Whatcom Family Farmers
@whatcomfamilyfarmers.org
Preserving the legacy and future
of family farming in #Whatcom County by unifying the #farming community and building public support.
of family farming in #Whatcom County by unifying the #farming community and building public support.
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County growth plan must protect farming | Cascadia Daily News
Population growth, land values, water rights challenge agriculture's future
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1/4 Every 10 years, all cities and counties in the state are required to update their Comprehensive (or ‘Comp’) Plan. This document provides a template for how these entities handle growth. This process is happening over the next two years.
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May your holiday be filled with peace, joy, and Christmas cheer!
—from all of us at Whatcom Family Farmers
—from all of us at Whatcom Family Farmers
December 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
May your holiday be filled with peace, joy, and Christmas cheer!
—from all of us at Whatcom Family Farmers
—from all of us at Whatcom Family Farmers
Collaboration—not conflict—is the path forward. Waterforwhatcom.org unites family farmers, Realtors, Farm Bureau, & Environmental partners to pursue solutions similar to the Yakima Basin process that ended a 42-year court fight.
👉 https://issuu.com/business-pulse/docs/business_pulse_nov_dec_2025/49
👉 https://issuu.com/business-pulse/docs/business_pulse_nov_dec_2025/49
Business Pulse Nov | Dec 2025
For 50 years, Business Pulse magazine has been covering the entrepreneurial spirit and economic influence of business talents in Whatcom County.
issuu.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Collaboration—not conflict—is the path forward. Waterforwhatcom.org unites family farmers, Realtors, Farm Bureau, & Environmental partners to pursue solutions similar to the Yakima Basin process that ended a 42-year court fight.
👉 https://issuu.com/business-pulse/docs/business_pulse_nov_dec_2025/49
👉 https://issuu.com/business-pulse/docs/business_pulse_nov_dec_2025/49
This is the collaborative process we need here in Whatcom County to tackle drought AND flooding… We don’t have decades to wait.
https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/government/yakima-basin-restoration-projects-helped-reduce-flood-damage-this-month/article_e7472cee-3ff0-4946-8b07-130752f8ece8.html
https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/government/yakima-basin-restoration-projects-helped-reduce-flood-damage-this-month/article_e7472cee-3ff0-4946-8b07-130752f8ece8.html
Yakima Basin restoration projects helped reduce flood damage this month
Dozens of floodplain restoration projects have been completed in the Yakima River Basin. Officials say that work helped limit damage from flooding this month.
www.yakimaherald.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This is the collaborative process we need here in Whatcom County to tackle drought AND flooding… We don’t have decades to wait.
https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/government/yakima-basin-restoration-projects-helped-reduce-flood-damage-this-month/article_e7472cee-3ff0-4946-8b07-130752f8ece8.html
https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/government/yakima-basin-restoration-projects-helped-reduce-flood-damage-this-month/article_e7472cee-3ff0-4946-8b07-130752f8ece8.html
Homes, businesses and farms in Whatcom County are reeling after sustaining devastating damage in the second major Nooksack River flood in four years.
#TheFarmingShow #WAFlood #wawx #farming #pnw
https://savefamilyfarming.org/flooded-for-second-time-in-4-years-whatcom-farmer-asks-hard-questions/#
#TheFarmingShow #WAFlood #wawx #farming #pnw
https://savefamilyfarming.org/flooded-for-second-time-in-4-years-whatcom-farmer-asks-hard-questions/#
December 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Homes, businesses and farms in Whatcom County are reeling after sustaining devastating damage in the second major Nooksack River flood in four years.
#TheFarmingShow #WAFlood #wawx #farming #pnw
https://savefamilyfarming.org/flooded-for-second-time-in-4-years-whatcom-farmer-asks-hard-questions/#
#TheFarmingShow #WAFlood #wawx #farming #pnw
https://savefamilyfarming.org/flooded-for-second-time-in-4-years-whatcom-farmer-asks-hard-questions/#
How do our community #values respond to these challenges? We can no longer punt these issues down the road, not if #farming is to survive.
https://www.lyndentribune.com/community/guest-opinion-finding-hope-amid-water-uncertainty/article_164059c1-e17f-40ea-8ab7-3afb96aa122e.html
#WhatcomCounty #PNW
https://www.lyndentribune.com/community/guest-opinion-finding-hope-amid-water-uncertainty/article_164059c1-e17f-40ea-8ab7-3afb96aa122e.html
#WhatcomCounty #PNW
GUEST OPINION: Finding hope amid water uncertainty
On Wednesday, Nov. 19, Whatcom Family Farmers hosted its annual Farmer Rally at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds in Lynden. This annual event is our attempt to bring the farming community
www.lyndentribune.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
How do our community #values respond to these challenges? We can no longer punt these issues down the road, not if #farming is to survive.
