Meet Our Farmers: Blong’s Garden
True farmers market lifers, Farmers Blong and Chor Cha have been selling flowers at the West Seattle Farmers Market since week one 21 years ago, and can also be found at the Univerity District and Lake City farmers markets. The Cha family grows a variety of gorgeous flowers as well as some produce. In the spring of 2020, their daughter Nikki Cha was kind enough to ask her father, who manages the farm, about his growing methods, and lessons learned along the way.
Meet Our Farmers: Wanderwood Farm
When visiting the Wanderwood Farm stand at market, you’ll find gorgeous produce piled high atop tables, complimented by buckets of fragrant flowers waiting to be made into bouquets. In farming, Jen and Colin have found an outlet for their creativity, love of the outdoors, and getting their hands dirty. Read on to learn more about Wanderwood Farm.
Meet Our Farmers: Windy Acre Farm
Farmer Chris runs a tight ship at Windy Acre Farm, a roughly 3 acre mixed vegetable farm nestled in Kent, WA. At 25, he is still considered a young farmer, though his experience rivals that of many of his older peers. Farmer Chris started Windy Acre when he was 15 years old and runs the business with the goal of working with nature, not against it. Learn more about this incredible young farmer!
Meet Our Farmers: Kittitas Valley Greenhouse
Richard Ness and Mary Young-Ness of Kittitas Valley Greenhouse have magical powers- They can make summer come early. Or at least that's how it feels when they arrive to market with big, beautiful tomatoes way at the beginning of May. The secret is less of an alchemy and more of a science, (stop reading here if you want to preserve the image of farmer Rich waving a wand)…