Welcome New 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, […]
Tag Archives: food systems
Farmer Profile: Karla Farias
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 […]
Growing Seattle Tilth Produce
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 […]
Is Meat a Good Choice?
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 […]
Winter Farm Update & CSA Preview
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 […]
Will Allen Came to Town
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. […]
Did You Know? Food and the Future Edition
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 […]
The Future of Food
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 […]
Vote YES to Approve Initiative 522
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 […]
What is Permaculture?
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 […]
