Awardee
Project
Greenhouse Propagation Infrastructure and Training for New, Beginning, and Small-Scale Farmers
Description
SnoValley Tilth and First Light Farm lease farmland to new, beginning, and small-scale farmers on their farm sites in the Snoqualmie Valley. Due to the high cost of erecting a permanent greenhouse or the lack of access to functional greenhouse space that can be rented or shared, these new farmers are forced to propagate in make-shift spaces such as their own garages or skip this important first step in farming and purchase established plant starts. This project will address this problem by constructing a greenhouse space that can be shared and rented by multiple farmers and provide appropriate training to new, beginning, and small-scale farmers so that they can grow more food for the community and increase their sales.