Fall Garden Special!

It is time to plant new vegetable starts and cover crop areas that need some nutrition. We have been working on season extender designs for some of our gardens that will be overwintered, garden designs and new garden establishments that will become Spring gardens for other clients. If you get your new planting area established early in the fall, the worms will break down the sod in the area, and in the spring it will be much easier to turn over, and have so much more nutrition than if you import all of your compost. Be the first to eat fresh pea vines and peas this coming spring, and avoid worry about irrigation in the Summer by installing permanent lines on a timer this Fall. Make your dreams of growing and processing your own food a reality with our services!

Consultation
New Garden Prep and Planning
Season Extenders Customized for Your Garden
Cover Cropping and Soil Nourishment

Call us soon to set up a consultation for your garden- Jayne @ 206-898-2101 Or Jen @ 206-384-0973.

Let us plant your fall garden, revive your old garden or start a new one and you will receive $25 off of any service
until October 31st.

Tomato Plants for sale 2.50$ Each!

OOPS! We planted way to many plants this year and have decided to offer them at a rate you can't refuse. All plants are currently in 4 inch pots, are being tended and fertilized well, and are ready to be planted now!

You can pick the tomatoes up in West Seattle or on Vashon, or we can deliver in Seattle for a minimum order of 12 plants/30$- get a group order together or plant a huge garden yourself!

We have all Indeterminate tomatoes for sale. They are actually vines that continue growing in length throughout the growing season. Also referred to as "vining" tomatoes, indeterminate tomato varieties will also continue to set and ripen fruit until killed off by frost. You will need to stake these, or use sturdy tomato cages. We put metal stakes in the ground by each tomato, and as they grow we tie them to the stakes, and string twine between the tomatoes so they are supported well. We plant our basil underneath them, but you could put lettuce or another low growing plants there. That will keep the moisture in the ground.
When watering your plants, don't get the leaves wet, and make sure your plant needs water before you irrigate. Dig down about 6 inches to test the soil- if it holds together in your hand you don't need to give it more. The tomato roots go super deep in the ground, and can find water that is there, sooooo make sure you water enough- deep watering every 4-7 days will do much more than a sprinkling everyday! It sounds more difficult than it is, but if you have any questions, call Jayne or Jenn for help, or email goodfoodgardens@gmail.com. Happy Gardening!

Prudens Purple- Early for its size, similar to Brandywine- makes a great sandwich tomato.
span style="font-weight:bold;">Rose de Berne- Vashon Island Farmer's Market taste test winner!This is a superior medium-sized pink tomato that delivers the robust flavor of the bigger types.
Black Cherry Tomato - Two-bite cherries with the dusky color and complex flavor typical of the best black tomatoes.
Juliet Tomato- About 50–80 clusters per plant. The glossy red fruits are good stewing tomatoes and excellent salad tomatoes, and their sauce is tangy with a diverse complex richness and full sweet tomato flavor and good for drying, too.
Sun Gold Cherry Tomato- A perfect combination of deep sweetness with a hint of acid tartness, pop them in your mouth while in the garden weeding- they continue producing until frost.
Sweet Chelsea Cherry Tomato- A reliable heavy producer of luscious big cherries. Another good one for grazing!

Convert Your Parking Strip!

Now you can plant on your parking strip (the place between your sidewalk and the street) without paying a permit fee for adding raised beds or paving stones! Check out the announcement here. Call us for a quote to plant your parking strip, and while we are at it, get the neighbors to do it too, and plan a work party together!

Peas are so full of potential!

The Peas are sprouting and the spinach is reaching for the sky! Call us to check out your site today!
Jayne 206-898-2101 & Jenn 206-384-0973

Vegetable List to ponder - Yum!

