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. Find the farmers markets, farm stands, and u-pick spots near you, when they are open, and which ones accept nutrition program benefits.

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.

Mason County food is easier to find than most people think. Here is where to get it, when, and which places take SNAP, WIC, and Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefits.

Are we missing a market, farm stand, or u pick? Email tess@choosemason.com and we will add it.

Where to buy local in Mason County

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

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.