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Colin McCrate
Barnraiser wanted to know more a little more about us so they caught up with a few of our famers and asked them the following questions! You'll laugh, you'll cry or at least you'll see that farming is never far from our minds!
Small-scale organic produce farmers carry a lot of responsibility on their shoulders. We spend most of our time and energy just growing the food- analyzing the soil and amending it with minerals and organic compost, planting seeds, tending the greenhouse, setting out transplants, irrigating, weeding, scouting for pests...the tasks sometimes seem endless. But the job doesn’t end with harvesting- we need to make sure that the produce is washed and packed appropriately to ensure the highest food safety standards at met for the consumer.
Read MoreThis past year we decided to expand our vision of urban agriculture to include a 4-acre production farm called Urban Fringe Farm located just 13 miles from downtown Seattle. This farm provides produce for four Seattle restaurants and one local organic dog-food company.
Read MoreToday we are launching a crowdfunding campaign with Barnraiser and are asking you to join us in our efforts to increase food production within a 20-mile radius of downtown Seattle!
Read MoreDid you know that we start 97% of our own annual vegetable transplants from seed? That ends up being around 40,000 transplants every year! We grow our own transplants, hand picking varieties that we have tested and know to grow well in the PNW, to ensure that our plants get off to a healthy start.
Read MorePecha Kucha Seattle: Volume 49: Food is Power
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