Producer

Chloe Lewis, farmer, Word of Mouth Farm,  grows on the sunny rim of the Snohomish River Delta. I have moved from Viva's farm incubator program and am renovating a tiny 1920s farm lot. I am growing my favorite crops from Viva and trialing more varieties in this slightly sunnier, slightly upland soil.  It’s a good place to alternate summer crops that can use the heat with winter greens that can use the slope. 

Word of Mouth doesn't till, plants as many nitrogen-capturing crops and cover crops as fit into the calendar, and mulches first with everything grown on site. The goal is to improve soil health, which makes the plants more resilient, and to minimize bringing in any amendments. Weeds and pests are so far managed with a hoes, hand- and drip-watering, and several kinds of row cover -- floating cover in cold weather, shadecloth in hot weather, and landscape fabric to "suppress" weeds by helping them rot into good soil. All the row covers are reusable with care. I am not certified organic, but I do the bookkeeping to demonstrate that nothing I do prevents Viva Farms from losing its organic certification. Visitors are welcome when I am there. Please email in advance so we can work through the safety requirements of visiting an organic farm.