The Farm
At Burkett Farm we rely solely on sustainable/organic methods, including cover cropping, crop rotation, and providing food and habitat for beneficial insects. We focus on enriching our soil and managing pests and disease while being good stewards of the land.
WHAT WE GROW
Every season we grow a diverse variety of vegetables, flowers, and perennials. In choosing which crops we grow, we focus on maximizing yield (with first priority given to nutrient-dense food); maximizing seasonal biodiversity; balancing soil health through crop rotation, cover cropping, and resting the soil; and providing educational opportunities and experimental undertakings.
FOOD & FLOWER DONATIONS
Our project was founded with the core belief that everyone should have access to fresh, healthy food. So we donate the majority of the produce grown at Burkett Farm to local food pantries and non-profit groups that work with food-insecure communities. We have donated more than 78,000 pounds of fresh food since we started farming.
We also donate the majority of the flowers we grow to organizations such as the Flower Shuttle, a local non-profit organization that provides flowers to people living with sickness, terminal illness, poverty and disability who don't normally get flowers.
FOOD & FLOWER SALES
We work with a small network of local restaurants and florists to supply food and flowers for their businesses. We divert 100 percent of the revenue from these sales to a partner non-profit organization. This fundraising model helps support the anti-poverty work of experienced community partners, while strengthening the local food system.
EXPERIMENTS & COLLABORATIONS
We believe that experimentation leads to innovation. We reserve a small section of our garden to trial new-to-us crops, and in some cases we partner with local chefs to tell these stories, from seed to table.
This partnership with culinary experts in our community uses a narrow lens to tell a larger story about seeds and farming, culture and cooking, craft and community.
Our hope is that these crop vignettes provide inspiration and serve as a catalyst to engage with locally grown food.