https://www.lyndentribune.com/community/guest-opinion-finding-hope-amid-water-uncertainty/article_164059c1-e17f-40ea-8ab7-3afb96aa122e.html
#WhatcomCounty #PNW
https://www.lyndentribune.com/community/guest-opinion-finding-hope-amid-water-uncertainty/article_164059c1-e17f-40ea-8ab7-3afb96aa122e.html
#WhatcomCounty #PNW
Whatcom County’s Sheriff’s Office - Emergency Management is asking individuals and businesses—including farmers—to complete a 2025 Individual & Business Damage Assessment.
This is just an initial assessment to estimate damages.
https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/436edf2df62e4d3a876fe76e095bb1e6
#PNW
This is just an initial assessment to estimate damages.
https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/436edf2df62e4d3a876fe76e095bb1e6
#PNW
December 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Whatcom County’s Sheriff’s Office - Emergency Management is asking individuals and businesses—including farmers—to complete a 2025 Individual & Business Damage Assessment.
This is just an initial assessment to estimate damages.
https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/436edf2df62e4d3a876fe76e095bb1e6
#PNW
This is just an initial assessment to estimate damages.
https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/436edf2df62e4d3a876fe76e095bb1e6
#PNW
#WhatcomCounty has a long and storied history of #farming, and what farming looks like in the county now is much different than many decades ago.
https://savefamilyfarming.org/whatcom-photographer-documents-local-farming-legacy-with-old-barns-books/
#TheFarmingShow #OldBarns #PNW #History #Whatcom
https://savefamilyfarming.org/whatcom-photographer-documents-local-farming-legacy-with-old-barns-books/
#TheFarmingShow #OldBarns #PNW #History #Whatcom
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#WhatcomCounty has a long and storied history of #farming, and what farming looks like in the county now is much different than many decades ago.
https://savefamilyfarming.org/whatcom-photographer-documents-local-farming-legacy-with-old-barns-books/
#TheFarmingShow #OldBarns #PNW #History #Whatcom
https://savefamilyfarming.org/whatcom-photographer-documents-local-farming-legacy-with-old-barns-books/
#TheFarmingShow #OldBarns #PNW #History #Whatcom
Please stay safe and heed public officials’ warnings as this flood unfolds.
Also, keep in your prayers the farmers who have animals, equipment, buildings and homes to protect from floodwaters in the coming hours and days.
https://www.whatcomcounty.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=5259
Also, keep in your prayers the farmers who have animals, equipment, buildings and homes to protect from floodwaters in the coming hours and days.
https://www.whatcomcounty.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=5259
Flood Warning in Effect for the Nooksack River
Heavy rain associated with phase two of the current storm system is expected to continue today, and river levels may reach moderate flood stage.
www.whatcomcounty.us
December 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Please stay safe and heed public officials’ warnings as this flood unfolds.
Also, keep in your prayers the farmers who have animals, equipment, buildings and homes to protect from floodwaters in the coming hours and days.
https://www.whatcomcounty.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=5259
Also, keep in your prayers the farmers who have animals, equipment, buildings and homes to protect from floodwaters in the coming hours and days.
https://www.whatcomcounty.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=5259
"Our community faces an important crossroads. ... How do our community values respond to these challenges? We can no longer punt these issues down the road, not if agriculture is to survive."
https://whatcomfamilyfarmers.org/a-word-from-whatcom-family-farmers-board-president/
https://whatcomfamilyfarmers.org/a-word-from-whatcom-family-farmers-board-president/
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"Our community faces an important crossroads. ... How do our community values respond to these challenges? We can no longer punt these issues down the road, not if agriculture is to survive."
https://whatcomfamilyfarmers.org/a-word-from-whatcom-family-farmers-board-president/
https://whatcomfamilyfarmers.org/a-word-from-whatcom-family-farmers-board-president/
Whatcom Family Farmers SWAG SHOP is here!
We are thrilled to be working with Advantage Sports/Soccer City, who has used their expertise to help us curate and set up our first merchandise store.
https://www.shopadvantagesports.com/whatcom-family-farmers/
We are thrilled to be working with Advantage Sports/Soccer City, who has used their expertise to help us curate and set up our first merchandise store.
https://www.shopadvantagesports.com/whatcom-family-farmers/
December 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Whatcom Family Farmers SWAG SHOP is here!
