Become a FEED Producer

Thank you for your interest in selling to FEED Cooperative!

We source first from our co-op producer-members but work with many many non-member producers, too. Any farm is welcome to apply to work with us!

Membership Requirements
FEED is comprised of 31 Producer-Members and 9 Worker-Members. Farms must be located in Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Lake, or Mendocino Counties to be eligible for membership. Additionally, eligibility requires 1 year of consistent sales and a minimum of $15,000 in product sold per year.


The window for applications is paused between July-October each year. If you apply during this period, we will be in touch in the fall.

  1. Vendor Application Requirements

Required Vendor Documentation

  1. Organic Farming Practices: CCOF Certificate or complete FEED Disclosure of Practices if not certified but using organic practices.

    • If you are growing out of our region (Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Lake, Mendocino counties), you must be certified organic to work with FEED.

  2. Certificate of Liability Insurance (naming FEED Cooperative as additionally insured for $1 million minimum)

  3. Produce Safety Alliance Training certificate or proof of sign-up

  4. Product Availability Template (follow instructions in template and attach below in application under Crop Planning segment)

    (This form is best filled out on a desktop but if you’re on your phone, please scroll down past all the beautiful farmer faces to get to the application.)

Vendor Application Process

  1. Submit Producer Application (below) and include all required information and attachments.

  2. Required Attachments:

    1. CCOF Certificate or FEED Disclosure of Practices

    2. Certified Producer’s Certificate (if available)

    3. Farm box label

  3. FEED Purchasing Manager will follow up for a 30 minute phone call to go over application, discuss requirements, and opportunities to work with FEED.

    It is up to the discretion of the FEED Purchasing Manager on whether a farm is onboarded to sell to FEED.

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A man smiling with crossed arms standing at an outdoor vegetable market stall, with signs for fresh produce like sweet peppers and broccoli, and a large blackboard in the background that says "To the Veggie Shack."
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Vendor Application

Contact:

Lucy O’Dea, Purchasing Manager
farming@feedsonoma.com
707-755-0884