North Coast Food Web

What North Coast Food Web does

North Coast Food Web (NCFW) is a nonprofit regional food system organization founded in 2011 in Astoria, Oregon, that operates an integrated portfolio of food access, producer support, and food education programs targeting the north Oregon coast within approximately 100 miles of Astoria. Its flagship offering is a year-round online farmers market running on the Local Food Marketplace SaaS platform, which connects over 50 local food vendors (small farmers, fishers, ranchers, foragers, bakers, and makers) with 400+ annual customers under a consignment model with 10-20% vendor fees; customers pre-order Sunday through Tuesday and pick up on Thursdays at NCFW's 1450 Exchange Street hub. Beyond the marketplace, NCFW runs the Free Food Boxes program (weekly boxes valued at $40+ to food-insecure community members) and the Neighbor's Garden program (OHP/Columbia Pacific CCO-funded weekly produce and pantry boxes over 24 weeks for eligible Medicaid members), supplemented by the North Coast Kitchen Network providing commercial kitchen access, food business development workshops, community cooking classes, and the annual Taste of the Food Web competition.

The organization's technology stack is intentionally lean: a third-party e-commerce marketplace (Local Food Marketplace) handles vendor onboarding, product listing, pre-ordering, and Thursday fulfillment coordination, while NCFW manages the physical consignment operations, customer service, and distribution. A library partnership extends the surface into kitchen-tool lending for community education. The organization employs a 6-person staff (Executive Director, Producer Support Liaison, Food Equity Navigator, Communications & Administrative Assistant, Grant Management and Data Coordinator, Kitchen Network Coordinator) supported by a 6-member Board of Directors with sector expertise spanning food service, agriculture land trusts, healthcare, and nonprofit management.

NCFW's revenue model is hybrid and characteristic of a community-development nonprofit: an estimated majority of operating support comes from a diversified portfolio of grants and donations (USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program, Business Oregon, Oregon Community Foundation, Oregon Food Bank, Roundhouse Foundation, Pacific Power, Oregon Coast Visitors Association, City of Astoria, Clatsop County, and the CALF Award via Friends of Family Farmers), supplemented by marketplace commission on vendor sales (10-20%) and individual donations processed through a DonorDock giving platform. Strategic growth has been driven by a 2023-2028 strategic plan, a 2020 pivot to online market operations during COVID-19, the absorption of Food Roots (a Tillamook-area food web organization), and the July 2026 launch of the OHP-funded Neighbor's Garden program, positioning NCFW at the intersection of regional food system development, healthcare-funded food access, and small producer economic development.

Name

North Coast Food Web

Legal name

North Coast Food Web

Website

https://northcoastfoodweb.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

North Coast Food Web is a nonprofit regional food system organization in Astoria, Oregon that operates a year-round online farmers market connecting 50+ local producers with 400+ customers within 100 miles, alongside grant-funded food access programs (Free Food Boxes, OHP-funded Neighbor's Garden), commercial kitchen access, and food education workshops for the north Oregon coast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Food System Services

akta.pro primary industry

Fresh Food Subscription/CSA & Produce Box Retail (CRAHAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Farm-to-Consumer Produce Boxes / CSA Delivery (AFAIANAC)

Keywords

• Online farmers market
• Food access programs
• Local food system
• Farm business support
• Community food education

Headquarters

HQ city

Astoria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Vendor Sales Commission: The online farmers market operates on a consignment model where vendors sell products through the NCFW platform. NCFW collects payment from customers, manages transactions and customer service, and reimburses vendors monthly. Vendor sales fees range from 10-20%.
2. Donations and Grants: As a nonprofit organization, NCFW relies on donations and grant funding from various partners including Business Oregon, USDA, Oregon Community Foundation, and other funding partners to sustain operations and food access programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

North Coast Food Web runs an Online Farmers Market that aggregates more than 80 local producers (farmers, fishers, ranchers, bakers, and makers) onto a single weekly ordering platform, with customers picking up orders on Thursdays in Astoria. The market generates revenue via a 10–20% commission on vendor sales. Alongside the market, NCFW operates food access programs (Free Food Boxes, Neighbor's Garden), food business support and a Kitchen Network, and food education initiatives, all delivered as a community nonprofit.

