Support for Mason County food producers, and an easier way to find local food
Market-Ready Mason helps Mason County producers grow their businesses: finding new buyers like grocery stores, restaurants, and institutions, getting into farmers markets, working through certifications, and building out agritourism. It also makes it easier for the rest of us to find and buy local food close to home.
Where do you fit in?
I grow, raise, or make food
Whether you sell at a farmers market, to local retailers, from a farm stand, or are still getting started, we’re here to help with the business side of your operation. Get support with buyers, licensing, agritourism, promotion, grants, and more, all at no cost to Mason County producers.
I want to buy local
Mason County is an agricultural powerhouse and eating local food has never been more important. Buying local keeps money in Mason County and supports families who work hard for it. Find your local farmers market, or plan a day trip to visit all Mason County farmers markets one weekend.
I work in the community
Mason County’s food system connects schools, senior meal programs, health organizations, tribes, local governments, and community groups. We’re working to better understand how local food moves through our county, where opportunities exist, and how we can strengthen those connections together.
Market-Ready Mason Food Summit Connects Farmers, Buyers, and Community Partners
The recent Food Summit, hosted through the Market-Ready Mason program in partnership with Mason Matters, brought together more than 40+ participants to strengthen connections, explore new opportunities, and support our local agricultural economy!
Read the full press release to learn more about the collaboration and conversations that took place.
Market-Ready Mason Producer Spotlights
In Memoriam of Steve Dysart of Danu’s Garlic Farm
Market-Ready Mason is honored to share the story of Steve Dysart, whose dedication to sustainable farming, heirloom garlic, and stewardship of the land left a lasting impact on Mason County’s local agricultural community.
Check out our previous producer spotlights from the list below:
Follow along with Market-Ready Mason through special segments of MasonEDC’s podcast, The Economic Current. As the program grows, we’ll share conversations with local producers, markets, partners, and others helping strengthen Mason County’s local food system.
Tune in to our latest podcast episode
Get in touch with Tess
Whether you produce food in Mason County, work with people who do, or just want to know where to find it, get in touch. Call or email directly. If you get voicemail, leave a good day and time to reach you and I will work around your schedule.
tess@choosemason.com
(360) 426-2276
628 W. Alder Street
Shelton, WA 98584
Funding for Market-Ready Mason was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.