Studies/Reports Related to the Continued Economic Viability of Skagit County Agriculture

• Skagit County’s proposed agritourism amendments with staff report. July 6, 2023

• SPF’s Agritourism Policy Position

• Agritourism Policy Review and Recommendations. Skagit County Agricultural Advisory Board (AAB). April 12, 2023.

• Skagit County Agritourism Policy Options Engagement Results. Prepared for Skagit County by BERK Consulting Inc. May 27, 2022,

• Skagit County Agritourism Policy Concepts. Prepared for Skagit County by BERK Consulting Inc. March 2022.

• Skagit County Agritourism Situation Assessment (DRAFT). Prepared for Skagit County by BERK Consulting Inc. March 2021.

  • SPF 2020 Community Forum on Agritourism. Zoom Webinar Meeting Notes. August 19, 2020.

  • SPF 2020 Community Forum on Agritourism. Zoom Webinar Meeting Notes. July 23, 2020.

  • SPF 2018 Community Forum on Agritourism. WSU Northwester Washington Research & Extension Center. June 11, 2018.

• Skagit County 2020 Agricultural Yearbook. Skagit County 2020.

• Skagit County Trends in Agriculture.  By Eastern Washington University’s Institute for Public Policy and Economic Analysis (updated periodically).

• Skagit County Agricultural Statistics. By Washington State University Skagit County Extension (updated periodically).

• A Preliminary Report on Skagit Agriculture Cluster Sustainability. Prepared for the Farms Fish Flood Initiative (3FI), a collaborative effort between Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland, Western Washington Agricultural Association, NOAA Fisheries, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, Skagit Conservation District, Skagit County, The Nature Conservancy and Skagit County Dike District #17. Western Washington Agricultural Association & Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland. September 2014.

• A Draft Report Analyzing Skagit County’s Agro-Industrial Cluster. Thomas/Lane & Associates and Bill Mundy & Associates, Inc. January 2014.

• Economic Indicators of Agriculture’s Future in Skagit County. Tasks 1 & 2 Final Report. Prepared for Envision 2060. ECONorthwest. November 2010.

• An Economic History of Skagit County Agriculture. Prepared for Skagit Watershed Alternative Futures Project. Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washington State University. Christopher Horsethief, Washington State University School of Economic Sciences. 2010