21 Acres: A new hub for connected local agriculture

Green Acre Radio: Can farm fresh creamy nettle soup compete in wine country? If 21 Acres Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living has its way.
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Mount Rainer vista from 21 Acres

Green Acre Radio: Can farm fresh creamy nettle soup compete in wine country? If 21 Acres Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living has its way.

Head north on the ‘Woodinville Wine Highway’ past tracts of tasting rooms and wine cellars, navigate the roundabouts and eventually you’ll come to a unique farm and agriculture hub called 21 Acres. In addition to farming the land, the center leases some to local P-Patch organizations, and operates an educational agricultural center and commercial kitchen which farmers can use to store, distribute and process their food. Classes are offered on everything from beekeeping to food preservation and a small market sells produce and packaged farm products.

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Martha Baskin

Martha Baskin

Martha Baskin is an environmental reporter, whose work on the subject began with a project for the King Conservation District. Green Acre Radio was born shortly afterward. Her work is currently supported by the Human Links Foundation. She was one of the founding reporters for Pacifica's Free Speech Radio News and has been a contributor to the National Radio Project's Making Contact.