Work cooperatively to encourage affordable land for farmers through a range of potential innovations and new business models.

Foster consistency of food policy across jurisdictions.

Promote marketing opportunities across the food system.

Raise the level of county-wide public awareness and understanding of Kitsap County agriculture, including its ecological, economic, open space and cultural value, and its importance to local food security.

Assess opportunities to reduce regulatory burdens and related expenses through means, such as, streamlining of taxation exemption processes.

Develop and adopt a Right-to-Farm ordinance.

Encourage locally based food production, distribution, and choice through the support of community gardens, school gardens, farm-to-school programs, farmers or public markets, and other small-scale, collaborative initiatives.

Educate the agricultural community of the importance of business and succession planning, and provide resource assistance.

Promote youth engagement in agricultural activities.

Foster, at the local, regional and federal level, a culture in which Kitsap supports food system activities.

Engage decision makers, agencies, tribal governments and the public through collaboration with agricultural associations, producers, processors and distributors to promote the food system.

Consider allowing alternative retail models including pop-ups and mobile markets. Increase market opportunities for producers including the use of community gathering places as venues for local food sales.

Encourage establishment of sustainable community processing centers.

Expand distribution to retail and wholesale buyers to improve consistency in food quantity, quality and availability (e.g., food hubs).

Encourage partnerships that support opportunities for local and regional marketing, distribution and sales.

Promote institutional procurement that favors local and regional food sourcing by county, school and other governmental agencies and local employers.

Create and update a county-wide food assessment.

Work with nonprofit partners and local food system members to support processing both on and off farms.