Farms for Life

11/14/2025

It’s Giving Month! 🌱💚
Farms for Life supports local farmers and gets fresh produce to families who need it most. Every dollar helps us deliver more healthy food across our community.

If you’re able, please consider donating here:
👉 GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/feeding-seattles-most-vulnerable-individuals-and-families?attribution_id=sl:e976d12f-cafe-41c7-ad36-5db8554d98fc&lang=en_US&ts=1751254833&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_content=amp13_c-amp14_t2-amp15_t2&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&v=amp14_t2

Thank you for supporting farmers, families, and food security. 🌾🥬

10/17/2025

🥕 From Farm to Table, From Heart to Community

At Farms for Life, we believe nutritious food is a human right — not a privilege. We’re honored to partner with Open Kitchen Redmond
, helping turn surplus local farm produce into warm, nourishing meals for neighbors in need.

🌱 What Open Kitchen Does
Every Wednesday from 5–6 pm at Redmond United Methodist Church, Open Kitchen offers a free, hot meal (with vegetarian options) in a welcoming, dignified space for all.

🤝 Why Our Partnership Matters
Farms for Life purchases surplus produce from small local farms and directs it to agencies like Open Kitchen. This collaboration:

Reduces food waste and supports local farmers

Ensures fresh, seasonal food reaches people who need it most

Strengthens our regional food ecosystem

09/03/2025

🚨 Washington State is Losing Its Farms — Fast

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/agriculture/3700-wa-farms-shut-down-in-5-years-why/

Between 2017 and 2022, over 3,700 farms shut down in Washington. That’s nearly two farms a day.

Why? Rising costs, complex regulations, and overwhelming stress are pushing family farms out of business. And when a farm closes, it’s not just land lost—it’s a family, a livelihood, and a source of fresh, local food for our community.

🌱 Farms for Life exists to change this.
We connect local farmers directly with food-insecure families, keeping farms in business and nourishing our neighbors.

👉 How you can help:
• Donate to support struggling farmers.
• Spread the word—share this post.
• Choose to buy from and support local farms whenever you can.

Together, we can keep farms alive and food on the table. 💚

🔗 Support Farms for Life today:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/feeding-seattles-most-vulnerable-individuals-and-families/cl/o?v=amp14_t2&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_content=amp13_c-amp14_t2-amp15_t2&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&lang=en_US&attribution_id=sl%3Ae976d12f-cafe-41c7-ad36-5db8554d98fc

The stressors farmers face can take a toll, leading them to shut down their farms and leaving the next generation less interested in taking over.

07/29/2025

🌱💚 Partner Spotlight: Everett Recovery Café 💚🌱

At Farms for Life, we believe fresh, nourishing food is essential to healing. That’s why we’re proud to support the incredible work of , a sanctuary for people rebuilding their lives after trauma, addiction, and homelessness.

Thanks to our generous donors and local farmers, we deliver farm-fresh produce to the Café—supporting both sustainable agriculture and human dignity. 🍎🥕✨

Every bite makes a difference.

➡️ Learn more about this vital community space: www.everettrecoverycafe.org

Everett Recovery Cafe provides a safe place for individuals to define and pursue their healing and recovery together. Read more her % e.

07/01/2025

🥕 Feed Seattle’s Most Vulnerable — With Fresh, Local Produce 🥕

Farms for Life partners with local farms and social service agencies to deliver fresh fruits and vegetables to homeless families, women in recovery, and individuals facing mental illness and poverty.

💥 What makes us different?
We run lean— meaning more than 93¢ of every $1 goes directly to our programming.

✨ Your gift supports agencies where:

🏡 94% of homeless families (Acres of Diamonds) are now in stable housing

🍲 85% of Recovery Café members report reduced substance use

👩‍🍳 85% of Kindred Kitchen entrepreneurs grow their business within 6 months

🧠 89% of Bellevue Clubhouse members reduce hospitalizations

👉 Donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/feeding-seattles-most-vulnerable-individuals-and-families

🌿 Let’s build a healthier community— one box of produce at a time.

06/23/2025

Our long-time supporter, Eastside Community Aid (ECA) Thrift Shop, has been nominated for The Seattle Times Best in the NW – in not one but TWO categories:

🧥 Best Thrift/Consignment Shop
🤝 Best Nonprofit Organization

Farms for Life is proud to be supported by ECA, whose generosity helps nourish families and farmers across our region. Let’s show them some love!

🗳️ Vote daily through Friday, June 27th
🔗https://www.votethepnw.com/

Every vote makes a difference for this incredible local gem.

05/30/2025

🌿 Local Farms. Fresh Produce. Stronger Communities. 🌿

Farms for Life purchases produce from small local farms and delivers it to community agencies serving people in need. 💚

✅ Reducing food waste
✅ Supporting local farmers
✅ Nourishing our community

We’re proud to link farmers with people in need of healthy food — because everyone deserves access to fresh, nutritious produce. 🥕🥦🍠

📍 Learn more or get involved: www.farmsforlife.org

03/19/2025

Opening the minds of the next generation to a career in farming and agriculture

03/12/2025

We’re grateful to The Seattle Times for sharing Viva Farms' story and highlighting what’s at risk in our local food system due to frozen federal funding.

Our primary goal is to continue the 2025 farming season for the 35 farm business incubators with as little disruption as possible. 🌱💪 Hear from Farias Farm and Dear Table Farm in last Friday's front-page article!

📖 You can read the article in full in https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/trumps-funding-freeze-puts-skagit-county-farms-on-slippery-slope/ .
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Estamos profundamente agradecidos con The Seattle Times por destacar la historia de Viva Farms y la urgencia de lo que está en juego para nuestro sistema alimentario local debido a la congelación de fondos federales.

Nuestro compromiso es claro: mantener la temporada agrícola 2025 en marcha para las 35 granjas incubadoras con la menor interrupción posible. 🌱💪

En el artículo de portada del pasado viernes, Farias Farm y Dear Table Farm comparten su experiencia y lo que esta crisis significa para nuestra comunidad agrícola.

📖 Lee el artículo completo en https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/trumps-funding-freeze-puts-skagit-county-farms-on-slippery-slope/

03/04/2025

Our own Laura Hansen has been accepted into the Viva Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture. She will be mentored by Rob Smith and Katherine Myrvold. Congratulations Laura!

02/20/2025

Many of our partner Farms are Viva Farms . Viva Farms is looking at substantial cuts in funding. We support Viva Farms and encourage you to take a look at what they do and consider donating to their programs. https://vivafarms.org/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1JmG2qt5Y5cbBXYJw1y9DHNJ5afWkGdHRqbanGpHFhc-CacVDrhTSazA8_aem_BM8eJjLXY-5c_ATFHVio8Q

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02/19/2025

The 2025 Agency Partnership application was emailed to all our 2024 partners yesterday (and to other agencies that had expressed an interest). Applications are due by March 20th. Inquiries should be directed to [email protected]