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Harmony Fields makes artisan, farmstead sheep cheese and grows WSDA certified 100% organic herbs. Our mission is to produce nutritious, high-quality food and medicine using organic and ecological farming techniques.

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Harmony Fields Featured in Skagit STEM Video

Harmony Fields (Bow) is currently taking part in a STEM project for 3rd-5th graders created by Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland. They created this short video about the farm to help spread the word about the agro-ecological work Harmony Fields is doing.

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WASCA Initiates First-Ever GiveBig WA! Campaign

On May 4 and 5, WASCA is taking part in its first-ever GiveBig WA! Campaign. GiveBig WA! allows non-profit organizations to fundraise through the GiveBig platform. The donation drive takes place twice a year, but participating organizations can receive donations at any time. As a 501(c)6 organization with few opportunities to apply for grants, WASCA…

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Spring 2021 Newsletter

Greetings WASCA Members! Newsletter Contents Message from the Executive Director FDA Sampling Assignment Comment on Additional Traceability Requirements The Cheese Map is Live! Membership Benefits – Help Us Get Them to You Another New Benefit: Roux Washington Cheese Stickers on the Way Welcome, New Board Members! Committee Updates In the News Message from the Executive…

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Award Winners, WASCA Featured in Cheese Reporter

Cascadia Creamery, Ferndale Farmstead, and Samish Bay Cheese were featured in an article in Cheese Reporter published on March 19, 2021. The cover story, titled, “Washington State Cheese Community Growing, Gathering Artisan Honors,” recognized the three creameries for sweeping the North Region category for cheeses in the 2021 Good Food Awards. The article went on…

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WASCA Director Shares Pairing Secrets with Tilth Alliance

The Tilth Alliance just shared a Valentine’s Day story with local cheese-pairing tips from WASCA’s Executive Director, Courtney Johnson. Johnson shared three basic principles for creating pairings that last well beyond Valentine’s Day—and her suggestions featured several WASCA cheesemaker members who have listings on the Tilth Alliance’s Eat Local First site. You can read the…

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WASCA’s 2021 Membership Meeting is in the Books

Our 2021 Member Meeting was a success. WASCA’s first-ever online membership meeting was held on Friday, January 29, with 24 attendees joining us on Zoom. During the meeting, we introduced three new members of WASCA’s Board of Directors (welcome Jessica Gigot, John Haugen, and Lucas King!) and the board’s president for 2021, Meghan McKenna. Meghan led us…

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WASCA Members Sweep Good Food Awards

A special congratulations to Cascadia Creamery (Cloud Cap), Ferndale Farmstead (Ferndale Fontina and Smoky Scamorza), and Samish Bay Creamery (Vache) for winning 2021 Good Food Awards! These three Washington creameries swept all four of the awards in the North Region category for cheeses. The Good Food Awards recognizes excellence not only in a company’s food…

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An Enthusiastic Nod to Our Cheesemakers

The Cheese Professor gave a shout-out to a handful of Washington’s talented cheesemakers in a recent blog post. WASCA members Beecher’s, Cascadia Creamery, Ferndale Farmstead, and Twin Sisters Creamery all made the cut. Check it out!

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December 2020 Newsletter

December 28, 2020 Dear WASCA Members, As this unprecedented year draws to a close, I am honored to have served you for the past four months. I believe that we have accomplished much despite the challenges 2020 has brought, and that we will achieve much more in the new year. With all that is going…

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WASCA, Local Cheesemakers Featured in Culture Article

Lindsay Slevin of Twin Sisters Creamery (Ferndale) and President of WASCA was cited in a year-in-review article in Culture Magazine about the pressures the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on the cheese industry. The article, “Weathering the Storm: The cheese industry looks back at its pandemic year. Marci Shuman of Cascadia Creamery (Trout Lake) was also…