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21 Acres

We’re a living laboratory focused on climate solutions. To learn more or get in contact with us, visit 21acres.org.
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The 21 Acres campus is a living laboratory in Woodinville, Washington where community comes together to learn and act on climate change. The LEED Platinum Certified building was one of the first LEED buildings in the greater Seattle area and is home to a learning kitchen, local foods Farm Market and distribution center, and work spaces that are integrated with the natural environment. With its eve

r-evolving environmentally-friendly features, the building hosts solar panels, a graywater treatment system, composting toilets, passive cooling and heating design, and more. Situated just 30 minutes east of Seattle in the Sammamish Valley Agricultural Production District, 21 Acres sits at the crux of urban and rural land. Here, we gather to talk about green energy, regenerative farming practices, local food systems, and climate solutions.

11/10/2024

Join us for the first-ever Make It. Take It. Winter Market on campus. Gift yourself and the ones you love!

We’ll have a variety of DIY up-cycled crafts to make with 21 Acres staff and volunteers – all materials supplied.* Plus, you can shop from local artisan vendors, and find tasty foods and support local producers in the Farm Market. Enjoy cider and treats and make new friends!

As always, events like this are free and for all ages.

Here are some of the crafts you can make:

Farm fresh winter swags
Zesty salad dressings
Culinary salt blends
Trash to treasure gift gags
Mini pollinator friends
Watercolor cookies
Raindrop ornaments

To give you sustenance during the day, we will be selling warm vegetarian chili in the Market along with serving fresh rolls from The Cottage Bakery.

*While supplies last

We look forward to hosting these artisan vendors:

Beyti Creations,
Carapace Illustration, quibbles
Field & Forest Crafts,
Nowhere Foods,
Robert Moreno Handmade Pottery
Second Stitch Clothing,
Songaia Herbal Gerbils
Soothables & Co,
The Creamy Crow,
The Tiny Kitchen,

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11/07/2024

The 2024 growing season isn’t quite over yet, and we’re already thinking about next year! Farm Manager Ansley and her team met today to map out what they plan to grow in each field in 2025. Brassicas, Cucurbits and Alliums, oh my! We’ll have U-Pick flowers and pumpkins, too. Crop planning is like a jigsaw puzzle, as we envision how best to rotate crops to improve soil health and better steward the land.

10/15/2024

And a few more photos from Saturday! and kids cooked up a storm! They made hundreds of tasty gluten- and dairy-free pumpkin pancakes plus pumpkin scones with Chimicum Grainery Flour.

09/28/2024

Come hear from author and photographer, Robert Dash, who will be at 21 Acres on October 12. See his incredible photos from his newly released book, Food Planet Future. It’s free and part of the Sammamish Valley Harvest Festival!

The book review sounds wonderful: “Food Planet Future takes the reader on a remarkable visual tour of everyday foods and in the process, connects us more deeply to the world we help to shape. It draws upon art, research, and innovative practices to reimagine the tangled crises of food security, climate change, and biodiversity loss. Food Planet Future invokes awe and wonder and inspires action taken on our Earth’s behalf.”

09/18/2024

Jen and Kari say that the end of the summer heat has been good for peanuts, sweet potatoes and ginger. These are only available for a limited time but boy are they good. If you haven’t been to the Market in a while we’d love to see you. Start thinking about stir fry or cold peanut noodles. These will be gone soon!

09/18/2024

What fun it was celebrating our generous and hardworking volunteers on Saturday! 21 Acres volunteers contribute thousands of hours each year tending to a slew of programs and spaces on campus. We couldn’t do our work without these special people and feel thankful every day for this community who is willing to roll up their sleeves to help get stuff done.

To show our appreciation, we threw a Volunteer Gratitude Garden Party on the farm with fun games, live music, tasty food, and lovely company. If you’re interested in volunteering, we’d love to have you join us!

09/07/2024

We love our 21 Acres volunteers! They contribute thousands of hours each year tending to our farm and restoration spaces, stewarding our campus library, supporting our local food Farm Market, caring for our honeybees and pollinator habitats, and more.

To express our gratitude and celebrate our wonderful 21 Acres volunteer community, we invite all current, past, and prospective volunteers and their friends and family to gather on the farm for a casual garden party on Saturday, September 14th from 10 to 1! There will be food, live music, games, prizes and more.

Please RSVP via our website (link in bio) to help us plan. Hope you can join us!

