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Great news — support for new farmers and organic agriculture is on the rise. The last US farm bill increased US Department of Agriculture funding for new and organic farmers, […]
Great news — support for new farmers and organic agriculture is on the rise. The last US farm bill increased US Department of Agriculture funding for new and organic farmers, […]
By Matthew McDermott, Seattle Tilth Farm Works Manager Karla Farias saw a niche to be filled: pastured pork raised using organic practices in the Puget Sound region. While there are […]
By Amanda Laigle, Community Engagement Team Intern I went on assignment with Chris Iberle, the Food Hub Manager here at Seattle Tilth. I was interested in documenting a day in […]
By Chris Iberle, Food Hub Manager People choose a vegetarian diet for many excellent environmental, health, economic and spiritual reasons. Even so, most people choose to eat meat. What we […]
By Chris Iberle, Food Hub Manager Soon, 12 new farmers will join the Seattle Tilth Farm Works community. With all of our farmers from last year returning and a year-round […]
By Hong Chhuor, Communications Coordinator Did you hear? Will Allen — athlete, urban farmer and MacArthur genius — was in town last month and spent a day with Seattle Tilth. […]
The global population is predicted to reach 9 billion in 2050. [1] Some say that in order to meet the needs of feeding this increase in population, we’ll need to […]
By Andrea Platt Dwyer, Executive Director One of our board members recently shared an article with me about a new food substitute under development intended to supply all of a […]
By now, you’ve probably tuned into the buzz surrounding Initiative 522 (I-522) or seen some of the well-funded opposition and how it has broken the record for the most money […]
By Toby Hemenway The Permaculture Flower, modified from Holmgren. The petals represent the basic human needs, and we work to meet them sustainably on the personal,local, and regional levels. Permaculture […]