Apply now for a USDA CFAP Payment

Are you a dairy, specialty crop, or livestock producer that has suffered a five-percent-or-greater price decline, or who had losses due to market supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19?

• Apply now to the USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to receive a payment.
• Learn more here: https://www.farmers.gov/cfap
• To get started with your application go online or contact your local FSA office for a phone appointment:
  King County North of I-90: 360-428-7684x2
  King County South of I-90: 253-845-9272
• The deadline for applications is August 28

King County’s Brand New Local Food Finder:
Expand your business

In response to COVID-19, Farm King County created the Local Food Finder. The Local Food Finder will be an interactive map that allows consumers to search for local food based on products, location, and types of sales outlets. It will connect consumers to your CSA, farmstand, or online business.

A growing number of King County residents are trying to find and purchase directly from local farmers. To help you share information with these shoppers about your products and how to find them, King County has created an interactive map that will allow consumers to find local food based on your farm’s pick up or delivery locations, types of products, or services offered.

Add your farm business to the map.

At the end of the form, you can elect to be automatically listed in Tilth Alliance’s statewide, online FarmGuide and in the future online Washington State Food and Farm Atlas.

WhatsGood App

WhatsGood is an online marketing opportunity and a way to pivot your sales to e-commerce.

Set up a profile by signing up for a WhatsGood vendor account

If you have any questions regarding your sign up process please reach out to support@sourcewhatsgood.com or use the orange support chat bubble inside of WhatsGood. If you would like to talk with Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets about the opportunity, contact Sam Kielty.

Equipment Share Program

The following equipment is available for use for a fee. KCD charges a small fee for these items to cover the cost of maintenance and insurance.

• H&N 50 Manure Spreader - for spreading composted animal waste and other compost)
• Rhino Limer Drop Spreader - for seed, fertilizer lime application)
• Kasco Eco-Drill No-Till Seeder - for reseeding pasture and seeding cover crops)
• Featherman Poultry Processing Equipment - for harvesting and processing poultry)

And these tools are available for use for free:

• Hay Probe - for testing animal forage nutritional levels
• Weed Wrenches - for removing invasive weeds such as Scotch Broom
• Soil Sampling Probes - for sampling your soil to submit to KCD’s Soil Nutrient Testing Program

Visit Equipment Share Program to check availability and rent or borrow any of the equipment.

Please keep in mind that scheduling and processes have changed due to COVID-19 orders and recommendations by our state and local health agencies.

Upcoming Events of Interest

Be sure to take some time out this summer to tune in to some online workshops.

Note: Many events are being changed due to COVID-19 risk, so be sure to check the status of an event before registering.

Where the Water Begins
Webinar for Marine Shoreline Landowners

Saturday, June 27, 2020 9:00am

Please watch our website and social media outlets for information about other events to be scheduled. And visit http://kingcd.org/events to register for future KCD-organized Workshops, Farm Tours and Volunteer Events.