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October 04, 2019

Farmer Highlight: Marquart Farms

October 04, 2019/ Snohomish CD
Farmer Highlight: Marquart Farms

Marquart Farms provides a bountiful paradise for multiple beehives and pollinator gardens. This urban farmland uses several sustainable agricultural practices like raingardens, three tier composting systems, and collapsible greenhouses with drip irrigation systems.

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October 04, 2019/ Snohomish CD/
Cedar-Sammamish Watershed, Sound Homes, Sound Farms
lawns to lettuce, woodway, Edmonds, project harvest
September 30, 2019

Sweet Corn Harvest 2019

September 30, 2019/ Kari Quaas
Sweet Corn Harvest 2019

Thanks to another complement of volunteers, we were able to harvest a whole lot of sweet corn. Read on to learn how many thousands of pounds!

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September 30, 2019/ Kari Quaas/
corn, project harvest, glean, Everett, Ebey Island
September 13, 2019

Blueberry Harvest at Mountainview

September 13, 2019/ Kari Quaas
Blueberry Harvest at Mountainview

Thanks to the blueberry pickers!

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September 13, 2019/ Kari Quaas/
Snohomish Watershed, Sound Farms, Sound Homes
blueberries, project harvest, glean, Snohomish, lawns to lettuce
September 06, 2019

Shelf Life of Donated Fresh Produce

September 06, 2019/ Snohomish CD
Shelf Life of Donated Fresh Produce

Curious how long your donated food and produce will last at the food bank? Check out this list!

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September 06, 2019/ Snohomish CD/
Sound Farms, Sound Homes
lawns to lettuce, project harvest, food banks, donations, shelf life
October 26, 2018

19,386 Pounds!

October 26, 2018/ Snohomish CD
19,386 Pounds!

Did we hit our 20,000 pound goal of food donated to the food bank? ALMOST! Way to go, Project Harvest folks, and Jill, our WSU intern.

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October 26, 2018/ Snohomish CD/
Field Notes, Sound Farms, Sound Homes
project harvest, lawns to lettuce, WSU, community engagement
September 10, 2018

Community Harvest and Hustle a Success!

September 10, 2018/ Snohomish CD
Community Harvest and Hustle a Success!

What a great way to spend an evening - harvesting corn for those in need and seeing up close the connection between our urban residents and the agricultural land that feeds them!

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September 10, 2018/ Snohomish CD/
Field Notes, Sound Homes, Sound Farms
CHH, project harvest, lawns to lettuce, Everett, events, corn
August 24, 2018

Lawns to Lettuce Updates

August 24, 2018/ Snohomish CD
Lawns to Lettuce Updates

It’s always fun to see before and after photos. Here are some updates from Lawns to Lettuce projects from this year and a few years in the making in Monroe and Everett.

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August 24, 2018/ Snohomish CD/
Sound Homes
lawns to lettuce, project harvest, Everett
June 04, 2018

From Farms to Food Banks - Part Two

June 04, 2018/ Snohomish CD
From Farms to Food Banks - Part Two

On June 2nd, we had the opportunity to meet many neighbors wanting to help their communities through the growing of extra food. Learn more about our event in partnership with the City of Monroe and Housing Hope.

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June 04, 2018/ Snohomish CD/
Snohomish Watershed, Sound Homes
Feedthe44th, lawns to lettuce, project harvest, Housing Hope, NACD
May 25, 2018

From Farms to Food Banks - Part One

May 25, 2018/ Snohomish CD
From Farms to Food Banks - Part One

Give a person a tomato they have one meal. Give them a tomato start and they have tomatoes all summer long! Learn about our work in Snohomish County to help Feed the 44th and surrounding communities!

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May 25, 2018/ Snohomish CD/
Snohomish Watershed, Sound Homes
Feedthe44th, lawns to lettuce, project harvest, Housing Hope, NACD

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