Jess Tantisook- North Coast Food Web
Women of the Northwest
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LINKS: North Coast Food Web, Small Business Development Center, Clatsop Economic Development Resources,Oregon Community Food Network Systems, Local Food Marketplace, Clatsop Community Action
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Jess Tantisook is the executive director of the North Coast Food Web, a nonprofit based in Astoria, Oregon.
She grew up in Tennessee and now lives in Ilwaco, Washington.
Her degree was in Communications, but a class she took in college on Viticulture and Enology
led her to an interest in fresh produce.
She volunteered on a farm in Washington and eventually moved there.
The Food Web provides education and help to local farmers- those wanting to
begin farming, need information about agriculture as well as business sense.
They recently held a class called How to Run a Profitable Farmers Market Booth.
They have opened an online shopping experience, available through their website, where local farmers bring their produce, individuals can order online and pick up their items in Astoria.
The Food Web also takes SNAP benefits so that low income individuals can receive $40 worth of produce for $20. Through Tillamook Food Routes, they piloted a home food delivery service that went all the way from Nehalem to Ilwaco. It was free for folks that identified as low income and then it was $10 for anyone else.
They have a commercial kitchen available which they rent out to anyone.
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