08/31/2024

Painters at 21 Acres! Today, a group from Plein Air Washington Artists met here for painting and picnicking on the farm. “Plein air” is the practice of painting on location with natural light. It was fascinating to see each artist’s unique interpretation of different views of our property. A perfect way to end August!

08/26/2024

Dry Farming Fair & Walk was a success! A big thank you to friends at , , and Chef Ron for helping people get excited about dry farming. We had such nice feedback that we hope to do it again next year.

08/23/2024

It’s ironic that we’re hosting the Dry Farming Fair & Walk tomorrow and it’s pouring buckets! We’ve moved all of our special guests inside, including Ron Askew, our guest chef, who will be making a tasty dish with dry-farmed tomatoes. Come meet Ron who is also an avid gardener, talk to farmers, try your hand at seed saving and learn all there is to learn about dry farming, including dry-farmed squash and beans.

This event is part of the Washington Water Resilience Farm Tour Series in partnership with , , Oregon State University and others.

Put on your rain coat and come see us, 10 am to 3 pm!

08/10/2024

Join us for the first Dry Farming Fair at 21 Acres on August 24th from 10 to 3, and learn how farmers grow produce varieties that need zero irrigation and taste absolutely delicious. Dry farming is a water-smart, climate-adapted growing practice here in the PNW, and in this era of rising temperatures and extended periods of drought due to climate change, dry-farmed produce offers an important opportunity to bolster local food systems and our home gardens.

At 1 pm, Farm Manager Ansley Roberts will lead a special farm tour focused on the dry farming trials here at 21 Acres, including tomatoes, squash, and dry beans.

On our Market patio, you’ll have a chance to taste and compare dry-farmed and irrigated produce grown on our own farm. Meet other water resilience advocates including King Conservation District and Washington Water Trust. Plus, learn how our farmers select and save dry-farmed tomato seeds to adapt them to our microclimate. All activities are free and open to the public.

This event is part of the Washington Water Resilience Farm Tour Series in partnership with Oregon State University, and others - more info on our website.

We’re a living laboratory focused on climate solutions.

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13701 NE 171st Street
Woodinville, WA
98072

Opening Hours

Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

(425) 481-1500

Website

https://21acres.org/

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A Wild Clay Workshop and opening celebration were held last Saturday to mark the recent installation of a 4Culture public art project, “Atmospheric River Garden” by artist Vaughn Bell, on the 21 Acres farm. Watch to the end to see Bell’s art. Colorful ceramic pieces are incorporated throughout the artist-designed rain garden to draw attention to the journey of water from sky to earth. A year ago, Bell dug up clay at 21 Acres, cleaned and blended it with water into a slurry, sifted it through a sieve, poured it into trays, let water evaporate from the slurry over several weeks, and eventually mixed and wedged it into malleable material. The participants at Saturday’s workshop molded the wild clay into pollinator water cups that will be fired and placed in the new garden. “Atmospheric River Garden” is a collaboration of people, plants, and land. Bell, her father Tim Bell, King County 4Culture staff, the King County RainScapes program, 21 Acres staff, wild clay, rich soil, a variety of plants, Dirt Corps gardeners, and others worked together over several years on this creation. We invite you to stop by 21 Acres to walk the farm and wetlands and take in this project. “By cleaning the water, the rain garden improves the health of humans and many other species,” Bell writes. “It also creates joy by adding beauty to the environment.” @kc4culture @vaughn_bell @thedirtcorps #publicart #environmentalart #vaughnbell #raingardenart #raingarden #21acresfarm

Dry Farming Fair and Farm Walk today! Chef Ron is here to give you tasty bites of his Summer Farm Stir Fry made with dry-farmed tomatoes and squash. We’ve moved the event inside so you’ll stay dry while you’re here! #chefslovedryfarmedproduce

Here’s your moment of zen on this spectacular Sunday eve after quite the downpour. Dear friends, may you have an easy week ahead.

What does a @sammamishvalley farmer do in the off season you ask? Hey, @erikandgo of @sammamishfarms what say you? #farmkingcounty

Exterminate! While it might look like a dalek, it's actually Facility Technician Chris sporting this spring's latest fashions: compost bins made of recycled plastic by Exaco Trading - Eco Friendly Solutions ! Not only do these bins keep plastic out of landfills--they're also a solution to our wooden compost bays on the west side of the building, which were deteriorating and causing leak problems. Waddle on over in your barrel, wooden pallets, watering cans, or whatever you're wearing, to check them out at this Saturday's on-campus Green Building Tour. Register for free on our website: https://21acres.org/event/21-acres-leed-green-building-tour-feb22/