by Kathryn Gardow | Dec 30, 2020 | Agricultural Economic Development, Local Food
The New Year is here and now I can say, “With 2020 hindsight, what can I do 2021?” Now, more so than ever before, I need to support small businesses and independent farmers to help create a more healthy local economy. Since the onslaught of the pandemic,...
by Kathryn Gardow | Jun 29, 2020 | Agricultural Economic Development, Local Food
Summer is simmering outside my window, despite the onslaught of COVID-19, the necessity of social distancing and mask wearing, and the incredible awakening by the losses from the unwarranted deaths of George Floyd, Breanna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Charleena...
by Kathryn Gardow | Feb 28, 2017 | Healthy Food, Local Food
Imagine every Wednesday, before the sun rises, a bag of baked goods is delivered to your front doorstep. With anticipation you open the front door to retrieve the large bag with a box and several smaller bags filled with delectable flavors. You first look for the...
by Kathryn Gardow | Apr 30, 2016 | Agricultural Economic Development, Land Use Planning
Western Washington along the Interstate 5 corridor are some of the world’s most prolific farmlands. Puget Sound is blessed with a maritime climate with warm summers, cool winters, and mountain snowpacks that provide ample irrigation water through most of the...