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Kitsap Grown Harvest Dinner Cancelled for 2020

Kitsap Grown Harvest Dinner Cancelled for 2020

We are sad to report that this years Kitsap Grown Harvest Dinner will be cancelled due to COVID-19. This is the organizations largest annual fundraiser, and so the board will be exploring additional ways to engage the community  through an online silent auction. This auction will provide our supporters the opportunity to purchase locally produced products while also supporting the Kitsap Community & Agricultural Alliance. In addition, we will be coupling the silent auction with our annual KCAA Farmer of…

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Statement of Support

Statement of Support

“The biggest shift is going from knowing to not knowing, and from speaking to listening.” Leah Penniman, Soul Fire Farm   The Kitsap Community and Agricultural Alliance acknowledges that inequality and injustice remain in our society today, and we want to reaffirm our strong commitment to access, inclusion, equity, justice, and respect in our community. Food, community, agriculture, and land unites us all. In our efforts to grow a stronger Kitsap food system, we are dedicated to listening, learning, and examining…

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2020 Board Elections Are Happening Now!

2020 Board Elections Are Happening Now!

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 and…

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2019 KCAA Special Service Award

2019 KCAA Special Service Award

The KCAA Special Service Award is aimed at recognizing those in our community who show significant contribution to our local food system through leadership, research or service. We were honored to be able to award this years winner during the Kitsap Grown Harvest Dinner. Please join us in congratulating Paisley Gallagher of WSU Kitsap County Extension‘s Kitsap Harvest gleaning program. This program works to reduce food waste, while increasing access to fresh and nutritious produce to our community members in…

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2019 KCAA Farmer of the Year

2019 KCAA Farmer of the Year

Congratulations goes out to this years Farmers of the year, Levi & Jackie Harshman of Harsh Farm. They were recognized at the dinner for the contributions they and their farming business have made to the Kitsap Community this past year and for the love and energy they put into feeding our community.     Visit Harsh Farm’s website for more information about them and their passion for local food. Harsh Farm products can be found seasonally at the Bremerton Community Farmers…

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Tickets on sale now for the Kitsap Grown Harvest Dinner!

Tickets on sale now for the Kitsap Grown Harvest Dinner!

The Kitsap Community & Agricultural Alliance invites you to join us for our 11th Annual Kitsap Grown Harvest Dinner on Sunday, October 6th, 2019. This years theme is: Coming to Dinner – “building community through food.” With keynote speaker, Monica Downen, of Monica’s Waterfront Bakery & Café in Silverdale. She will speak on the power, history and importance of food in community, and offer a vision for connection, with food and farming as one of the greatest assets to our…

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Cultivating Connections — Family’s Heritage Becomes New Venture to Help Farmers

Cultivating Connections — Family’s Heritage Becomes New Venture to Help Farmers

Taken from West Sound Home & Garden – April 4, 2019 – Featured, The Garden – Comments: 1 Text by Suzanne O’Clair Photography by Molly Shurtleff Newcomers and longtime Kitsap residents alike can overlook some of the most treasured local assets: the hard-working farmers and their land. Tucked in here and there on back roads are families who have been in West Sound for generations farming the land, growing food and figuring out how to make farms survive as times change….

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The Importance of Local Farming – Chef David Amar

The Importance of Local Farming – Chef David Amar

About Chef Amar Born in South Central France, his father was a career officer in the Gendarmerie which lead the family to move around the country over the years. From region to region, David got impassioned with the diversity of terroirs and environment of France. From early childhood, whether helping his mother or grandmother, he began apprenticing without knowing what would become his trade. David graduated from culinary trade school in the town of Arles in Provence after apprenticing with…

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KCAA Annual Meeting – March 19th

KCAA Annual Meeting – March 19th

The Kitsap Community & Agricultural Alliance’s Annual Meeting is coming up on Tuesday, March 19th at 5:30pm. We will be sharing our accomplishments from 2018 and discussing future projects KCAA will be taking on in 2019 and beyond. This is a potluck meeting (potluck dish not required to attend), and is open to KCAA members and the general community; anyone who may be interested in learning more about KCAA! When: Tuesday, March 19th Time: 5:30pm – 6pm (Potluck) / 6pm…

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