Nate’s Notes: FarMore WA looks for help, adjudication and more

FarMore WA looks for boardmembers

FarmMore WA, a farm-support organization associated with the Ballard Farmers Market, is looking five board members who are energetic, community-minded, and excited to contribute, executive director Joy Moody said. Applicants should have experience or interest in fundraising, development, website, marketing and communications. FarMore WA is also looking for someone to serve as Treasurer. 

“At its core, this work is about closing the gap between people and where their food comes from, while also supporting farmers in the very real work of feeding our communities,” Moody said in an email. “There is a lot of opportunity here to grow FARMore into something that is more effective, more visible, and more supportive of the people at the center of our food landscape.”

FarmMore WA offers a Farm Relief fund that supports farms damaged from disasters, a Sweat Equity Program, and a Gleaning program where excess food is collected from the Ballard, Central District and Wallingford farmers market to help people in need. 

For more information, go to www.farmorewa.org, or contact Moody at joy@farmorewa.org. 

Nooksack adjudication impacts small portions of Skagit County

The Nooksack adjudication, a legal process through Whatcom County Superior Court involving the Washington Department of Ecology and local water users in Water Resource Inventory Area 1 that comprises most of Whatcom County, also includes several small portions of Skagit County. Claims are due by June 1, 2027. 

Ecology in 2025 sent summons via certified mail to more than 30,000 property owners in Whatcom and Skagit counties who are impacted by the adjudication process. Around 200 Skagit County property owners could not be reached. A list of names was published on March 17 in the legal notice section of the Skagit Valley Herald and Cascadia Daily News, according to information from the Washington Department of Ecology. 

The adjudication process requires water users to self-report their water use in a form online or on paper. The court makes a decision that lists water uses in priority (old to new), including where and how much water is legal on each parcel of land. Adjudication doesn’t involve criminal proceedings or penalties and does not change current law on water use. 

For more information, go to ecology.wa.gov/water-shorelines/water-supply/water-rights/adjudications/nooksack.

Washington Department of Ecology has an online tool to find your watershed by clicking here.

Eat Local First offers comprehensive CSA listing

Eat Local First’s CSA Finder provides a comprehensive resource for people looking to buy fresh, locally grown produce. If a farmer offers a CSA, then they can sign up for this free-of-charge listing. 

Farmers offering a CSA can click here to create a listing or to log in to update past listings for accuracy and completeness and add events to East Local First events calendar. 

East Local First will be promoting and offering education around CSAs while directing traffic to its CSA Finder.