The mission of the Tilth Producers of Washington is simple: to "promote ecologically sound, economically viable and socially equitable farming practices that improve the health of our communities and natural environment." Which is something we can totally all get behind. And, it turns out, something that makes for fascinating following.
Tweeter of the Week: @TilthProducers
Graham Kerr Saunters into Met Market This Week
Graham Kerr, award winning chef and author of more than two dozen cookbooks, will be visiting Seattle to talk about his latest book, ,Growing at the Speed of Life, which outlines the first year of his gardening adventure.
Troubled Waters: How to Eat Sushi Guilt-Free
Your love of sushi is threatening to leave the planet high and dry. Just in time for World Ocean Day, here are some tips and resources for how to get your paws on some sustainable, smart sushi.
Is There a Face in Your Food?
Farmers started seeing themselves as producing a commodity, not growing food. Unfortunately, just as sourcing the most affordable car parts may result in components coming from all over the country, producing the cheap ground beef in huge quantities means that the meat comes from many different cows. The result being that one tracking error would result in all the beef being untraceable.
Peter Senge's State of the Arts Address
"Sustainable is a crappy vision," announced Peter Senge (pronounced "senn-gay"), author of The Fifth Discipline, which has nothing to do with the film Milla Jovovich was in. He was just off the plane from China, making a stop for a leadership keynote address this morning to the Americans for the Arts meet-up at Seattle's Convention Center, before continuing on home to Massachusetts.
Neighborhood News And Local Blog Round-Up
- South Lake Union's Terry Thomas Building is named as one of the most sustainable projects of the year by a group of pretty important architects.
- Bellevue
CommunityCollege dropped the Community part of its name. - Ballard has always had a thing for witty bumper stickers, but times have changed and now their witty t-shirts are taking over. Free Ballard!

