Frustrated in Kitsap County

I am on vacation. I am frustrated. I know, I am on vacation in South Eastern Idaho amidst all of the beautiful fields of wheat swaying in the breeze, why am I frustrated? Well, it all begins with my brother, the farmer. I am a farmer, but in talking to him, I am a farmer with a different set of tools and tasks.
My brother farms in a farming dominated community. He farms around five thousand acres, mostly wheat. On top of farming around the area, he also owns NuEarth LLC, a company that is plugging away at revolutionizing the way farming is done on large scale farms like those you find East of the Cascade Mountains. NuEarth is a compost tea base treatment that is developed to be plant specific which is much different than the chemicals that have always been used on large scale operations.
Aside from talking with him about his product, it is exciting to talk about different challenges that we face on our own farm, his ideas are innovative and refreshing. But, they won’t work for us. It is obviously very different farming thousands of acres verses the fifteen here at PFF. Usually most of his advice will contain, “Call up the _________ …” You can fill the blank with the County Noxious Weed Control, the County Agents Office, so and so at Farm Bureau, the Conservation District, etc.
While we do have some agencies that are trying to help farmers in our area, more are needed if we want agriculture to succeed in Kitsap County. Our voice has to be united, loud, strong, and tireless as we speak up and develop the help for the farms that we need here in our backyard.
I want to encourage you, our CSA subscribers to help us in our challenge. You have already made the most important step in helping us with our feat by subscribing to our farm! Your subscription shows the demand for fresh local food. I challenge you to unite with us in other ways that will make your voice even louder.
Please visit your local farmers market
Attend a monthly Kitsap county Agriculture Alliance meeting. More info at www.buylocalfoodinkitsap.org
Read the local newspapers, become familiar with current affairs affecting farms in our area, and then help us make our voices heard.