Product overview

North Coast Food Web operates a platform of interconnected food access and food system programs centered around an Online Farmers Market, which is a year-round e-commerce marketplace running on the Local Food Marketplace platform. The core Online Farmers Market connects over 45 local food vendors (farmers, fishers, ranchers, foragers, bakers, makers) with 400+ annual customers within 100 miles of Astoria, OR. Supporting programs include Free Food Boxes and Neighbor's Garden (food access initiatives), Food Business Support and the North Coast Kitchen Network (producer support services), and Community Cooking Workshops, Local Food Link networking events, and the annual Taste of the Food Web competition (food education programs). The organization also accepts SNAP, FDNP checks, and Double Up Food Bucks (currently re-applying for SNAP after facility relocation).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Farmers Market A weekly online farmers market that aggregates more than 80 local farmers, fishers, ranchers, bakers, and food makers into a single storefront where community customers can place orders and pick them up on Thursdays in Astoria, Oregon. NCFW earns a 10–20% commission on vendor sales.
• Free Food Boxes A no-cost food access program that distributes boxes of fresh, local food to food-insecure households in the North Coast Oregon service area. Delivered as a community service funded by donations, grants, and partners such as the Clatsop County Health Department.
• Neighbor's Garden A health-equity food access program for OHP/Medicaid members, run in partnership with the OHA Regional Health Equity Coalition. Connects eligible members to local food and food security resources in the North Coast region.
• Food Business Support and Producer Onboarding A B2B support service for small local food businesses, delivered by a dedicated Producer Support Liaison. Helps farmers, fishers, ranchers, bakers, and food makers get listed on the Online Farmers Market and grow their sales through the marketplace.
• Kitchen Network A shared-use commercial kitchen facility in Astoria, Oregon, coordinated by a dedicated Kitchen Network Coordinator, that gives small food entrepreneurs and cottage-food makers affordable access to licensed kitchen space to prepare and process their products.
• Food Education Programs Community food education initiatives offered by NCFW, covering food skills, nutrition, and local food system topics for community members, often delivered through events, classes, and outreach.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 local food vendors and 400+ customers served annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Friends of Family FarmerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity collaboration partner providing Capital Assistance for Local Farmers (CALF) Award funding. Works with NCFW on food systems initiatives and producer support.
• Oregon Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional food bank subsidiary (Clatsop Community Action Regional Food Bank) collaborating on food access initiatives and free food box program funding.
• Oregon Community Food Systems NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-state network of food systems organizations for resource sharing, best practices, and collective problem solving.
• Black Food Sovereignty CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in food sovereignty and equity work, aligned with NCFW's justice values and commitment to dismantling barriers to food access.
• Astoria Food Co-opminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal food co-op partner in the community food system network.
• Astoria Sunday MarketminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFarmers market partner in the regional food distribution network.
• Food RootscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTillamook-area food web organization now merged into NCFW, expanding the local food ecosystem on the north Oregon coast.
• OSU ExtensioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOregon State University Extension Service providing agricultural expertise and education resources for local food system development.
• Columbia Pacific CCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinated Care Organization providing Oregon Health Plan funding for Neighbor's Garden food box program for eligible members.
• Oregon Agricultural TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural land trust partner, with NCFW Board Vice Chair running the coastal land program.
• Small Business Development CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing educational resources and webinars for local producers on food business topics and legislation.
• Astoria Public Library (Library of Things)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing kitchen tool demonstrations and lending program for community education.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Local Food Hub: Charlottesville, Virginia-based regional food hub aggregating local farm produce for wholesale, food access, and farm-to-institution programs. Directly comparable nonprofit food hub model with farmer support services.
• Market Wagon: For-profit online farmers market platform connecting local producers with consumers across multiple U.S. regions. Closest commercial analog to NCFW's online market, but operating at much larger scale and multiple geographies.
• Local Food Marketplace: Provides the white-label online farmers market platform that NCFW itself uses to power its Online Farmers Market. Directly comparable as a food hub enablement technology with the same vendor onboarding, ordering, and pickup workflows.
• Appalachian Sustainable Development: Regional food hub serving rural Appalachia with farm-to-table distribution, food access, and agricultural development programs. Closely comparable nonprofit regional food hub structure in a rural geography.
• Farm Fresh Rhode Island: Northeast regional food hub operating farmers markets, food access programs, and local food distribution. Highly comparable multi-program nonprofit food hub model with similar vendor and consumer audiences.
• Red Tomato: Northeast nonprofit food hub that aggregates and distributes produce from regional farms to retailers and consumers. Comparable mission-driven wholesale and direct-to-consumer food distribution in a defined regional geography.
• Gorge Grown Food Network: Regional food hub serving the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon and Washington with an online farmers market, farm-to-school programs, and food access initiatives. Operates an almost identical model to NCFW in an adjacent rural geography.

Broad incumbents

• Oregon Food Bank: Statewide food bank network and core NCFW funding partner for the Free Food Boxes program. Larger and broader in scope, but comparable on the food access and hunger relief dimensions of NCFW's mission.
• Ecotrust: Portland-based nonprofit focused on economic, social, and environmental resilience in the Pacific Northwest, with major food systems programs. Broader geographic and programmatic scope than NCFW but overlapping regional food system mission.

Emerging players

• Friends of Family Farmers: Oregon-based nonprofit advocating for socially responsible agriculture and operating the CALF Award program that funds NCFW producers. Mission-aligned organization with overlapping producer support and policy advocacy work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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