We are thrilled to be working with Advantage Sports/Soccer City, who has used their expertise to help us curate and set up our first merchandise store.
https://www.shopadvantagesports.com/whatcom-family-farmers/
We are thrilled to be working with Advantage Sports/Soccer City, who has used their expertise to help us curate and set up our first merchandise store.
https://www.shopadvantagesports.com/whatcom-family-farmers/
It’s the 15th year of the #Lynden Ag Show, and over 500 #farmers, #farm support businesses, university #researchers & others are expected to attend the show on Dec. 3-4.
https://savefamilyfarming.org/small-fruit-potato-growers-to-gather-at-lynden-ag-show/#
#TheFarmingShow #WhatcomCounty #PNW
https://savefamilyfarming.org/small-fruit-potato-growers-to-gather-at-lynden-ag-show/#
#TheFarmingShow #WhatcomCounty #PNW
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It’s the 15th year of the #Lynden Ag Show, and over 500 #farmers, #farm support businesses, university #researchers & others are expected to attend the show on Dec. 3-4.
https://savefamilyfarming.org/small-fruit-potato-growers-to-gather-at-lynden-ag-show/#
#TheFarmingShow #WhatcomCounty #PNW
https://savefamilyfarming.org/small-fruit-potato-growers-to-gather-at-lynden-ag-show/#
#TheFarmingShow #WhatcomCounty #PNW
This #GivingTuesday, your support helps keep Whatcom farmers informed, connected, and standing together for fair, practical solutions.
🎁 Donate now: https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E351729&id=1
#Farming #Agriculture #Education #Outreach #Advocacy #WhatcomCounty #PNW
🎁 Donate now: https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E351729&id=1
#Farming #Agriculture #Education #Outreach #Advocacy #WhatcomCounty #PNW
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This #GivingTuesday, your support helps keep Whatcom farmers informed, connected, and standing together for fair, practical solutions.
🎁 Donate now: https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E351729&id=1
#Farming #Agriculture #Education #Outreach #Advocacy #WhatcomCounty #PNW
🎁 Donate now: https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E351729&id=1
#Farming #Agriculture #Education #Outreach #Advocacy #WhatcomCounty #PNW
Hirst is right that adjudication won’t fix Whatcom’s water crisis. We need real projects and solutions that support salmon, families, and farming. The time to collaborate is now.
https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/nov/26/guest-writer-nooksack-adjudication-wont-solvae-our-water-supply-problems/
#PNW
https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/nov/26/guest-writer-nooksack-adjudication-wont-solvae-our-water-supply-problems/
#PNW
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Hirst is right that adjudication won’t fix Whatcom’s water crisis. We need real projects and solutions that support salmon, families, and farming. The time to collaborate is now.
https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/nov/26/guest-writer-nooksack-adjudication-wont-solvae-our-water-supply-problems/
#PNW
https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/nov/26/guest-writer-nooksack-adjudication-wont-solvae-our-water-supply-problems/
#PNW
Thank you to Oregon Blueberry, a Platinum Level Sponsor of this year’s Farmer Rally. Their commitment to quality agriculture and strong farm communities helps make events like this possible. Learn more: https://oblueberry.com
#FarmerRally #familyfarming #farming #agriculture #harvest #blueberries
#FarmerRally #familyfarming #farming #agriculture #harvest #blueberries
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Thank you to Oregon Blueberry, a Platinum Level Sponsor of this year’s Farmer Rally. Their commitment to quality agriculture and strong farm communities helps make events like this possible. Learn more: https://oblueberry.com
#FarmerRally #familyfarming #farming #agriculture #harvest #blueberries
#FarmerRally #familyfarming #farming #agriculture #harvest #blueberries
This Thanksgiving, we honor Whatcom farmers pushing through long days, rising costs, endless paperwork and court filings just to keep growing food. Your resilience feeds us all. #Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This Thanksgiving, we honor Whatcom farmers pushing through long days, rising costs, endless paperwork and court filings just to keep growing food. Your resilience feeds us all. #Thanksgiving
Big shoutout to Northwest Propane, a Platinum Level Sponsor of the Farmer Rally! Their reliable support keeps our farms moving and our ag community strong. Learn more: https://nwpropane.net
#FarmerRally2025 #familyfarming #farmstrong #farming #agriculture #harvest #PNW #fyp
#FarmerRally2025 #familyfarming #farmstrong #farming #agriculture #harvest #PNW #fyp
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Big shoutout to Northwest Propane, a Platinum Level Sponsor of the Farmer Rally! Their reliable support keeps our farms moving and our ag community strong. Learn more: https://nwpropane.net
#FarmerRally2025 #familyfarming #farmstrong #farming #agriculture #harvest #PNW #fyp
#FarmerRally2025 #familyfarming #farmstrong #farming #agriculture #harvest #PNW #fyp
"[E}ven as people celebrate the abundance of food we are afforded in this country, the people who have produced it will continue to struggle to be understood and respected.
