Illinois Ave Urban Farm

Illinois Ave Urban Farm Looking for healthy heirloom and specialty vegetables and flowers grown in the living soil of our urban Bemiss/Logan/Chief Garry Park neighborhood?

Freshly picked, beyond organic produce grown right in our northside Spokane Washington USA neighborhood. This page and our stand offer the seasonal bounty of the Earth, unusual and heirloom produce, occasional culinary recipes old and new, a little bit of local food network philosophy and classes, and hope for a more sustainable future amidst an increasingly urbanized global environment.

When the farm stand umbrella is up in our driveway and you are looking for locally grown goods, just knock on the front door or holler at the back gate! Proprietors Kathleen Callum and Robert Sloma are currently restoring a 1928 California style bungalow, advocate for Food Not Lawns on their own lawn and community garden, are archeologists, and have one son. Both grew up gardening, have helped the family make maple syrup at the Callum Sugarbush in New Hampshire, sold produce at a farmer’s market in New Hampshire, and a boutique organic restaurant in Vermont. They volunteered as community garden managers on Spokane’s northwest side, prior to its development by the non-profit who owned the land. Both are grateful to a V.A. loan, thanks to Kathleen’s service in the military, used to purchase their 1928 California Craftsman, which they are restoring.Now besides gardening on their own urban lot, and gleaning from their old Italian neighborhood trees, they rent a plot at the Chief Garry Community Garden. Robert Sloma’s parents immigrated from Poland. He missed speaking Polish when he moved to Washington State, so was inspired to bring together Polish-Americans in the Inland Northwest through Spokolonia (an amalgam of Spokane and Polonia). Robert is passionate about heirloom tree fruit, works for a local tribe as an archeologist, and graduated from S.U.N.Y. Plattsburg and University of Leicester, England in Anthropology and Historical Archeology. One of his favorite facebook posts videos, , narrated in both Polish and English, demonstrates how to make caraway and juniper berry flavored naturally fermented sauerkraut the traditional way. Kathleen graduated in Geology and Anthropology from University of Montana and Quaternary Studies from University of Maine (now the Institute for Climate Change), retired from U.S.D.A. after suffering a stroke, specializes in early agriculture and horticulture, is the President of Inland Northwest Community Gardens, volunteers as one of the WSU Master Gardeners-Spokane County, and is one of the Spokane County Master Composters/Recyclers. She is passionate about growing the local food network, community sustainability and resiliency, and . Gardening and taking care of Earth’s bounty helps inspire her and keeps her going.

These gorgeous sunchokes, skirrets (a medieval root vegetable), colorful carrots and more are available at the season cl...
11/02/2024

These gorgeous sunchokes, skirrets (a medieval root vegetable), colorful carrots and more are available at the season closing of the Illinois Ave Urban Farm stand!

08/21/2024

Attention Spokane and Inland Northwest gardeners! The Friends of Manito will hold their Fall Plant Sale THIS SATURDAY, Aug. 24, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Their sales are always spectacular, esp. since they do a great job of offering plants that will grow well in our hardiness zone. The plants have been lovingly tended by their dedicated volunteers. There will be Spokane County Master Gardeners on hand to answer your gardening questions as well. If you're new to these plant sales, they're held at Manito Park (on Spokane's South Hill) just east of the Gaiser Conservatory. You can find more details at https://www.thefriendsofmanito.org/plant-sales. All proceeds will benefit Spokane's beloved Manito Park. Hope to see you there!

When it’s late summer, and hot, garden planning often doesn’t appeal. Yet there’s fall vegetables and flowers to plant, ...
08/07/2024

When it’s late summer, and hot, garden planning often doesn’t appeal. Yet there’s fall vegetables and flowers to plant, and great local, organic, and caring seed companies from whom to order. Some of our faves include Johnny's Selected Seeds, Territorial Seed Company, Filaree Garlic Farm, and Snake River Seed Cooperative.

Beneficial garden insects! Yay! Got to love Susan Mulvihill!
07/10/2024

Beneficial garden insects! Yay! Got to love Susan Mulvihill!

Want to see something really cool? This is a Snakefly and it is an amazing beneficial insect. Yeah, I know, it's kinda creepy but I want you to be able to recognize the good insects you might come across. Snakefly adults (pictured here) and their larvae eat aphids, insect eggs and mites. These insects belong to the Raphidioptera order. I should also mention they are related to lacewings. They range from 1/2" to 1" in length. They are only found in western North America so if that applies to you, I hope you get to see some in your garden. Remember to thank them for their hard work! This one is pictured on a currant leaf and that rumply surface is courtesy of the aphids that were running rampant before the beneficial insects were able to get back on track after our late cold snap this past winter.

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1817 E. Illinois Avenue
Spokane, WA
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Illinois Ave. Farm Stand

Freshly picked, beyond organic produce grown right in our northside Spokane Washington USA neighborhood. This page and our stand offer the seasonal bounty of the Earth, unusual and heirloom produce, occasional culinary recipes old and new, a little bit of local food network philosophy and classes, and hope for a more sustainable future amidst an increasingly urbanized global environment. When the farm stand umbrella is up in our driveway and you are looking for locally grown goods, just knock on the front door or holler at the back gate!

Proprietors Kathleen Callum and Robert Sloma are currently restoring a 1928 California style bungalow, advocate for Food Not Lawns on their own lawn and community garden, are archeologists, and have one son. Both grew up gardening, have helped the family make maple syrup at the Callum Sugarbush in New Hampshire, sold produce at a farmer’s market in New Hampshire, and a boutique organic restaurant in Vermont. They volunteered as community garden managers on Spokane’s northwest side, prior to its development by the non-profit who owned the land. Both are grateful to a V.A. loan, thanks to Kathleen’s service in the military, used to purchase their 1928 California Craftsman, which they are restoring.Now besides gardening on their own urban lot, and gleaning from their old Italian neighborhood trees, they rent a plot at the Chief Garry Community Garden.

Robert Sloma’s parents immigrated from Poland. He missed speaking Polish when he moved to Washington State, so was inspired to bring together Polish-Americans in the Inland Northwest through Spokolonia (an amalgam of Spokane and Polonia). Robert is passionate about heirloom tree fruit, works for a local tribe as an archeologist, and graduated from S.U.N.Y. Plattsburg and University of Leicester, England in Anthropology and Historical Archeology. One of his favorite facebook posts videos, , narrated in both Polish and English, demonstrates how to make caraway and juniper berry flavored naturally fermented sauerkraut the traditional way.

Kathleen graduated in Geology and Anthropology from University of Montana and Quaternary Studies from University of Maine (now the Institute for Climate Change), retired from U.S.D.A. after suffering a stroke, specializes in early agriculture and horticulture, is the President of Inland Northwest Community Gardens, volunteers as one of the WSU Master Gardeners-Spokane County, and is one of the Spokane County Master Composters/Recyclers. She is passionate about growing the local food network, community sustainability and resiliency, and #ClimateJustice. Gardening and taking care of Earth’s bounty helps inspire her and keeps her going.