Our Mission
The mission of the Puget Sound Food Network (PSFN) is to increase the production, distribution, and consumption of regionally produced food.
The Puget Sound Food Network enables real-time communication between food producers, consumers, and other participants in the Puget Sound regional food system — and facilitates online food-related transactions.
What We Do
- Helps foster a regional food system that supports local agriculture and provides healthy foods to local communities
- Increases access to locally produced products throughout the region
- Enhances the economic viability and sustainability of family farms by providing new market opportunities
- Enables real-time communication between agricultural producers, food processors, distributors, retailers, restaurants, and other participants in the Puget Sound regional food system, and facilitates online food-related transactions.
The Puget Sound Food Network allows farmers and other food producers to:
- Showcase their product, expand their market, and sell online
- Communicate conveniently and directly with buyers
- Locate processing, distribution, and storage facilities
- Assess demand and plan production accordingly
- Coordinate with other regional producers with like needs (bottles, boxes, farm supplies, etc.)
- Consolidate products with other producers to meet growing consumer demand and potential delivery requirements
- Network with other producers to decrease overhead
And allows consumers to:
- Learn about food producers, where they are located
- Access food producer contact information
- Learn about product availability
- As an approved source for local products, benefit from the notoriety of PSFN membership
- Place orders and arrange delivery with participating producers