What Category is your Organization?

Broker
Sells products for growers or represents growers in the sale of their products
Caterer
Prepares food for events
Consultant
A person or company that gives professional or expert advice
Consumer
A person who is unaffiliated with a farm-related business or agency
Education
Academic institution such as Washington State University or The Evergreen State College
Farm Supply
Retail or wholesale business offering products useful to farm businesses, e.g. compost, wire, soil amendments
Farmers Market
A public market at which farmers, ranchers and artisans sell directly to consumers
Grocer
A store selling food products
Grower
A commercial farmer, rancher, orchardist
Home Delivery Service
Delivers produce to private homes
Inn
Place of lodging such as motel, inn, bed and breakfast, hotel etc.
Institutional Food Service
Hospitals, schools, universities, prisons, etc. that prepare and serve food
Marketing Co-op
A collective of growers who pool products and share resources for marketing purposes
Nursery
Business that grows and/or sells trees, shrubs or food and ornamental plants
Packer
Business that packs and/or ships farm products
Processor
Creates value added products on a large or small scale (with own or others’ crops)
Resource
Offers information to farmers and the public; typically a government, nonprofit or membership organization
Restaurant
A place where meals are served to the public
Seed Company
Business that grows and/or sells seeds to farmers
Wholesaler
Buys farm products from farms in quantity to sell to others