Viking Supported Agriculture
Contact(s)
Gabrielle Santerre ,
Food Box Customer Service
Email: gabrielle@growingwashington.org
Phone: (206)458-0264
Have any questions about out program? Want to make a special request for your box? Contact Gabby for these and any other questions or needs you have.
The VSA is Western’s Community Supported Agriculture program, bringing students, staff, and faculty in contact with Whatcom/Skagit County produce and producers. By signing up, you will receive a box of local, fresh, organic fruits and veggies June 14 – October 25, 2018. Boxes will be dropped off near the west entrance of Haggard Hall every Thursday from 10am – 5pm.
The VSA program is a program of the Office of Sustainability and was initiated through a Whatcom Community Foundation grant to help our
communitysupport sustainable local agriculture and make nutritious food available to members of the Western community. Students and employees can see all of the box options and add-on items and learn more about the CSA and farm here.
Growing Washington partners with many local Whatcom and Skagit County farms, including Growing Veterans. By participating in the VSA program your investment supports over a dozen small farms!
“Growing Washington is offering WWU Students and Employees a special $25 discount on any subscription. Simply enter the discount code “WWU” when ordering your CSA membership”
Question about WWU campus pick-up location or employee & student subscription discount? Contact Carol Berry at Carol.Berry@wwu.edu
Signing Up
- Visit www.growingwashington.org/food-box and click “Sign Up Now“
- Select Bellingham – Western WA University as your pick-up location
- Log in weekly to select your items or let farmers choose
- Deliveries start June 14th and run for 20 weeks
*Register by June 1 to guarantee a box. Later sign-ups will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Options
You can get a “Local Choice” or “Farmer’s Choice” box. Both options have multiple size options. You sign up for 20 weeks. A fall-only sign up will be available for those who will not be in Bellingham over the summer.
Local Choice Box – You decide what you receive every week.
Farmer’s Choice Box – The farmers choose what you receive every week.