Genine Bradwin of kirsop farm
Growing for Good pt. 2: Kirsop Farm and the White Center Food Bank
SHOW NOTES
Episode Description:
In the second of this two-part series, we are highlighting Growing for Good and the relationships it fosters between farms and food banks. Growing for Good is a partnership between PCC Community Markets, Harvest Against Hunger, and Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets that began in 2020 in response to growing food insecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic. The partnership provides funds to hunger relief agencies to purchase fresh produce from local farms, giving food banks a steady supply of nutritious food and farmers guaranteed sales. Today, over 20 food banks are supplied by 16 farms.
We sat down with Kirsop Farms and White Center Food Bank to learn more about how Growing for Good has impacted their work. We first hear from Genine Bradwin of Kirsop Farm who produces and raises livestock on 60 acres of land at the Scatter Creek Farm and Conservancy in Rochester. Genine and Colin sell diversified vegetables, dry beans, grains, pork, lamb and chicken through their CSA, online store, at Farmers Markets throughout the Seattle area including Columbia City, University District and Ballard Farmers Markets and to food banks including White Center Food Bank. In the second half of the episode, we sit down with Carmine and Mike with White Center Food Bank to hear about their experiences working with Growing for Good and local farms like Kirsop Farm.
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Contributors:
The Farm Walks Podcast is collaboratively organized by Tilth Alliance and WSU Food Systems.
Funders:
This podcast was brought to you with funding from PCC Community Markets. PCC is a certified organic retailer and the nation’s largest community-owned food market with an active membership of more than 115,000 members. Through its Puget Sound area stores, the co-op’s mission is to ensure that good food nourishes the communities it serves, while cultivating vibrant, local, organic food systems.
And by Growing for Good, a partnership between PCC Community Markets, Harvest Against Hunger, and Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets to provide funds to hunger relief agencies to purchase fresh produce from local farms, giving food banks a steady supply of nutritious food and farmers guaranteed sales.
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Production Team:
Podcast hosted by Farmer Nicole Witham @farmernicole
Behind the scenes logistics and general wrangling by Kate Smith, Sage Zahorodni and Drew Corbin
Theme Music is, “Soil of Mississippi” by Abakis @abakismusic
Farm Walks website, logo, and pod art by Riled Up Goats @riledupgoats
Audio engineering and editing by Keith Bacon
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Additional Links
Growing for Good: Kirsop Farm https://www.pccmarkets.com/sound-consumer/2022-03/growing-for-good/
Selling and Donating to Food Banks WSDA Handbook for Direct Market