Sustainable Agriculture Amid Sprawl

5 January 2001 - 10:00am

King County is experimenting with sustainable agriculture in the midst of sprawl.

The plan envisions a "self-sustaining farm that will give students a first-hand farm experience, teach serious entrepreneurs cutting-edge techniques in small, organic farming, and give an urban populace a cultural-resource center where they can see, touch and even taste their agrarian roots."

Source: The Seattle Times, January 3, 2001
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