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Membership
Grants
Scholarships
Newsletter
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Farm Stands
Farmers Market
Food Access
Projects
Food Preservation Initiative
Mukai Food Hub Project
Grain Processing Infrastructure
Donate
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VASHON GROWN IS BETTER




 * BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT


 * MORE NUTRITIOUS


 * BETTER FOR OUR CHILDREN


 * BETTER FOR THE VIEW


 * BETTER TASTING


 * FRIENDLIER


 * BETTER FOR LOCAL AGRICULTURE


 * A DELIGHT TO THE SENSES


 * LOW TO THE GROUND


 * FRESHER


 * FEW OR NO PRESERVATIVES


 * BETTER FOR THE SOIL


 * DELICIOUS


 * FIGHTS CLIMATE CHANGE


 * BETTER FOR MEETING NEW FRIENDS


 * BETTER FOR LOCAL BUSINESS


 * MOUTH-WATERING


 * SUSTAINABLE


 * NATURAL


 * SUPPORTS LOCAL FARMS


 * STRENGTHENS LOCAL ECONOMY


 * MORE FRIENDLY


 * DELICIOUS


 * MORE DIVERSITY


 * MORE FUN



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OUR MISSION

The Vashon Island Growers Association (VIGA) promotes growing, farming, and food
production on Vashon Maury Island, while working to build a local agricultural
economy that is equitable, accessible, and sustainable.



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 SHARE

There is nothing more joyful than sharing nature’s abundance.

VIGA uses three primary means to get food from fields to tables: The Vashon
Farmer’s Market, The Food Access Partnership, and the Farm Stand Map. Find out
more below.




 * SATURDAYS
   
   A venue for local farmers to share their goods and grow their businesses. The
   Market also supports local artisans and musicians and builds Island
   community.
   
   Vashon Farmers market


 * ISLAND FOOD FOR ALL
   
   The Food Access Partnership collaborates with local agencies to ensure that
   EVERY islander has access to nutritious, Vashon-Grown food while supporting
   local agriculture.
   
   Food Access Partnership


 * FIND A FARM STAND
   
   The Farm Stand Map is the best way to locate fresh Island food. This
   regularly-updated Google Map includes over 30 farm stands and is updated on a
   weekly basis.
   
   Find a Farm Stand


PRESERVE 

Nature is generous, but she gives in spurts. It’s not much use having a huge
pile of fruit or vegetables or meat if you can’t preserve it for year-round
consumption.

VIGA is dedicated to finding ways to preserve nature’s bounty. This is the path
to food independence and vital to stopping food waste.


FOOD PRESERVATION INITIATIVE

VIGA's Food Preservation Initiative (FPI) aims to reduce food waste and increase
equitable access to locally grown food on Vashon-Maury Island (Vashon). The FPI
works to strengthen relationships with island non-profits, social services and
island growers; as well as build a community larder for the people of Vashon.
Participating island growers donate or allow excess food to be harvested
(gleaned) by volunteers. The gleaned or donated food is distributed fresh
through the Vashon-Maury Community Food Bank (Food Bank) or is freeze
dried/preserved for equitable distribution via the community larder, Food Bank,
or our many community partners.


 * WANT TO LEND A HAND?
   
   If you are interested in gleaning and/or preserving, fill out the form below.
   
   Volunteer


 * HAVE EXCESS PRODUCE?
   
   If you are interested in donating your produce, fill out the form below.
   
   Donate

If you have any questions or want to get involved as a volunteer or a grower,
you can also contact preservation@vigavashon.org to learn more about the
program.


GROW 

Growing food from the soil is an ancient practice but most modern people have
lost touch with the art.

VIGA provides education so that everyone from the backyard gardener to the
serious farmer can participate in the joy of sustainable agriculture and reap
the benefits.

 


GET GROWING



Educational programs include educational programs such as CRAFT (focusing on
farmers and interns) and Get Growing (focusing on home growers) which share and
build our knowledge about sustainable and regenerative agriculture through
community-based, inclusive workshops.

VIGA's GET GROWING is a Garden Workshop series about growing food.

Designed for beginning vegetable gardeners and those with some experience who
are looking to expand, Get Growing is a series of four, hands-on workshops held
on Sundays throughout the growing season. Each of the workshops will be led by a
group of experienced Island growers, and will combine fun presentations with
discussion and in-the-dirt projects aimed at getting you growing your own
vegetables and fruit at home. The 2 – 3 hour workshops will be held at different
garden locations around the Island, with one class each in February, May, July
and September. Workshops require a donation, or Membership at the SOIL and above
levels, more about Membership here. You can follow the action on the Get Growing
Facebook group. Ask your questions and get answers to other questions that you
didn't know you had.

To watch videos from Get Growing, click below!

Get Growing Videos

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FARMING IN COMMUNITY

Let's be real, it's hard to set boundaries around farm work, there’s always
something that can still be done, every day, and having a community of other
growers around you can be hard to facilitate. Farming in Community (formerly
C.RA.F.T.) hopes to help fill in those gaps, those social connection needs,
because we shouldn’t do this vital work alone! We should be inspired and held up
by each other, celebrated in our successes, buoyed in our failures and
encouraged to know we have others around us working towards the same goals and
passions. 

The goals of this program are to:

 * Give a broader experience to beginning farmers than they can receive on their
   farm alone

 * Connect and sustain connection between farmers and producers on the island

 * Provide a space for peer to peer mentorship and mutual support

 * Increase the knowledge and skill base in sustainable agriculture

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CONTACT INFORMATION

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VIGA acknowledges that Vashon-Maury Islands are among the traditional homelands
of the sx̌ʷəbabs who were forcibly removed onto reservations, including
Puyallup, Nisqually, Squaxin Island, and Muckleshoot. To this day indigenous
peoples continue to safeguard, and enhance these lands and waters that nourish
us all. VIGA commits to honoring indigenous peoples, these lands and waters by
protecting them, enriching them, and receiving from them with gratitude.

Puyallup Tribal Lushootseed Land Acknowledgment

We are Puyallup: A Brief History of the Puyallup Tribe

Listen to the pronunciation of sx̌ʷəbabs
Swift Water People


LINKS

Farmer’s Market
Food Access Partnership
Farm Stand Map

CONTACT

VIGA P.O Box 2894
Vashon, Wa. 98070
board@vigavashon.org

 

 VIGA is a 501(c)(3) and all donations above membership dues are tax deductible.
EIN: 91-1623925

The VIGA Board is working to better understand, incorporate and practice the
values of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion throughout its policies and programs.
We understand the value and responsibility of incorporating these within our
organization.

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