King County Launches 'Local Food Finder' Interactive Map

KING COUNTY, WA — A new online map helps King County residents find locally-produced food, vegetables, and health products sold by nearby farms and small businesses.

The Local Food Finder shows the easiest ways to arrange pickup or delivery as part of an ongoing effort to help support local growers whose sales are severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shoppers can find fresh produce, berries, flowers, honey, meat, and cheese, along with handmade body care products and candles. Each seller is sorted among 10 product categories and shows which off u-pick, farm stand sales, pickup and home delivery.

County officials said an outreach process is underway to help local farmers and growers participate at no cost.

According to the King County Executive's Office, the map is a product of the Local Food Initiative, created in 2014 to bolster the local food economy.

"We are making it easier than ever to get fresh food and flowers delivered directly from local farms or arrange for convenient pickup right at the farm," said Dow Constantine, King County Executive.

The free map works on computers and mobile devices and can be found here. Users can search by location and narrow the results by desired product type.