WHAT IS THE SEATTLE URBAN FARM COMPANY?

Are you interested in eating more fresh, organically grown vegetables? Would you like to have a secure, sustainable food source in your backyard?  Have you always wanted to have a garden, but don’t feel you have the time or know-how to get started?   If so, you might be interested in the services that the Seattle Urban Farm Company provide.   We use our collective farming and gardening experience to establish a productive organic vegetable plot in your yard.  

We offer a range of services to suit your individual needs.  We can:

1. Give a thorough garden consultation, answering your questions and giving you new ideas and advice.

2. Help revitalize an ignored or overgrown garden space. 

3. Help you design a new garden and plan out a multi-year garden strategy. 

4. Install a ready-to-go vegetable garden complete with clean, healthy, soil, drip irrigation, raised beds, and more.

5. After an initial garden installation, provide weekly maintenance for your vegetable garden to keep your plants vigorous and productive, organically manage pests and diseases, and by using succession and relay planting techniques, harvest a weekly supply of fresh produce for you and your family. 

6. If you’re interested in learning about organic growing, we’re happy to work together with you and share our knowledge as we seed, care for, and harvest vegetables and flowers from your garden.

We use only organic methods to manage your garden, so you’ll know your soil will be healthy and productive for years to come, and your vegetables will be free of herbicides, synthetic pesticides, and genetically modified organisms.   By bringing the farmers to your yard, you help us share the risks of growing food.  If the weather is poor, you’ll notice your garden is not as productive as it might otherwise be.  If the weather is good, you’ll be savoring a bumper crop of delectable vegetables!

HOW BIG IS AN URBAN FARM?

The size of an urban farm is widely variable.  To determine the size of your farm we take into consideration multiple factors, such as the number of people in your household and your eating habits.  Often the most limiting factor in establishing a garden is the availability of space with adequate sun exposure. Farms can range from one 4 ft. x 8 ft. bed (32 sq. ft.) to a 20 ft x 20 ft space (400 sq. ft.) and much larger if space is available.

WHAT DO I GET FROM AN URBAN FARM?

An urban farm will provide you both tangible and intangible rewards.  Our goal at the Seattle Urban Farm Company is to provide your family with a wide variety of vegetables every week throughout the growing season. Depending on the time of year, you may receive a basket overflowing with tomatoes, peppers, beans, and salad greens or a box full of butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, celery and leeks.  In addition to the supply of fresh produce, an urban farm will add beauty to your landscape.  The flowers and vegetables of all colors and sizes will make your yard an even more desirable place to spend your summer days.  We believe that an urban farm can help foster a connection to our food, environment and community.

ARE WE ORGANIC?

Our farming techniques are based strictly upon organic methods.  Although we do not have a USDA organic certification, we are confident that our practices exceed the Organic environmental and health standards.  We are dedicated to providing you with the freshest, healthiest, best tasting produce possible.

HOW LONG IS GROWING SEASON?

Here in Seattle, we have a climate that is suitable for growing many crops year-round.  For most gardens, the majority of the harvest takes place between early May and mid-October, depending on the date of the initial installation and seasonal variations.   If you’re interested, we can prepare your garden in the fall for a winter harvest of salad greens, herbs, and root crops.