushrooms Explain

What in the world is a Shroompaloompa? “That’s what we call ourselves here,” Cascadia Mushrooms owner Alex Winstead says with a laugh. “The mushrooms...

Growing Farmers at Cloud Mountain Farm Center

From supplying Amazon and Harborview Medical Center with sustainably grown Whatcom County produce to offering workshops and internships to aspiring farmers, Cloud Mountain Farm...

Over the Moon About Moon Valley Organics

Over two decades ago, Aaron and Kim Otto began the farm that we now know as Moon Valley Organics. What started as Kim trading...

Grace Harbor Farms: Serving the Community Food Co-op Since 2004

A relationship without kids has taken on a whole new meaning for Grace Harbor Farms, one of Community Food Co-op’s long-time suppliers. When consumer...

Whatcom County Farmers Work Through Winter to Prepare for Bellingham Farmers Market

The Bellingham Farmers Market is a magical place where you can show up empty-handed and leave with all the ingredients you need to make...

Bellingham Farmers Market Curates Upcoming Season

You may not realize it, but the Bellingham Farmers Market is special. Everything sold there was grown or created in Whatcom or Skagit counties....

Pasture Raised Pigs at Alluvial Farms

Over the last few decades a wave of eco-centric thinking has swept through Whatcom County and the entire world. We have all come face-to-face...

Osprey Hill Farm – How Does Your Garden Grow?

Mike Rowe, star of the television show Dirty Jobs noted, “If you’re a farmer, you’re facing challenges unlike what most business owners would ever remotely...

Terra Verde Farm is Growing

For Amy and Skuter Fontaine, farming isn’t only a way of life but a way to forge meaningful relationships with those around them in...

Ferndale Farmstead Creates Authentic Artisan Cheeses

Have you ever wondered when eating a pizza, panini or pasta dish, how exactly the ever-so-integral cheese is made? Have you stopped to ask...

Sauk Farm – Making Organic Innovative

There is a saying from Filipino writer Jose Rizal that goes, “The youth are the hope of our future.” It is a short but...

It’s Harvest Time at Hopewell Farm!

Within minutes of meeting Jan and Holley at Hopewell Farm’s stand at the Bellingham Farmers Market, I knew I’d met some quality, hard workin’,...

Community Food Co-op Supports Local Farms and Community

Since they opened their doors in 1970, Community Food Co-op has been committed to fostering cooperation, mutual respect, good food and a business based...

Community Food Co-op Offers Fresh Bucks Program for Low Income Families

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) offers nutritional assistance to millions of low-income individuals and families across the country. In addition to reducing food...

Get Your Mid-Week Farmers Market Fix with the Fairhaven Wednesday Market

Bellingham would not be complete without the Bellingham Farmers Market. Good food, happy people and fresh smells keep us coming back again and again....

Learn about Food, Wine and Wellness at Community Food Co-op’s Healthy Connections Classes

When you think of Community Food Co-op, you probably think of fresh, local produce and a bevy of natural food and wellness products. But...

The Community Food Co-op Bakery—Delicious Done with Quality and Care

Have you been to the Community Food Co-op Bakery Café lately? Perched on the corner of Forest and Holly streets, the Café is like...

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