What We Do – Coming in 2025

In 2012, we were honored to be chosen as managers of COBI’s publicly owned farmland. After 12 years in that role, the time had come to transfer that responsibility back to COBI, allowing Friends of the Farms to laser-focus on our mission: To ensure the future of local farming and build a healthier community, through a resilient and equitable food ecosystem.

We still have a footprint at Johnson and Morales Farms and the Native Food Forest where, with our funding, we continue to provide programming that ensures people of all ages, means, and abilities can share the gift of these farms to our community.  

This transition has allowed us to explore new programming that best meets the needs of our local farmers and communities, which will be announced in January 2025.

Additionally, we will continue to:

·       Provide affordable housing to farm interns and farmers through our ground-breaking reHOME project at Morales Farm

·       Engage students from public and private schools in hands-on learning at the Bainbridge Island Native Food Forest, the newly restored Rain Garden at Morales Farm, and on privately owned farmland.

·       Provide 14 p-patch plots at Johnson Farm so that families can grow their own food and learn from one another in a cooperative environment.