Our Local Vendors
WWU Dining Services commitment to the environment and the local economy is evidenced by our parterships with many local vendors. Additionally, customers are able to get a fresh, wholesome dining experience. Below are just some of the local vendors we partner with:


Avenue Bread
Located in Bellingham and Fairhaven, Avenue Bread engages in responsible and environmentally friendly business while serving slice after slice of the area’s finest breads, sandwiches, and pastries. They purchase locally whenever possible, including freshly-milled flour from Fairhaven Flour Mill, and milk from Edaleen Dairy. http://www.avenuebread.com



The Bagelry
For twenty-five years, The Bagelry has been a landmark in Bellingham - there is nothing like a good bagel! With a newly expanded baking facility, WWU now sells more bagels, at Zoe’s Café, than the location downtown! The Bagelry provides the freshest, and arguably the best, bagels in the Northwest made with dedication to the rare time-honored traditions that are hard to find today with no preservatives or artificial additives. http://www.bagelrybellingham.com/



Bellewood Acres
Grown just 13 miles away in Lynden, WA, Bellewood Acres grows delicious, sweet apples using IPM—integrated pest management, an ecologically sound management method of reducing pests to tolerable levels. With the use of IPM, they strive to obtain healthier ecosystems in supporting biodiversity and strengthening environmental health.
http://www.bellewoodapples.com/




Charlie’s Produce
Located in Seattle, WA, Charlie’s Produce provides Residential Dining with fresh, Food Alliance certified vegetables and fruits. They offer a wealth of bounty grown in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, and we purchase as many of these ingredients as possible, keeping our menu seasonal and fresh! http://www.charliesproduce.com/

Cherry Lane Farms Nestled in the shadows of Mt. Rainier, Cherry Lane Family Farms has been providing the northwest with eggs since 1956. As the Northwest’s largest egg producer they are striving to make their business more eco-friendly. They provide vegetarian-fed, cage-free and organic eggs to the Pacific Northwest and beyond. http://www.natlfood.com/

Choice Organic Teas With a firm belief in organics and dedication to ensure the ethical treatment of workers who cultivate tea, Choice offers the best, Fair Trade, Organic teas from all over the world. Centrally located in Seattle, they purchase Green-e Certified renewable energy certificates (RECs) from wind power to offset 100 percent of the facility’s electricity. http://www.choiceorganicteas.com/index.php

Chuckanut Bay Foodsis a family-owned and locally-operated boutique bakery in Ferndale, Wa.  Inspired by the magnificent beauty of the Chuckanut Bay region, their desserts feature fresh, natural ingredients from surrounding farms and dairies throughout the fertile Northwest region. They use 100%, locally-produced butter, 100% pure cream cheese, and 100% pure vanilla.  Their bakers start from scratch, and proudly hand-make each selection from bowl to mixer to oven rack while avoiding preservatives and additives. The cheesecakes are neither highly-processed nor manufactured.http://www.chuckanutbay.com/

Darigold does dairy differently. Farmer-owned since 1918, they proudly represent over 500 family farms across the Northwest today. They are the producers of milk, butter, sour cream, cottage cheese and other dairy products for institutions, the food industry and family dinner tables around the world. http://www.darigold.com/

Draper Valley Farms With its beginnings in Bellingham, Draper Valley Farms, now rooted in Mount Vernon, WA, provides Engrained Café with humanely raised chicken from local, family-run farms. Chickens are never given antibiotics or hormones, and are fed a 100% vegetarian diet. Chickens are grown in spacious housing with plenty of natural sunlight and fresh air and have sufficient room to move about the entire house. They are Free-Range, given outdoor access which helps contribute to a stress-free living environment. http://www.drapervalleyfarms.com/index.htm

Edaleen Dairy Located just 25 miles away in Lynden, Ed and Aileen Brandsma began milking 80 cows in 1970, and are now one of the biggest dairies statewide with a herd of 2,700 cows. Edaleen provides all of the dairy served on campus, including milk used at retail locations and soft serve in the dining commons. The cows are not treated with rBST growth hormone. http://www.edaleendairy.com/

Erin Baker’s Wholesome Baked Goods Something you can feel good about eating! Baked with heart-healthy whole grains and sweetened with fruit puree, these cookies are handcrafted in Bellingham, using the most pure ingredients available—no high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, additives, hydrogenated oils, fillers, or trans-fats.  http://www.bbcookies.com/shop/home.php

Island Spring Organics Since 1976, Island Spring has been in the business of good health, making tofu and other soy-based products at their plant on Vashon Island in Washington State. Island Spring has grown from a small cottage industry, occupying an outbuilding on the Island's Westside, to an established producer of healthy soybean-based products. It now serves the third-largest soy food consumer base in the U.S. Look for their tofu in all of our residential dining locations. It can be found in the salad bar, worry free zone, and featured in many of our entrées. The Island Spring tofu we serve is 100% USDA organic, providing a healthy product for you and for the environment. www.islandspring.com

