Meet Our Board of Directors for 2019
Following our elections at the close of last year, we are pleased to announce our Board of Directors for 2019! Board members serve on behalf of all stakeholders to ensure that […]
Category Archives: Tilth Alliance
Check out the posts below for general updates from Tilth Alliance.
Announcing Our New Executive Director
Seattle, WA — Tilth Alliance announced today that Melissa Spear will be the organization’s new Executive Director. Spear currently serves as Executive Director at Common Ground, a center for environmental […]
This Seattle Urban Farmer Wants Less Grass, More Vegetables
Deb Schwartzkopf knows a good yard when she sees one. Moving in to her White Center home five years ago, she saw the potential for plants and livestock almost immediately […]
Call Me Lady Gaga: A Letter From Our Interim Executive Director
Dear friends, I had an epiphany in the shower: visionaries fall in love with dreams. In my mind’s eye I was revisiting Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands’ (RBUFW) cover-cropped […]
New Legislation to Keep Chemicals out of Compost
Who doesn’t love compost? It keeps food and unnecessary waste from entering landfills, and it nourishes our farms and gardens with a highly concentrated source of nutrients. Compost is central […]
A Legacy of Action: Chronicle of the Local Food Movement
Food Tank, an international food think tank, hosts its inaugural Seattle Summit with the theme “Growing Food Policy,” at Seattle University on Sat., March 17. The event will include dozens […]
5 Crops to Get Started Saving Seeds
By Veralea Swayne, Educator & Garden Coordinator Do you grow lettuce every spring and then get bummed when the plants start to bolt and the leaves get bitter? Good news! […]
Goin’ to Meetin’: Letter From Our Director
I’ve been shopping at farmers markets since my school days. I call it my “church.” I know the people who grow my food, and I learn about their lives. Like […]
Year in Review: 2017 Wrap Up
Last year was a big year for Tilth Alliance, and we couldn’t have done it without your support. Thank you! Take a look below at some of what we accomplished together […]
Tilth Alliance Awarded Grant to Educate and Support New Farmers
Last month, Tilth Alliance was awarded a $597,846 grant to create a coordinated and strategic support system in collaboration with SnoValley Tilth, SAgE / Viva Farms, and King County for beginning […]
