Buy Local Food In Kitsap

Nash’s Organics is a 350 acre, 25 plus person operation that is a case study example of how to develop a profitable, sustainable local farm business that is optimized to stay healthy for generations. Located in the Dungeness River Delta near Sequim, WA

American Farmland Trust: Steward of the Land – Winners – 2008

Last modified on 2008-06-19 16:51:09 GMT. 4 comments. Top.

The Kitsap Community and Agricultural Alliance (KCAA) is all about building a new farm economy in Kitsap County, but we recognize our brother and sister farmers in neighboring counties like Pierce, Mason, Clallam and Jefferson are part of what we could call our local food producer community. That’s why when we see something special to comment on outside the county that is important to Kitsap farmers and consumers we like to say something about it.

Nash Huber, the farm manager for over 350 acres in Sequim has won a prestigious national award. Nash and his wife Patty McManus are people for all agriculture fans to study for what he has done in farmland preservation and creating an economic model to bring in younger farmers to succeed him. Read more….

American Farmland Trust: Steward of the Land – Winners – 2008

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Real Life On The Farm

Last modified on 2008-06-25 19:48:57 GMT. 1 comment. Top.

I couldn’t resist. I found this YouTube Video interview about Nash’s Organics. What I like about it is that it is a realistic depiction of the “romance” of local food (e.g. farmer’s markets, strawberries) with the reality of the work, commitment and organization required to deliver the romance. In the video you will hear about getting up at five to hand pick the strawberries, washing them, boxing them, loading the truck, driving to market, setting up the stand, waiting on customers for 6 hours, packing up and getting home bone tired. Then you get to get up the next day and do something similar again.

I can’t tell you how personally grateful I am that we have people willing to do all of that for the usually small monetary rewards they get…and how important it is that we help them.

Having said that I also believe that another gift that farmers and farms have for us is the opportunity to learn about the joy of hard work and the sense of accomplishment in working on the land. That’s right, working hard with good people and accomplishing something valuable for people is good fun. Just like the folks in the picture above at the Great Freedom Ranger Roundup of 2008. Contact your local farmer sometime and give it a whirl. And, join the KCAA and help farmers.

Enjoy the video and speak soon.