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Special Report - Banking, Finance & Investment - August 02, 2012
WSU extension partners to help farm start-ups
New West Side program made first couple of loans last month, plans more


Beginning farmers in Skagit County are said to be getting a much-needed boost from a new program that has Washington State University Extension partnering with nonprofit Slow Money NW, Viva Farms, North Coast Credit Union, and food-minded investors in the region. The project is intended to help new farmers surmount one of the major hurdles producers face: the start-up costs involved in agricultural enterprises.

Slow Money NW's program, called the Farmer Reserve Fund, is extending c...


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