Mission Statement
To empower communities to connect with local food and agriculture
Vision
Our vision is to create vibrant community spaces that provide free educational opportunities for everyone to learn scalable and sustainable farming and gardening techniques. We hope to create a community where everyone has access to fresh produce, knows where their food comes from, and how to grow their own garden.
What We Do
We create community gardens in underutilized spaces in partnership with landowners. These gardens provide free hands on classes that teach basic gardening techniques as well as grow fresh produce for food insecure members of our community.
Current Projects
Ovenell Park Public Farm
Wild Goose Community Garden
Ovenell Park Public Farm
The Ovenell Park Public Farm is an in ground vegetable garden and orchard situated at 10521 Saratoga Dr, Stanwood, WA 98292. The property is a former dairy farm that was purchased by the City of Stanwood in 2014. Puget Sound Public farms leases the property from the City of Stanwood to teach Stanwood and Camano Community Members how to grow their own food from seed to harvest. In 2024 Ovenell Park grew and donated over 2000lb of food for the Stanwood Camano Food Bank.
If you are interested in volunteering to help us grow food and learning scalable and sustainable agriculture techniques, please join us during our open hours on Wednesday from 9:00-12:00 starting March 12th. Please enter via Saratoga dr. which passes in front of Advanced Automotive.
Wild Goose Community Gardens
Wild Goose community gardens is a collection of 10 rentable raised beds, three demonstration gardens, a strawberry and raspberry patch, and a pollinator garden located at the Stanwood United Methodist Church. The raised beds are available to all for $50.00 annually. Scholarships that cover the cost of the raised bed are available upon request.
Puget Sound Public Farms rents the property from the Church and provides free weekly classes to community members covering everything from starting seeds to harvesting. The produce grown in the demonstration beds is donated to the Stanwood Camano Food Bank for our community members in need.
Leadership
Andrew Davis holds a BA from The Evergreen State College and a Master's in Food and Agriculture Law and Policy from Vermont Law School. He worked as a Agricultural Conservationist in Vermont before coming back to be closer to family in his home town of Marysville, WA. He worked as a Farm Manager for Rents Due Ranch before becoming a Greenhouse Manager at Orchard's Nursery in Stanwood WA. He is the co-founder and President of the board of Puget Sound Public Farms.
Our principles
We believe in practicing sustainable agriculture to protect the environment and ensure the long-term health of our land.
Healthy Produce
Community Engagement
Sustainable Agriculture
We strive to engage the community by providing volunteer farming opportunities and fostering a sense of belonging.
We are committed to growing nutritious produce, free from harmful chemicals, for the health and well-being of our community.
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