WPC Agriculture Director Pam Lewison shares how the celebration of abundance inherent to Thanksgiving masks growing struggles for farmers.

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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

Proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments would not derail adjudication process

To help young people in Northwest Washington better understand from where their food comes, Whatcom Farm Circle will return for the 10th year this November.

Budget shortfalls aren’t an excuse for the state to renege on its duty to provide resources to the 30,000-plus people Ecology dragged into court.

Fred Likkel, Executive Director of Whatcom Family Farmers, issues the following statement regarding Whatcom County Councilman Ben Elenbaas’ proposed amendments to the County’s Draft Comprehensive Plan: “Councilman Elenbaas’ proposed amendments present a possible path forward in the Nooksack Basin’s difficult water rights adjudication. These changes would help protect local farming. “Whatcom Family Farmers applauds Elenbaas’ efforts

The Whatcom Farm Circle is an annual field trip hosted in the fall by Whatcom Family Farmers and the Whatcom County agriculture community for 3rd grade students. At this event, students learn about local food, meet real farmers, and explore the science behind agriculture. This event, made possible

In August, we called on our readers to tell the Forest Practices Board that we oppose the radical and unscientific rule that would force massive new buffer zones on non-fish-bearing streams, despite no evidence of harm to fish or water quality. If passed, this rule would remove hundreds of thousands of acres of private forestland from

An unprecedented total ban on surface water usage in the Yakima Basin shut off irrigation early and disrupted city water services this month.

Never before has drought forced the state to cut off water sources for entire cities.

Recently-obtained letters expose Washington Department of Ecology’s inability to enforce the state water laws it claims to champion to protect endangered salmon In the face of a crippling state focus on their water resources, farmers in Whatcom County are questioning the Washington State Department of Ecology’s ability to manage those resources, after newly-revealed