Love to get some love...
"We are enjoying this week's basket. The bok choy was a wonderful accompaniment to our mapo tofu with turkey.
Cheers,
Marta"
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Please help us welcome Rob & Andrea Hoff of Stardust Farms to the Jon the Farmer community! Perhaps it was destiny when Jon connected with Rob & Andrea - as they have been at the forefront of urban farming before it was the "cool thing to do"! Their farm in Shelton has been an added bonus to the work that we do and it's a win-win-win for this community and beyond - as we work to fill the tummies of not only our CSA and FreshList members, but our food-insecure populations, too! Keep your eye out for their delicious carrots, tasty salad mixes, and more - all organic and harvested by Rob and Andrea, and of course Jon! Oh....and, we got catnip - who wants some!!!
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​A message from partners, FamilyWorks - serving food and housing insecure populations:
We believe that Black Lives Matter. The FamilyWorks community is reeling in outrage and grief over the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery (and countless others). We acknowledge the centuries of anguish that our Black communities have had to endure. We are in solidarity with the protesters who are crying out against police injustice in Seattle and across the United States. We are committed as an organization to dismantle white supremacy and institutionalized racism within our community.
Our mission is to connect individuals and families to nourishing food, essential resources, and a caring community, so people can build resiliency to meet life’s challenges. Since our beginnings we have followed participant-driven family support principles, focusing on:
providing dignity and strengths-based empowerment programs that affirm cultural and racial identity,
responding to emerging family and community needs, and
advocating for systems and services that are fair, responsive, and accountable to those served.
We are listening to our food bank constituents right now who expressed a desire to have their voices heard by policymakers. Many told us that a stamped and pre-addressed postcard to their elected officials would be a welcome method to voice their concerns. We want to continue to facilitate various methods of advocacy with and for our community.
Our work at FamilyWorks can’t happen without an understanding of historical and current systemic forces of racism and oppression. Our ongoing anti-racism and equity work within the Staff, Board and Volunteers will be amplified as we carry out our food, resource and family support programs.
We demand a just society for our Black, Indigenous, and other Communities of Color.
In addition to continuously educating ourselves of the racial constructs that are set up to oppress People of Color, we need to learn how to have challenging conversations around race as a larger community. We believe that change needs to happen now. One place to start is to talk together and to talk to our children about race. We wanted to share with you this link to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture. What we do, and what we say, matters.
FamilyWorks Staff and Board
P.S.
Vote like it matters:
https://www.whenweallvote.org/
Spend like it matters:
https://intentionalist.com/
Take action like it matters:
https://relentlessschoolnurse.com/…/the-anti-racist-resour…/
https://familyworksseattle.org/

​Jon and I feel it is important that we communicate our support for the protests happening throughout our state and the greater country. We all have ways in which we can show up to this on-going struggle for equality and justice for our Black & Brown brothers and sisters. Some of us can march, some of us can write letters and sign petitions, some of us can read and educate, some of us can donate moneys to justified causes, and for those of us with food as our capital - growing and feeding is what we have always and will continue to do. Today, we ask that you support Civil Eats - because looking out for the people that feed ALL of us is key! https://civileats.com/

Please help us welcome Luke & Celestine to the Jon the Farmer team!! This natural phase of growth will allow more focus on our mission of providing a sustainable food-source model we believe is a benefit to us all - one that is necessary & timely.
Here's a little more about each of them:
Luke is a gardener who has been passionate about land tending for four years now. Along with foraging and wild-crafting, he believes that deepening our relationships to our food is a vital part of healing our bodies, our communities, and the land. Since completing a masters thesis in cultural studies focusing on food systems, Luke spends time volunteering with local organizations such as Food is Free, Canoe Journey Herbalists, and Protectors of the Salish Sea. If you ever see him out in the neighborhood or in the forest on a walk, he’s probably stooped low, enjoying the plants.
Celestine is a musician with a passion for nature, adventure, creativity, and learning. She has lived in Seattle for two years, and the Pacific Northwest for around five years. She has dabbled in many fields including photography, painting, writing, and cake decorating. She is always eager for new experiences and learning opportunities.
We look forward to seeing how their energy, passion and diverse interests & experiences, as well as desire to learn more and more, will translate into your healthy food choices and the great service we all, in partnership, provide to our communities.
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Here is another great reason to support your local farmers - we get the job done. During these times, and beyond, there is something beautiful in this work - we get to feed folks. We thank you! https://www.theguardian.com/…/23/us-farms-csa-food-coronavi…
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​Cutie patutie carrots and radish! We have a Fresh List email going out soon with some lovely compliments, too!