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Seattle Urban Farm Co

Location: Seattle, WA

Day Job: Installing urban farms for individuals, restaurants, schools and businesses

The Digs: Backyard, Community Garden, Containers, Front yard, Other, Parking lot, Rooftop

Crops: Basil, Bell Peppers, Bok-choy, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, Collards, Cucumbers, Garlic, Jalepeno Peppers, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Raspberries, Spinach, Strawberries, Sugar Snap Peas, Thyme, Tomatoes

Why I'm Getting Dirty: We believe that sustainable urban agriculture can promote healthy diets, environmental stewardship, stronger communities and improved quality of life. We hope that developing economically sound, city-based farming ventures will increase public awareness of agricultural issues, and foster a greater appreciation of farmers everywhere. We also have a new book out on getting your urban farm started, called "Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard."

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Posted by: Seattle Urban Farm Co on May 20th, 2012 at 09:06 pm
@Ricky & Sallie's Urban Farm: Great to hear that you're getting involved in the urban farming movement! Our book is available on amazon at:

http://www.amazon.com/Food-Grown-Right-Your-Backya- rd/dp/1594856834/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337572743- &sr=8-1

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Posted by: Ricky & Sallie's Urban Farm on May 16th, 2012 at 11:19 am
I accepted your friend request .It looks like you guys are into grow boxes as well.I posted some new photos on our site today as we expanded our garden since the fall.How do we get your book?I think it would be a great job helping other people start thier own farms and i have often thought about doing that .Please stay in touch !

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Posted by: Nebraska Dave on May 8th, 2012 at 06:27 am
Thanks for your request to be friends. I hope that we can have many future conversations about gardening.

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Posted by: SierraTahoeDad on May 5th, 2012 at 01:10 pm
Thanks for the Friend request. Congrats on making Farmer of the Day!

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Posted by: Wong88 on May 5th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
Congratulations to the farmer of the day!

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Posted by: Red Hill Hollow on May 5th, 2012 at 07:11 am
Thought you should be farmer of the day! Congratulations!

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Posted by: Nate Snelson on May 3rd, 2012 at 05:07 pm
Enjoyed the article in Urban Farm magazine! Great to see Seattle represented.

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Posted by: Robin on April 24th, 2012 at 11:27 pm
Hey you guys, thanks for responding to my root maggot problem. I read that they are common in the north as they like our cool, wet weather and the loam of compost. I wonder if the diatomaceous earth will harm the BN's? I must have picked out at least 30 of the beastly maggots today. Never had this problem before and I rotate on a 3 year plan. I wonder if they were in my compost pile that I spread throughout the beds, sigh...

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Posted by: Seattle Urban Farm Co on April 24th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
@Red Hill Hollow: Thank you! Good luck in continuing your urban farming endeavors.

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Posted by: Seattle Urban Farm Co on April 24th, 2012 at 12:53 pm
@Robyn: Nematodes are your best organic solution, and sometimes you can apply them more than once. Make sure to read the instructions carefully because they are very specific and can be complicated. If the nematodes don't seem to be working, sometimes we scoop out the soil around the damaged plants to get the root maggots out of the garden, and that can also help. We have also been experimenting with mixing diatomaceous earth into the soil, hoping that this kills the root maggots as they move through the soil. When you are setting up new beds, floating row covers can help.

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