Spring/Summer Planting
Vegetable List
Arugula, Beets, Broccoli, Bush Beans, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chard, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Kale, Many kinds of Lettuce, Lettuce mix for cut & come again, Leeks, Mustard Greens Mix, Braising Greens Mix, Onions, Peas- Snow,Sugar & Shelling; Peppers- Hot, sweet, red, orange, yellow, green & mini; Pole Beans (and trellis), Potatoes ( red/new, yellow & fingerling), Spinach, Sorrel, Summer Squash- crook neck, pattipan, and raven; Tomatillo, Tomatoes- Paste, Cherries and slicers; Pumpkins-Racer—the perfect jack’o’lantern pumpkin, Rouge Vif d’Etampes— the “Cinderella” pumpkin for our favorite princesses, & Sugar Pie yum! Radishes, Winter Squash- Zeppelin Delicata, Butternut, Acorn, & Spaghetti.
Herb and Edible Flower List (annuals)
Basil- Genovese, Red Rubin, Mammoth, Thai; Borage, Cilantro/Coriander, Dill, Parsley, Calendula, Nasturtium, Sunflower.

And for returning farms - in addition to a cover crop of clover and other soil building plants- collards, Brussels sprouts, garlic, leeks and more.

Announcing: Good Food Gardens

We create a beautiful vegetable garden in your yard, and help you learn to grow nutritious food and herbs while building the soil fertility and conserving our resources.
In our great grandparents time, every household had a kitchen garden that was planted with hearty greens, salad fixings, and herbs. They were usually situated in the backyard, near the kitchen so the cook could quickly step outside to pick fresh food and herbs to liven up the meal. Our aim is to recreate those kitchen gardens and help you eat healthy vibrant food from your own yard, and eventually get you growing on your own.

Join Good Food Gardens and keep it real local- your backyard!

What do you get from Good Food Gardens?

You enjoy fresh, vibrant veggies and herbs weekly.
Your farmer comes to you.
You receive recipes weekly.
You know your food source intimately.
Your household can learn as we go.
You get a cool, back yard retreat.

What Good Food Gardens provides:

We use crop rotation and improve soil nutrition.
We provide the appropriate plants and seeds through the season.
We provide the expertise & hard work.
We tend and harvest the farms weekly.

We do all the work, you enjoy your Good Food!

We have different plans to choose from:

The Full Meal Deal- Installation & Weekly or Monthly Maintenance:
Once a week (or month) we tend your yard, harvest your veggies and healing herbs, and leave them in a basket on your doorstep ready to eat. You and your family are encouraged to harvest from the garden the rest of the week, picking the freshest possible vegetables for every meal. At the end of the season, we will leave your yard in a cover crop to enhance next year's soil.

Help Yourself! Consulting: Maintaining a garden takes skills, time, and organization. Many people have the time and energy to maintain a garden, but don't know when to start and how to plan for the full season. This is the service for you! You do the work, and learn different aspects of farming in your unique ecosystem each month. We will provide the plant starts, or we will help you start them yourselves! Everyone in the household can join in the consultation. Eventually, our goal is to teach you how to plan for and create a system that works in your garden, and for your household.

Who are You Farmers?

Jayne Simmons wants you to grow your own vegetables and make your own home remedies, and generally become more self sufficient. She has been an avid gardener and cook for over 20 years, served on the Board of Directors for Seattle Tilth from 2002 until 2005, and helped to re-create The Longfellow Creek Community Garden in 2008. Jayne lives in West Seattle and owns Sister Sage Herbs, an herb farm and natural remedies company on Vashon Island, and is working towards her own self sufficiency.

Jen Coe envisions a world in which everyone has access to fresh, organic produce. She has worked with farmers in West Africa, volunteered as a WSU Master Gardener, and served on the board of the Vashon Island Growers Association. For five years Jen managed a 16 acre school farm, where she both gardened with children and grew produce for Seattle restaurants. She is currently working hard to establish a vegetable garden for the Vashon Food Bank. Jen lives, farms and raises honey bees on Vashon Island.

To sign up contact Jayne Simmons @ 206-898-2101 - tilthjayne@yahoo.com OR Jennifer Coe @ 206-384-0973- jenntree@gmail.com

* We can even maintain your chicken coop! Daily chicken care will be the responsibility of the home owner, but we will change the bedding and add chips to their yard (extra fee).