A LOCAL HISTORY

Skagit Farmers Supply was started by farmers in 1934 as a way of supplying fuel for their farms. 

That founding is still at our heart as a cooperative supporting agriculture in the rural communities where we live and do business. We've grown through the years, but our co-op has maintained consistency on our board of directors and in management, which has helped us stay true to our values: Customer Commitment, People, Integrity, Performance, Quality, Safety & Community. We strive to live these values every day.

Our co-op started in refined fuels and lubricants, but our energy department has grown, and we've become a leader in propane marketing. Our iconic Skagit Farmers Supply green propane tanks started dotting the landscape in 1982. By strategically investing in two rail facilities and a total of six propane storage sites, we've become a safe and trusted source for propane supply, and now have close to 20,000 tanks from the San Juan Islands to high up in the North Cascade Mountains.

We entered full-service agronomy in the early 1980s and have grown as we service the last agricultural acres left on Puget Sound. Our agronomy center in Conway, Washington opened in 1992 under the leadership of Ken Kadlec and the board of directors. That investment has helped a generation of farmers with supply and expertise, and positioned us at the forefront of the organic production boom that followed. Our members grow both organic and conventional produce, fresh to market, with over 110 crops grown in our geography. In 2017, we opened our new, state-of-the-art agronomy center in Burlington, Washington to help support the next generation of farmers and rural living enthusiasts. It's our mission to preserve and enhance the viability of the local agriculture economy through cooperative profitability.

Skagit Farmers Supply has been retailing goods to our members for four generations. That legacy led us to open Country Stores in communities across Northwest Washington, and in 2013, to purchase Aslin-Finch and expand beyond western Washington into eastern Washington, Idaho, and Montana. We're proud to offer our own proprietary brands, Cascade Seed & Fertilizer and Aslin-Finch Feed, manufactured specifically for the communities we operate in. Our Oroville, Washington location opened in January 2017, and in 2025 we expanded into Alaska with the acquisition of Alaska Mill and Feed, bringing our cooperative's values of community and service to customers across the state. Today, we operate 10 Country Stores across Washington, Idaho, and Montana, plus our Alaska Mill and Feed retail location in Alaska — 11 locations in total..

Our wholesale distribution and milling department operates out of Spokane, Washington and primarily delivers farm and home goods to dealers in seven western states. We manufacture and distribute high-quality, locally sourced feed, as well as national brand pet food and a wide array of farm and home products.

We're proud of our growth, and equally proud to have achieved it by staying committed to agriculture and to the communities where we live and work, for the benefit of the next generation.