Season 12

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Episode 1 Skagit Potatoes

  • Washington Grown travels to the beautiful Skagit Valley to meet up with S&B farms to see how farmers are protecting water quality and growing the world’s best colorful potatoes. We also chat with the Skagit Conservation District about water protection efforts and visit with WSU’s LTARE team about the region’s soil health research. Kristi make potato knish at Zylberschtein's Deli in Seattle and Tomás enjoys the unique WTF Eat it food truck in Walla Walla

Episode 2 Walla Walla Onions

  • The Washington Grown team heads to Touchet for onion harvest! We visit Pacific Agra-Farms and our host Kristi sees onion plants that grow taller than her! We also learn about the unique history of Walla Walla, and we see how the Spokane Public Schools culinary program is helping students build their food future. We're also cooking with Walla Walla onions at TMACS and Red Monkey in downtown Walla Walla.

Episode 3 Culinary Mushrooms

  • Washington mushrooms take over! Washington Grown heads to both Walla Walla and Seattle to see how culinary mushrooms are grown in rural and urban settings. We also chat with Washington’s climatologist, Nick Bond about why Washington's climate is so special for farmers and how climate change is impacting food production. Kristi learns how to make mushroom ravioli at Larch in Leavenworth and Tomás tries mushroom polenta at Tivoli in Fremont.

Episode 4 Sustainable Washington Wine

  • There’s nothing better than a great glass of wine, except for a great glass of wine produced in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way! Join us as we visit wineries and vineyards throughout eastern Washington that keep sustainability at the heart of their mission. We visit Seven Hills vineyard and Echolands winery in the Walla Walla area. Then we head north to meet Miguel the Man, and chat about Sagemoor’s journey along the Columbia River near Pasco. We also eat well with a fun dish at neighborhood favorite, Latah Bistro near Spokane.

Environmental Impact

  • Washington farmers work tirelessly each day to grow the safest, most delicious and affordable food in the most environmentally friendly ways possible. In this episode, we look at various ways farmers are minimizing their impacts while still growing amazing food. We visit a pepper farm near Quincy and a new tomato field near Moses Lake. We see how innovations in irrigation, like the Dragon-Line system is saving water in the Columbia River basin. We also visit a Simplot frozen food facility to see how they are processing the world’s best roasted peppers. We enjoy the delicious dishes of Chad White in Spokane and visit the Whateke food truck in Seattle.

Episode 6 Unique Washington

  • Washington is home to more than just the best food and people, it’s also full of unique opportunities! We visit the Get To-Gather farm near Washougal in southwest Washington where they are growing a lot of unique crops. We also meet a unique intern for Innov8Ag, Salvador, who emigrated from Mexico with his family and now works on new technology for farms. We also visit South Hill Village in Spokane where they are serving up locally grown food for seniors, and head to Peshastin to visit a unique fruit stand.

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