https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/from-cornucopia-to-crisis-what-thanksgiving-hides-about-farming-in-america
https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/from-cornucopia-to-crisis-what-thanksgiving-hides-about-farming-in-america
From Cornucopia to Crisis: What Thanksgiving Hides About Farming in America
WPC Agriculture Director Pam Lewison shares how the celebration of abundance inherent to Thanksgiving masks growing struggles for farmers.
www.washingtonpolicy.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"[E}ven as people celebrate the abundance of food we are afforded in this country, the people who have produced it will continue to struggle to be understood and respected.
https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/from-cornucopia-to-crisis-what-thanksgiving-hides-about-farming-in-america
https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/from-cornucopia-to-crisis-what-thanksgiving-hides-about-farming-in-america
Huge thanks to Nelson-Reisner, a Platinum Level Sponsor of this year’s Farmer Rally. Their support strengthens our local farm families and helps make this event possible. Learn more about their work here: nelsonreisner.com
#FarmerRally #familyfarming #farmstrong #farming #agriculture #harvest
#FarmerRally #familyfarming #farmstrong #farming #agriculture #harvest
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Huge thanks to Nelson-Reisner, a Platinum Level Sponsor of this year’s Farmer Rally. Their support strengthens our local farm families and helps make this event possible. Learn more about their work here: nelsonreisner.com
#FarmerRally #familyfarming #farmstrong #farming #agriculture #harvest
#FarmerRally #familyfarming #farmstrong #farming #agriculture #harvest
Local farmers are calling out Washington State Department of Ecology for adding to confusion about its Whatcom water rights lawsuit with a recent attempt to correct “rumors” & “misinformation.”
https://savefamilyfarming.org/irony-state-misrepresents-whatcom-water-lawsuit-facts-in-its-own-fact-check/
https://savefamilyfarming.org/irony-state-misrepresents-whatcom-water-lawsuit-facts-in-its-own-fact-check/
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Local farmers are calling out Washington State Department of Ecology for adding to confusion about its Whatcom water rights lawsuit with a recent attempt to correct “rumors” & “misinformation.”
https://savefamilyfarming.org/irony-state-misrepresents-whatcom-water-lawsuit-facts-in-its-own-fact-check/
https://savefamilyfarming.org/irony-state-misrepresents-whatcom-water-lawsuit-facts-in-its-own-fact-check/
Huge thanks to our Farmer Rally Platinum Sponsor Len Honcoop Gravel for supporting this year’s Farmer Rally! Their commitment helps keep Whatcom farms strong.
Learn more: https://honcoop.com
#WhatcomFarmers #FarmerRally #FarmerRally2025 #WhatcomCounty #Whatcom #PNW
Learn more: https://honcoop.com
#WhatcomFarmers #FarmerRally #FarmerRally2025 #WhatcomCounty #Whatcom #PNW
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Huge thanks to our Farmer Rally Platinum Sponsor Len Honcoop Gravel for supporting this year’s Farmer Rally! Their commitment helps keep Whatcom farms strong.
Learn more: https://honcoop.com
#WhatcomFarmers #FarmerRally #FarmerRally2025 #WhatcomCounty #Whatcom #PNW
Learn more: https://honcoop.com
#WhatcomFarmers #FarmerRally #FarmerRally2025 #WhatcomCounty #Whatcom #PNW
Tom Tebb, former director of the state’s Office of the Columbia River joins Dillon ahead of his address at Whatcom Family Farmers’ 2025 Farmer Rally.
