by Kathryn Gardow | Sep 30, 2016 | Local Food, Sustainable Communities
As parents conversed over coffee and donuts early Saturday morning excitedly anticipating the outcome of sorority rush week, I chatted with a Dad about his daughter leaving sunny southern California to come north to the University of Washington. Of course, we started...
by Kathryn Gardow | Aug 31, 2016 | Agrihoods, Local Food, Urban Farming
My yard is brimming with food now always arriving in the hot, sultry, dog days of summer. I plant only what I can grow, nurture and produce successfully. I don’t want failure. Gardening takes a lot of persistent, dedicated, focused work. Preparing the soil,...
by Kathryn Gardow | Jun 29, 2016 | Healthy Food, Local Food
I am a “fruit-aholic”. I love fruit. Even as a kid, I craved fruit– especially the summer fruits–strawberries, blueberries, peaches, plums. The juiciness, the flavors, the short summer season so taste boredom never arrived–all reasons...
by Kathryn Gardow | May 31, 2016 | Local Food, Sustainable Communities
From the Greatest Generation to Generation Z and the Baby Boomers and Millenials in between, we are all connected by one simple necessity–We All Eat! Some of us are Feeders–just putting food in our mouths to combat hunger, some of us are Eaters–being...
by Kathryn Gardow | Feb 28, 2016 | Agricultural Economic Development, Local Food
In the middle of Zanzibar are the spice farms, far from the bustle of coastal resorts and Stonetown, the island’s main commerce and tourist city. Departing Stonetown, we passed miles of roadside commerce tucked into open-air storefronts adjacent to the macadam...
by Kathryn Gardow | Jan 22, 2016 | Land Use Planning, Local Food
Our food system–the system of growing, harvesting, distributing, and selling food–is fragile! To most, it looks in good health. Stop in any grocery store, stroll through Pike Place Market, visit your local farmers market or drive through a McDonald’s...
