{"id":509,"date":"2024-10-15T19:18:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T19:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/grf24\/?p=509"},"modified":"2024-10-15T19:32:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T19:32:29","slug":"field-trip-to-horseneck-farm-and-tukwila-farmers-market-august-14th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/grf24\/2024\/10\/15\/field-trip-to-horseneck-farm-and-tukwila-farmers-market-august-14th\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Trip to Horseneck Farm and Tukwila Farmer’s Market: August 14th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Evergreen field trip group with Khue, speaker from IRC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Locations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Horseneck Farm Tour with Kamal Adhikari- Kent, WA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tukwila Farmers Market and Spice Bridge Food Hall with Khue Tran<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spice Bridge Restaurant- Tukwila, WA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn an effort to protect the farmland that remained, Horseneck was purchased by King County nearly 40 years ago through the <\/em>Farmland Preservation Program<\/a> . . . This lease agreement is the start of a gradual process to use the full acreage and uplift marginalized farmers, while keeping the land in full production.\u201d<\/em><\/p>2021 King County Green:<\/em> Horseneck Farm: Preserved for Agriculture Now Increasing-Access For Diverse Growers<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Horseneck Farm is managed with a unique collaboration of land leasing between King County nonprofits called Food Access and Aggregation Community Team (FAACT)<\/a>, a network of South King County organizations which includes the Seattle International Rescue Committee<\/a> (IRC), South King County Food Coalition<\/a>, Elk Run Farm<\/a>, Food Innovation Network<\/a>, Highline College<\/a>, Living Well Kent<\/a>, Wakulima USA<\/a>, and Shared Soil<\/a>. Our trip to Horseneck Farm was guided on an informational tour by Kamal, a coordinator with the IRC. Kamal explained that this site encompasses 6 community gardens, 3 market gardens, and serves 200 people- including families. He said these gardens represent 17+ nations, and majority of gardeners are women. Additionally, the IRC\u2019s \u201cNew Roots<\/a>\u201d program connects farmers with market opportunities in other organizations like Pacific Coast Harvest (PCH) and Farmstand Local Foods<\/a>. These partnerships have provided both sales opportunities and community benefits like supporting local students with farm fresh produce. The reciprocal nature of this farm to market approach is very profound; for farmers there is the benefit of food sovereignty, economic opportunity, community connection, and mental health support; for community there is the benefit of food sovereignty and affordable produce for marginalized people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFood is culture . . . Everyone is a farmer in Bhutan\u201d<\/em><\/p>Kamal Adhikari<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Bitter Eggplant, Solanum aethiopicum<\/em>, observed at the Horseneck Farm site. In contrast to our experimental planting method, this planting was arranged in an alternate pattern, with varying distances approximately 2-3ft. apart. Also, these eggplants were used without trellising. Kamal said he has typically seen bitter eggplant saut\u00e9ed in a meal. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kamal explained that this space is grant funded, receiving a lot of support from the County. This means, applying for financial support for new infrastructures can be a slower process. Farmers newly have access to a wash station and hope to achieve a cool storage operation, and possibly greenhouse space with support from the County. As of now, Kamal said that farmers can store produce at Cascadia Farm\u2019s cool storage. This visit was truly inspiring and I am hopeful that this land will continue to expand with increasing support for refugees, farmers, and the local community. Bitter eggplant may not be as abundant in the market as other Solanum spp.<\/em>, however visiting with these communities affirms the demand and relevance to grow this crop in the PNW, as it is vital for cultural cuisine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. Elk Run Farm<\/a><\/li>
  2. Food Access and Aggregation Community Team (FAACT)<\/a><\/li>
  3. Food Innovation Network<\/a><\/li>
  4. Highline College<\/a><\/li>
  5. Horseneck Farm <\/a><\/li>
  6. IRC: New Roots<\/a><\/li>
  7. King County Farmland Preservation Program<\/a><\/li>
  8. Kezama Farm<\/a><\/li>
  9. Living Well Kent<\/a><\/li>
  10. Nemuna Garden and Kezama LLC: Horseneck Farm<\/a><\/li>
  11. Pacific Coast Harvest (PCH) and Farmstand Local Foods<\/a><\/li>
  12. Seattle International Rescue Committee<\/a><\/li>
  13. South King County Food Coalition<\/a><\/li>
  14. Tukwila Farmers Market<\/a><\/li>
  15. Wakulima USA<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Locations Horseneck Farm Tour with Kamal Adhikari- Kent, WA Tukwila Farmers Market and Spice Bridge Food Hall with Khue Tran Spice Bridge Restaurant- Tukwila, WA \u201cIn an effort to protect the farmland that remained, Horseneck was purchased by King County nearly 40 years ago through the Farmland Preservation Program . . . This lease agreement is the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9665,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/grf24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/grf24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/grf24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/grf24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9665"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/grf24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/grf24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":524,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/grf24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509\/revisions\/524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/grf24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/grf24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/grf24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}