Another reason to thank West Seattle Farmers’ Market vendors

Chris Curtis from Neighborhood Farmers’ Market Alliance, which manages the West Seattle Farmers’ Market and six others, shared some good news: NFMA farmers donated 47,000 pounds of fresh produce and food to regional food banks last year – about six tons of that, from West Seattle. Curtis says there’s no donation requirement for participants – farmers are asked to consider donations at day’s end, particularly if they have produce that can’t easily “go back on the truck and on to another market.” Donated food, according to Curtis, is “generally collected at the end of the market day by food-bank volunteers, then stored, packaged and distributed to food-bank clients within 48 hours.”

1 Reply to "Another reason to thank West Seattle Farmers' Market vendors"

  • homesweethome March 9, 2010 (7:13 am)

    Thank you to the vendors – as a food bank volunteer I appreciate your willingness to help our community’s most vulnerable.

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