IWF has been awarded a partnership to work with the Spokane Regional RMA office to develop a bilingual outreach and educationlal program with a special emphasis toward Latino Farmers.  IWF will help to develop educational and promotional materials in Spanish and offer bilingual workshops on crop insurance and other risk management issues in Washington State.   Sean Hopps will coordinate the project and Miguel Urquiza will be the lead organizer and trainer.   

IWF is pleased to announce its joint venture with Calyx Sustainable Tourism We will be working in partnership with Heidi and Steve from Calyx on aspects of our rural economic development strategies that emphasize agritourism development, other forms of niche tourism and how these approaches can support meaningful job development and small business ownership, including small farms. They recently completed a valuable farmland acquisition report which IWF is using for its existing work in Eastern Washington. Most importantly, our values and mission are nicely aligned and we enjoy each other’s company and work style.