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Over the course of the project (2024-2028) we will recruit more specialty crop and shellfish farmers as project participants. Participating shellfish farms will provide seaweed and help perfect methods of seaweed harvest, drying, processing and storing. Specialty crop farmers will be involved in seaweed application trials that will help to establish its efficacy as a soil amendment.

Both specialty crop and shellfish farmers will be compensated for their participation. Farmers will work closely with the project team, receiving ample technical assistance, and in some cases equipment support. Researchers from the project team will also conduct soil sampling and analyses.

Specialty Crop farmer information

Sea farmer information

If you are a specialty crop or shellfish farmer in the Puget Sound region and want to participate in Blue Carbon, Green Fields, please fill out the form below, and we will be in touch with you within two weeks.

Prospective farmer intake form

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All Washington State (WA) owner/operators of specialty crop farms and shellfish farms are potentially eligible participants. There are no right or wrong answers to any of these questions – participating farms are screened based on a broad mix of logistical factors. Please answer openly and accurately, and know that no particular responses will disqualify you or guarantee you a participant role.

What is your full name?

What is your farm/business name?

In which WA county is your farm located?

What is your email address?

What is your phone number?

What are your communication preferences

What are your language preferences?

Please specify

Are you a specialty crop farm, or a shellfish farm?

Would you say that farming is your primary occupation?

Please specify

How long have you been farming?

Please count all farming experience, including time spent as a farm worker or farm hand on farms owned by others.

How long has your current farm business been in operation?

Are you registered with the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA)?

Learn more about the Farm Service Agency (FSA).

What do you produce on your farm?

If a wide variety of things are produced on your farm, feel free to give a general answer (e.g. “mixed vegetables” or “shellfish”) with a couple of more specific examples (e.g. “broccoli, beets, garlic” or “geoduck, pacific oyster”).

How many acres are you currently farming

Please answer based on the number of acres you currently have in active production.

Do you own or lease the land you farm?

Please specify

What are your primary market channels? In other words, where do you sell what you produce on your farm?

If you selected "Other" to primary market channels, please list below

What, if any, space do you have on your farm site for storing seaweed?

Please include any detail you think might be relevant. Is the potential storage space indoors or outdoors? If outdoors, is it covered? Any pests, moisture issues, or other considerations? How much space is there? Etc.