About Us
In early 2007, Exit133 began a conversation in Tacoma about community gardens. The end result was an informal alliance between several groups. As the year progressed, the alliance solidified around representatives of the City of Tacoma, Tacoma Pierce County Health Department, Tagro, the Pierce Conservation District, and Exit133. This group spent 2007 building up the community gardens in Tacoma through publicity, organizing gardeners and the first annual Community Garden Tour.
After a successful 2007, the winter planning season shifted the conversation toward the idea of a healthy, sustainable foodshed. Foodsheds are the agricultural equivalent of watersheds: The "agro-ecological footprint" necessary to feed a community or a region.
As 2008 begins, our move toward foodshed issues has brought us to education and outreach. We've learned so much through our experiences and realized how many people in our community have unique skills. Creating a website dedicated to local, healthy food for all will allow us to further our outreach to various groups and allow community members to interact with each other.
We Are:
Alicia
Claire
Derek
JP
Kristen
Sarah
Whitney
From The Blogs
- Tomato Splits and Mock Apple Pie
by Cece - COOL Law
by Claire - Rain Barrel Bliss
by Claire - Painstaking Peppers
by Claire - I'm a survivor ...
by Alicia