At Garden Treasures, we believe our agricultural lands should be used in harmony with nature to produce local, highly flavorful food. We are committed to growing a diverse mixture of the freshest, highest quality produce available in a safe and healthy manner. Using six greenhouses to develop healthy plant starts, our farm produces over 100 varieties of western Washington food crops 12 months a year!
The farmers at Garden Treasures know that healthy soil is the foundation of healthy crops. Instead of applying synthetic, petroleum-based pesticides and fertilizers to our land, they choose to build and maintain the health of our soil through careful programs of balanced crop rotation, composting, and cover-cropping.
Our farmers use low-impact drip irrigation systems and dry-land farming methods, and utilize nature’s gifts like birds, soil organisms, and beneficial insects to ward off harmful pests. They also use reusable harvest totes and sustainable cardboard boxes for packing our organic produce. Even our grocery bags and product packaging are made from renewable and bio-degradable corn starch and paper instead of petroleum-based products.
Since 2007, our farm has been certified organic by the Washington State Department of Agriculture. We are actively acquiring lease rights on surrounding parcels of land for agricultural production. To date we have obtained organic certification on nearly 22 acres of farmland, including an established heirloom apple and pear orchard near Stanwood, WA. Our farm is spread over 4 parcels, but most of the action happens at our retail farm location.
As a certified organic farm, we must meet stricter regulations in all aspects of production and distribution. Growing food organically requires intensive labor and management practices that are more costly to organic farmers, but less costly to the health of our community and water systems. With a more holistic approach to growing food that minimizes the use of off-farm inputs, Garden Treasures is enhancing biodiversity, helping conserve soil, and eliminating pollution in local watersheds.
We are members or certified by the following organizations:
