Petersen Estate Gifts $50,000 to Kitsap Community & Agricultural Alliance On Tuesday, June 6th, at the new Central Kitsap Farmers Market, Dorothy Lind, executor of the Gerald Petersen Estate presented the Kitsap Community & Agricultural Alliance (KCAA) with a donation check of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). The generous donation was a gift from the Estate in recognition of Scott & Peggy Hall. The Halls were deeply involved in the historic Petersen Farm before the passing of Gerald Petersen in 2009…

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Are you passionate about local agriculture, healthy food systems and connecting your community with the resources available to them? If so, we need you as part of the KCAA team! We are looking for individuals who are willing and able to donate time and energy towards furthering agriculture here on the Kitsap Peninsula. In addition to attending required board meetings (occurring on the 4th Tuesday of each month), board members are asked to participate in at least one committee (education,…

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Congratulations to Jerry Darnall of JJJ Farm who was voted KCAA’s 2016 Farmer Of The Year. Jerry has been a tireless advocate for Ag education and has positively contributed to many areas of Kitsap County agriculture for decades. Thank you Jerry for all the time and energy you give to our community!

Interview between Scott Hall, KCAA board member/farmer and Zack Heurig of Tractor Supply Company Tractor Supply Company, also known as TSC, is a major store chain with over 1,450 stores in 49 states. TSC strives to serve the recreational farmer and others with non-commercial farm/ranch needs. TSC understands most of these type customers are avid do-it-yourselfers, so they want to make the most commonly needed types of recreational level farm/ranch supplies available in the outskirts of larger metropolitan areas. Recently,…

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Kitsap Community & Agricultural Alliance’s 7th Annual Kitsap Grown Harvest Dinner was a huge success. The KCAA Board of Directors would like to extend a heart-felt thank you to the following local businesses and individuals for their commitment to local agriculture and this event. With their help we were fortunate to host Joel Salatin, author and advocate of organic agriculture, for an amazing day around our community. Thank you! 2015 Kitsap Grown Harvest Dinner Sponsors Kitsap Bank Port Townsend Food…

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