Ostrom’s Mushrooms opened in 1928 in Olympia, Washington. Ostrom's takes pride in the quality of their mushrooms. They want their customers to feel confident that when they purchase any of their fine products they receive a safe, fresh, delicious product. From compost to shipping the finished product, Ostrom's utilizes procedures to comply with established Good Manufacturing Practices and Good Agricultural Practices. Ostrom’s uses wheat straw, Canola Meal and Sugar Beet lime to grow their mushrooms. All of these components are agricultural bi-products that would end up dumped or burned, reducing waste and making their business more sustainable. Find their mushrooms in the salad bar and featured in many of our entrées.  http://www.ostrommushrooms.com/

Pacific Seafood

Rocket Donuts

Shepherd's Grain
Shepherd’s Grain is an alliance of progressive family farms, based out of Eastern Washington dedicated to practicing sustainable agriculture. Their mission is to grow a positive economic future for regional farmers and a healthier planet for everyone by revolutionizing the way grains are grown and sold. Their farmers do less to the soil so that nature can do more. Our on-campus bakery uses Shepherd’s Grain flour to produce many items, such as the muffins sold in the campus cafes. http://www.shepherdsgrain.com/

Starbucks Based in Seattle, Washington they seek to serve high-quality coffee that is responsibly grown and ethically traded. This is done through their coffee purchasing practices, farmer support centers, loan programs and forest conservation efforts. We are proud to offer Starbucks Fair Trade Coffee (not decaf) in the Residential Dining Halls and, by request in the Atrium and VU Café. http://www.starbucks.com/

Theo Chocolates Located in Seattle, WA Theo is dedicated to making our world a better place through their Fair Trade and Organic chocolate. They are finding ways to do it through their passion—bringing out the best of the cocoa bean. From the cacao farmer in the Congo, to the truck driver in Seattle, to the chocolate lover in Philadelphia—there is a thread that runs through us all. Theo believes in celebrating those connections, in strengthening them and in finding inspiration within them—inspiration to change the world. https://www.theochocolate.com/

Tokyo House is a family-owned business that has been part of the Bellingham community for over 10 years, specializing in Japanese cuisine. Their sushi contains no MSG, as many local ingredients as possible, never includes farmed fish, and they actively recycle used cooking oil into bio-diesel fuels. http://www.tokyohousebellingham.com

Tony's Coffee Locally roasted in Bellingham, Tony’s Coffee provides Zoe’s Bagels, The Underground Coffee House, Miller Market, and Rock’s Edge with supreme Organic, Fair Trade Coffee beans. http://www.tonyscoffee.com/

Treetop Located in the heart of Washington’s apple country in Selah, WA, Tree Top is committed to their small town roots and rural values. Hardworking and caring growers and employees are what make Tree Top special. Since 1960, they have been bringing us products and ingredients that reflect passion, quality, and craftsmanship. Long before “sustainability” was a buzzword, Tree Top began taking steps to reduce its energy use and to reduce waste and environmental impacts. A formal sustainability process was established in 2008 to lead, track and report their progress. The focuses of this process are, reducing manufacturing plant energy use, water use and waste water, air emissions, packaging as well as focusing on improving Employee Welfare and Community Involvement. http://www.treetop.com/

UNFI is the leading independent national distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods.  We offer many organic, natural items at all POD locations, including Clif Bars, Bare Fruit, Organic, Fair Trade chocolate, and other natural, healthy snacks. https://www.unfi.com/Default.aspx

Yami has been a hometown hit from the very beginning. Since 1924, Yami has worked hard to provide wholesome dairy products to its customers in Auburn, Washington. Now their dairy products are enjoyed throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. They continue to follow the same high standards that were set when they opened. Yami yogurt is still made in Auburn today. Their milk is sourced locally from neighbors who take immense pride in their farms. Their cows are treated tenderly and are never given artificial growth hormones—no rBST ever! Find Yami yogurt in all of our residential dining halls or in single serve containers in many of our market locations. Enjoy! http://www.yamiyogurt.com

Zoi Deny yourself no longer! Zoi Greek yogurt, the food of the gods is available to you right here on Western’s Campus. Zoi yogurt is packed with probiotics, Vitamin D3, Vitamin A and protein. It has no trans fats, no artificial flavors, no preservatives and absolutely no synthetic growth hormones. Zoi is manufactured and distributed by Auburn Dairy Products, the same company that makes Yami yogurt. When you choose Zoi, not only can you feel good about what you are putting in your body, you can also feel good about supporting local farms and business. http://www.zoigreekyogurt.com/