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Volunteer Danno Tabing and staff member Angelica Lucchetto stop for a masked selfie during a sunny day in August.
Local Food Systems
Volunteer Log: My First Days on the 21 Acres Farm

November 24, 2021 - What's it like to volunteer at 21 Acres? Danno recaps his first days working as a volunteer on the farm.

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Neha Krishnakumar poses with a friend next to their homemade biochar kiln on the 21 Acres farm.
Regenerative Agriculture
How to Make Biochar for Soil Health

October 19, 2021 - Biochar improves soil quality and sequesters carbon. Learn how to make biochar yourself with a few simple tools.

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Green Energy
Compost, Recycling, or Landfill? Digging through the 21 Acres Waste Stream

October 12, 2021 - We found THIS in the compost?! Here's what we're discovering about food waste, compostable packaging, recycling, and the way our campus sorts waste.

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Regenerative Ag: A Primer

October 5, 2021 - Not all regenerative practices are created equal. Here's all you need to know about regenerative agriculture and the practices we use on the 21 Acres farm.

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Recipe: Broccoli and Cauliflower Cheddar Soup

September 29, 2021 - Kari shares how to make our wildly popular (and quick!) Broccoli and Cauliflower Cheddar Soup soup at home.

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Local Food Systems
The Farm of the Future: How Small Scale Pastured Pigs Could Solve Shortages and the Environment

August 28, 2021 - Pasture-raised hogs face processing and distribution challenges even as they help with integrated farm management.

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This episode of the Climate Conversations podcast talks about cover cropping as a climate resilient farm practice.
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21 Acres Launches Climate Conversations Podcast

August 16, 2021 - In our inaugural episode of the Climate Conversations podcast, we talk to Anthony Reyes about why we “live and die by the cover crop” at the 21 Acres farm.

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Preparing for Wildfire Smoke with Building Ventilation

August 12, 2021 - Here's how the 21 Acres facilities staff created a building filtration system built for this year's high temperatures and smoke.

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Basil Pesto Using Local PNW Ingredients. Look at that color! A basil pesto made with 100% local ingredients.
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Basil Pesto Using Local PNW Ingredients

August 11, 2021 - Learn how our Deli Lead Kari makes basil pesto using 100% local PNW ingredients--Using unconventional pesto ingredients that are sure to rock your pesto game. A popular recipe in the Farm Market!

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