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 […]
Category Archives: Tilth Alliance
Check out the posts below for general updates from Tilth Alliance.
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 […]
Our Relationship with Pollinators is Key to Food Production
By Anthony Reyes Anthony was a farm production manager at Tilth Alliance — he is now a farm manager at the Homeless Garden Project. Agriculture is about relationships. It involves […]
Plan Now, Grow More
By Maren Neldam, Children’s Education Program Manager The sun is traveling its winter arc low in the southern sky, and we are urged indoors to connect with the restful rhythm of the season. The […]
Celebrating a Food Culture That Brings Us Together
I love a theme party. Cooler weather, shorter days and greyish purple skies are motivators for spending time indoors with friends. Last year was a “makeup, mac and cheese and martinis” party—a trifecta of frivolity for my pals of both genders. This year I’m hatching an 8-hour Godfather marathon—I and II only, don’t get […]
Looking at our Roots: The Tilth Association Founding Meeting
By Mark Musick Forty years ago today more than 70 people from across the Northwest gathered at Pragtree Farm in Snohomish County to officially form the Tilth Association (the predecessor […]
