SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – A local organization that has spent four years distributing fresh, nutrient-dense foods to families in need is partnering with the Spokane Conservation District on a year-round farmers market after losing nearly all of its funding for food distribution programs.
Four Roots, a food resiliency organization, will see its distribution program end on June 30. The program was a pilot project funded through a state program. It sourced food from local farmers and producers in Eastern Washington.
Brittany Tyler, CEO of Four Roots, said the program’s end is difficult to accept.
“It’s really been something that has created a lot of sustainability in the food system in Eastern Washington,” Tyler said. “Just to see it go away, it’s heartbreaking. It is, but it gives us, sort of a little bit of that motivation to move into something that’s a little bit more sustainable outside of those funding sources.”
The organization is now shifting gears with The Scale House Market, a year-round farmers market that Tyler hopes will address gaps in the local food system.
The Scale House Market plans to offer educational resources for the community. These resources will help consumers learn how to use the products sold at the market and integrate them into their daily lives.
The market, located on East 8th Avenue in Spokane Valley, is designed to create a more consistent place for farmers to sell their products and for the community to purchase fresh goods.
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