A majority of the farmland at 21 Acres is designated to growing a variety of crops including vegetables, berries, grains, and legumes. Sustainable farming and land use practices such as intercropping, crop rotation, use of green fertilizers, natural pest management, and water conservation are a few of the features openly demonstrated in each field.

21 Acres currently partners with another non-profit organization, Growing Washington. They serve as our Farm Management team and work with interns, apprentice farmers and volunteers. Unlike some other farm acreage, 21 Acres does not lease to individual farmers. This is a Community Farm where all hands work together and all hands reap the rewards.

Chris Clark harvesting garlic for market.

With new educational farming opportunities available (the Washington State Organic Farming Degree, for example) and the increased interest in growing local food, 21 Acres provides a hands-on learning experience. This Farm program began last fall (fall, 06) with the first planting of winter crops and has expanded to the variety you see here in more than five acres. Food from 21 Acres is now being sold at four Farmers Market, Woodinville, Lake Forest Park, Kirkland and Juanita Park. It’s also being sold to almost a dozen restaurants including our neighbor, the Herbfarm and Etta’s in Seattle. Eventually we hope to provide food for the many school and institutional cafeterias in the community.

Erik Gibson-Snyder, Farmer Apprentice, working in the field.