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Local Farms in the West Sound
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Learn about local farms and producers in this section -- keep up on seasonal developments, what's growing and what's for sale. When you go looking for local food, find farms and producers on Sound Food's Local Farm Map.
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Terra Bella Farm: Two girls making it happen |
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Written by Sallie Maron
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 14:32 |
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I visited Terra Bella Farm on a warm, sunny morning to talk with two young farmers, Emily Magnotto and Rachel Fesler-Schnitzer, while they harvested kale, swiss chard and other fresh vegetables. 
The two became friends in 9th grade and over the years developed a farming dream, nourished by Emily's time living in Italy and Rachel's work in Hawaii with WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities for Organic Farmers). 
The dream started to turn real in the fall of 2007 when they cleared and planted a cover crop on some land that Emily's family owned on Bainbridge. The land was overgrown though it had been part of the original Wardwell Farm. Since then they've built a greenhouse, expanded the crop production and successfully marketed their produce. You'll find some of their fresh veggies at local restaurants such as Hitchcock, Pegasus and Arbutus, as well as being available at the Bainbridge Farmers' Market and the Sound Food Ferry Farm Stand.
This year they've added delicious soups to their offerings at the Bainbridge Farmers' Market. Emily, who grew up on Bainbridge, creates the soups at a friend's commercial kitchen with input from |
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Global Source offers summer food and farming programs |
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Written by Admin
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Monday, 24 May 2010 17:48 |
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Global Source Education has three different Food and Farming programs coming up on Bainbridge Island this spring/summer, for both youth and adults.
Spring Farm-School Programs
For Elementary and Secondary Students
Suyematsu-Bentryn and Morales Farms, May-June 2010
A diverse menu of lived experiences to make a more lived curriculum!
Guided Farm Tours, Farm History & Heritage, Plant Cultivation, Sustainable Agriculture, Habitat and Conservation Studies, Farm as Artistic & Literary Landscape, School Garden Development, School Farm Baskets & Tasting Tables
4th Annual Summer Institute on
Food, Farming, Culture and Education
For K-12 and Community Based Educators
Hosted at Suyematsu-Bentryn Farms, July 26-30, 2010
Connect with people, places, projects ?that will enrich and enliven your teaching and learning!
This unique program offers educators of all kinds an opportunity to deepen their professional repertoire, nurture educational leadership, enhance classroom curricula, and build locally grown farm-school programs. Be well fed and help feed others!
Farm Hands Summer Camps
For Youth Entering Grades K-6
Hosted at Suyematsu-Bentryn and Morales Farms
June 28-July 2; July 5-9; July 12-16, Three Week Long Sessions, Full and Half Day Options
A Locally Grown Farm and Food Experience for Young People!
Join us for a summer week full of learning, playing games and having fun while investigating and experiencing local farm ecology and our community food system. Farm Hands is a fresh and seasonal program of lived experiences on working landscapes aimed at cultivating farm stewardship and food citizenship.
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CSA programs offer shares of the local harvest |
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Written by Carolyn Goodwin
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 00:02 |
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There are two ways to ensure a steady supply of fresh-picked, locally-grown veggies throughout the growing season. You can buy some seeds and start digging. Or you can sign up for a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program and reap the benefits of a local farmer’s hard work. Spring is CSA sign-up time, and at least one local program is already fully subscribed for the year. So if you’ve decided that this is the year you want to buy your share of a farm’s harvest, read on and make your choice soon!
CSA programs use annual subscription fees, paid in the spring, to help cover the cost of supplies needed at the start of the growing season. “The CSA money that we make early in our season gives us the money to pay for seeds, compost, labor costs and countless other farming expenditures -- the majority of our farm costs occur between January and the beginning of June,” explained Anne Weber of Farmhouse Organics. In exchange for their investment, subscribers get regular weekly shares of the harvest. Most CSA programs offer these shares for a set fee, and the food is either delivered to the customer or picked up at the farm throughout the growing season. The average weekly cost works out to around $25 to $35.
Below is a list of CSA’s and their contact information. You can also look at the Sound Food Farm Map to see exact location and find additional information.
Butler Green Farms
Brian MacWhorter is the master farmer who, with his wife Amy Kuhl, owns Butler Green Farms. For the past 26 years he has been farming on Bainbridge, he now works six different farms on the Island. Butler Green’s CSA program has over 150 members, and will expand this year to make room for more.
Butler Green CSA members are invited to shop at the CSA store each week, with the amount of their purchases deducted from their remaining balance. This year’s CSA choices will include an expanded selection of pasture-raised meats, such as lamb, beef, chicken and pork, which MacWhorter will raise on |
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Farm Hands After-School takes kids down to the farm |
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Written by Admin
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 12:47 |
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Children have the opportunity to experience a winter full of learning, playing games and having fun while investigating and experiencing life on a working farm. Building on the interest in a farm-school programs and Farm Hands Summer Camp, the EduCulture Project is launching a "fresh and local" afterschool program for elementary age children on Bainbridge Island’s most historic agricultural landscape.
Who:
For Children in Grades 1-4
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Session 2: February 22-March 25
Weekly Option 1: Mondays & Wednesdays, 2:30-5:00*
Weekly Option 2: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:30-5:00*
*The program can accommodate children with later school release times. Please contact us for details.
Where:
Historic Suyematsu-Bentryn Farms, 8989 Day Rd. East, Bainbridge Island, 98110 (drop off and pick up at Bainbridge Island Winery parking lot).
Activities included:
• Exploring farm ecology, sustainable practices, organic gardening, local heritage and wildlife habitat
• Assisting with day-to-day farm chores
• Hiking through 40-acres of farmland, composting, tilling soil, pruning grape vines, and feeding chickens
• Learning about our local food network and ways to practice farm stewardship and food citizenship
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Spring workshops offer advice on foraging, fermenting and gardening |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 06 May 2009 12:20 |
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The Madrona School is sponsoring two community events celebrating the joys and rewards of gardening, foraging, and the traditional craft of fermenting.
‘Garden Rewards’ and ‘Spring Tonics’ will be the tantalizing topics on Friday, May 15, 7-9 p.m. EagleSong, a community-centered herbalist, will give a presentation on the joys and rewards of local food gardens, gardeners and bringing children into the garden. She’ll also take a lively look at local wild foods—how to properly bite them, and why you might want to! There is a suggested donation of $5-10 for this event.
‘Ferments to Live By’ is a one-day workshop on Saturday, May 16, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Learn how you can make delicious, nutritious fermented foods. The workshop promises to be active, messy and fun. Fermentation is an artisan craft that’s been practiced for hundreds of years around the globe. A local lunch featuring ferments from the workshop is included. Registration is $75 per person.
Both events will be held at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church, 105 Winslow Way West. To pre-register for the workshop or for more information about either event, contact Gail Cunningham at 206-780-0807. |
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