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Emily Tzeng of Local Color and Fiber handles her sheep. Women farmers are essential to the local food economy.

Celebrating Local Women in Farming

March 30, 2021 - March is Women’s History Month, a time to learn about and reflect on the women who have shaped society, especially those whose contributions have been overlooked or credited to men. Agriculture is one area that is burgeoning with such stories.

Homemade mayonnaise is easy to make with local eggs and is a perfect ingredient into tuna salad or on your sandwiches.

Recipes

Recipe: Easy Homemade Mayonnaise

March 29, 2021 - If you’re craving that favorite restaurant flavor, homemade mayonnaise could help you through these trying times.

The converted GMC cab of the 21 Acres truck holds an electric engine.

Barry

Final Stages of Electric Truck Conversion Gains Hands-on Help

March 13, 2021 - The nonprofit is building a 12-ton, fully battery-powered, refrigerated electric delivery truck that will be capable of extended highway and city driving.

Left to right: Landon Harsch, Angelica Lucchetto, and Jess Chandler. They began this project earlier this winter during snow.

The Farm

Mushroom Experiments: Supporting the Farm Ecosystem

March 9, 2021 - Fungi play many vital roles in all of Earth’s ecosystems. These mushroom experiments on the farm explore decomposition, nutrient fixing, and more.

Barry

Local Progress in Carbon Offsets Proves Hopeful for Climate Action

March 5, 2021 - Pierce County is the first in the country to offer carbon offsets for urban reforestation. Here's why that's a big deal.

A collection of garden supplies on the front porch: Seeds, watering can, trowel, and more seeds! Seed saving is an important way to help preserve biodiversity.

Community events

Seed Saving and Swapping: The Work of 2021 Superheroes

February 28, 2021 - Saving seeds and sharing them is essential to preserving biodiversity and food justice.

Kelly

The 5 Rs of Sustainable Living

February 25, 2021 - You’ve heard of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. But to be truly sustainable, we have to look beyond that to incorporate the whole waste stream with the 5 Rs of Sustainable Living.

Gretchen

Invitation for Partnerships from Gretchen Garth, Board President

February 5, 2021 - 21 Acres is in the process of finding ways to emphasize this work and is actively looking for assistance from partners with expertise to help keep climate change front and center.

Jess

Happy World Wetland Day! How is the 21 Acres wetland weathering recent rains?

February 4, 2021 - February 2 is World Wetland Day. These vital ecosystems are essential for nature, farming, and climate change solutions.

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