Whatcom County Farmers - WhatcomTalk

Sunday, April 27, 2025

When the Community Food Co-op opened in 1970, it had one storefront and only eight items on the shelves. Today, it has grown to include well over 18,000 items across multiple locations.

Community Food Co-op produce — The Community Food Co-op staff takes great pride in delivering the best products to its customers. Photo courtesy: Community Food Co-op.

With a focus on local, the Community Food Co-op has supported local farm and vendor development to keep it fresh right here in Whatcom County. Community Food Co-op values the local people working to grow, harvest and feed our community. This channel will serve to highlight some of the farmers who make Whatcom County great.

To taste the local difference 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

Community Food Co-op Presents: Farmers of Whatcom County

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Community Food Co-op: Produce That Is Good for You and for Farmers and...

The Community Food Co-op works with growers to get healthy, nourishing food into the hands of our community members. In the produce department, staff...

The Community Food Co-op Sustainability Program Shows Big Impact

According to Melissa Elkins, Sustainability Program Coordinator and Administrative Assistant for the Community Food Co-op, the Co-op is committed to monitoring a variety of...

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Community Food Co-Op Delivers “The Real Food Show”

Creating the conversation about making healthy food choices and lifestyles is one of the main goals of “The Real Food Show” created and executed by...

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Community Food Co-op Delivers Quality and on a Budget

The Community Food Co-op is committed to providing high quality, local items at the most affordable prices. These great deals are available every day...

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Farm Fund Supports Locally Grown and Its Growers

Since being founded in 2000, the Community Food Co-op has dedicated a portion of its annual donation budget to the Farm Fund, a dedicated...

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Community Food Co-op Delivers Tradition with Taste and Commitment to Community

With a database of thousands of recipes gathered over 40 years, the tradition of good and wholesome food has been the focus from the...

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Community is Key at the Community Food Co-op

When the Community Food Co-op opened in 1970, it had one storefront and only eight items on the shelves. Today, it has grown to...