Elk Run Farm Summer Harvest

Carrots laid out ready for volunteers to wash and bundle

Volunteering at Elk Run Farm demonstrates one of my core values: food access is a right. I helped harvest over 250 pounds of fresh produce over the course of 2 hours, all of which was donated to those in need through the South King County Food Coalition.

I met lots of kind, tolerant people while harvesting collard greens, carrots, and mustard greens. Other volunteers picked zucchini, cucumbers, jalapenos, tomatoes, arugula, and other veggies.

Cucumbers, tomatoes, jalapenos, zucchini, and other veggies collected by the volunteers

Incomplete accounting of the harvest

Some of the carrots were too small to donate, so they let me bring a couple home for my daughter’s rats! (I understand some folks are squeamish about rodents, so I’ve hidden the pictures of Fizz and Lune eating their treats.)

It’s a lot of effort, but very rewarding. And not just in pet treats!