🎙️https://savefamilyfarming.org/hope-for-whatcom-water-top-wa-expert-to-speak-at-farmer-rally/
#TheFarmingShow #FarmerRally #WhatcomCounty
🎙️https://savefamilyfarming.org/hope-for-whatcom-water-top-wa-expert-to-speak-at-farmer-rally/
#TheFarmingShow #FarmerRally #WhatcomCounty
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Tom Tebb, former director of the state’s Office of the Columbia River joins Dillon ahead of his address at Whatcom Family Farmers’ 2025 Farmer Rally.
🎙️https://savefamilyfarming.org/hope-for-whatcom-water-top-wa-expert-to-speak-at-farmer-rally/
#TheFarmingShow #FarmerRally #WhatcomCounty
🎙️https://savefamilyfarming.org/hope-for-whatcom-water-top-wa-expert-to-speak-at-farmer-rally/
#TheFarmingShow #FarmerRally #WhatcomCounty
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#ICYMI: The replay of our Ag Exchange webinar is now available.
We talked with a Modernizing the EPA co-author about how smarter, more transparent regulation can rebuild trust and support real science.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/a-gsYPzJiBQ
#PNW #WALeg #AgViability #Farming #Trust #Science
We talked with a Modernizing the EPA co-author about how smarter, more transparent regulation can rebuild trust and support real science.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/a-gsYPzJiBQ
#PNW #WALeg #AgViability #Farming #Trust #Science
The Ag Exchange Webinar Series: Modernizing the EPA
- Modernizing the EPA: Restoring Scientific Integrity, Environmental Protections, and Demanding AccountabilityLive webinar recorded on November 13, 2025Resou...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
#ICYMI: The replay of our Ag Exchange webinar is now available.
We talked with a Modernizing the EPA co-author about how smarter, more transparent regulation can rebuild trust and support real science.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/a-gsYPzJiBQ
#PNW #WALeg #AgViability #Farming #Trust #Science
We talked with a Modernizing the EPA co-author about how smarter, more transparent regulation can rebuild trust and support real science.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/a-gsYPzJiBQ
#PNW #WALeg #AgViability #Farming #Trust #Science
“It’s incredibly disappointing that Whatcom farmers and residents can’t trust the information from the government agency behind this litigation." https://whatcomfamilyfarmers.org/state-gets-facts-wrong-on-water-metering-animal-water-under-scrutiny-in-whatcom-water-adjudication-lawsuit/
#WALeg #PNW
#WALeg #PNW
State Gets Facts Wrong on Water Metering, Animal Water Under Scrutiny In Whatcom Water Adjudication Lawsuit
Department of Ecology spreads misinformation even as it claims to dispel myths, misrepresenting facts in recent “Fact or fiction” newsletter on Whatcom water rights adjudication lawsuit
(LYNDEN, Wash.) Local farmers are calling out the Washington State Department of Ecology for adding to local confusion about its Whatcom water rights adjudication lawsuit with a recent
whatcomfamilyfarmers.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“It’s incredibly disappointing that Whatcom farmers and residents can’t trust the information from the government agency behind this litigation." https://whatcomfamilyfarmers.org/state-gets-facts-wrong-on-water-metering-animal-water-under-scrutiny-in-whatcom-water-adjudication-lawsuit/
#WALeg #PNW
#WALeg #PNW
A big thank-you to Farmers Equipment Company for fueling this year’s Farmer Rally as our Dinner Sponsor! Their continued support of Whatcom Family Farmers helps bring our community together to celebrate and stand up for local agriculture.
whatcomfamilyfarmers.org/farmer-rally
whatcomfamilyfarmers.org/farmer-rally
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A big thank-you to Farmers Equipment Company for fueling this year’s Farmer Rally as our Dinner Sponsor! Their continued support of Whatcom Family Farmers helps bring our community together to celebrate and stand up for local agriculture.
whatcomfamilyfarmers.org/farmer-rally
whatcomfamilyfarmers.org/farmer-rally
We’re grateful for partners who stand with local farms year after year. 🌾 Huge thanks to Larson Gross for being a Title Sponsor of the 2025 Farmer Rally! Their support strengthens Whatcom’s farming families.
Join us Nov 19.
👉 whatcomfamilyfarmers.org/farmer-rally
Join us Nov 19.
👉 whatcomfamilyfarmers.org/farmer-rally
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We’re grateful for partners who stand with local farms year after year. 🌾 Huge thanks to Larson Gross for being a Title Sponsor of the 2025 Farmer Rally! Their support strengthens Whatcom’s farming families.
Join us Nov 19.
👉 whatcomfamilyfarmers.org/farmer-rally
Join us Nov 19.
👉 whatcomfamilyfarmers.org/farmer-rally