I put my name on the p-patch community garden program wait list the first year I moved to Seattle. Five years later I excitedly told Mark that he was lucky to have married into (well, I guess at the time “dated into”) a p-patch spot. This is our 4th season at the p-patch. In addition to meeting Mark and finding my two wonderful running groups, it’s one of the best connections I’ve made in Seattle. I’ve learned so much about…
On our first day working with the 21 Acres Farm Manager, he put us to work building a high tunnel (greenhouse). We were excited! One of our primary goals is to grow year-round. And even in the relatively mild northwest high tunnels will be a valuable tool to produce throughout the winter. High tunnels also give you a head start on summer crops, allowing you to put tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, and basil in the ground even as the cool drizzly…
Talking about our farming plan to anyone and everyone is really paying off. One of our most fruitful (pun intended) conversations led to an introduction to a friend of a friend who mentioned that we check out 21 Acres, a food and farming education center about 20 miles northeast of Seattle. We had been unsure of how to gain some real experience farming while we are working full time jobs. And 21 Acres has had many opportunities and the people…