About

Urban Farm Hub is a news and information source for urban agriculture and food policy in the Puget Sound region. From national food policy news to urban farming resources to a local events calendar, Urban Farm Hub brings it all together in one place.

As you’ll notice, Urban Farm Hub can be humorous, academic, newsy, conversational – its style is as diverse as its 20+ contributors – but it is always thought-provoking and focused on transforming the food system.

Urban Farm Hub’s Goals

Urban Farm Hub aims to shape local, state and national policy to support all facets of urban agriculture, including:

Creating fair and equitable access to healthy, safe food for all community members
Encouraging knowledge transfer about food
Empowering people to take control over their food
Creating local food systems that promote food security
Effecting policy changes that support the local food system sector

Meet the Editors

Diana grew up visiting family farms in Iowa and Montana and now farms an urban yard, complete with goats and chickens. When she’s not busy collecting eggs, Diana serves as a public health nurse for Public Health Seattle & King County’s Healthy Eating and Active Living Program.

Cathy Tuttle spent seven years working for the City of Seattle as a planner for the Planning Commission and Seattle Parks, before she decided to build community from the community side of the equation. Cathy is now helping to launch and coordinate many community groups and initiatives including Transition Seattle, SCALLOPS (Sustainable Communities ALL Over Puget Sound), Sustainable Wallingford, Spokespeople, 350 Washington State, and the Seattle Tilth Board Advocacy Committee.

Ashley with her pup

Meet the Writers

M.J. Briggs grew up in St. Louis, then spent seven years living it up in NYC before moving to Seattle. Now, finally with some space to give it a shot, Briggs is going to town with urban agriculture. Converting lawn to food, then canning, preserving and cooking the heck out of it! And maybe keeping chickens? Briggs blogs at ohbriggsy.wordpress.com. Drop Briggs a line at ohbriggsy@gmail.com.

Meg Brown is a self-identified quirky queer gal living in Seattle with her awesome partner (aka ‘the Ladyfriend’) and their awesome toddler (‘the Babylady’). She loves to cook, garden, create, learn, read and laugh. She writes the blog growandresist about infusing everyday stuff with social justice & resistance. Contact her at growandresist@gmail.com.

Sarah DeWeerdt is a Seattle-based freelance writer specializing in biology and the environment. In her nonexistent spare time, she writes the blog small tastes about cooking local and feeding babies and toddlers, in theory and practice. Contact her at s.e.deweerdt@gmail.com.

Melissa Poe is a Seattle-based applied environmental anthropologist who focuses on socio-ecological dimensions of forests. In her spare time, Melissa gardens, collects wild foods and explores plant-based crafts. Melissa is currently leading a project on urban foraging practices and stewardship connections in Seattle with the Institute for Culture and Ecology. Contact her at mpoe@ifcae.org.

Karen Holt Luetjen has been a food-related educator through her work for Seattle Tilth and WSU Extension, and is currently coordinating a conference on urban agriculture scheduled for December at the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture. Contact her at khluetjen@msn.com.

Robin Taylor is always looking for a piece of dirt to grow things in. She lives, works, and plays in the Puget Sound region with her partner, their three dogs, and varying numbers of farm animals. Her most recent adventures in raising city chickens, growing food in her front yard, and finding local sources of meat and produce can be found on her blog, A City Chicken Farm. Contact her at taylorgirl6@gmail.com.

Diana with her goats.

Writing Contributions

If you are a talented writer with a passion for gardening, food policy or any topic related to urban agriculture, we want to hear from you! It’s contributions from people like you that allow UFH to provide quality information to our readers. Contact us at info@urbanfarmhub.org for more information.