State of Washington Organics with Melissa Spear

About this episode

Melissa Spear discusses her journey with Tilth Alliance and the state of organic agriculture in Washington.

Melissa Spear is the Executive Director of Tilth Alliance in Seattle, Washington. Melissa joins us to share her path to Tilth Alliance, the history of the organization and the landsacape of organic agriculture in the state of Washinigton. Rooted In Organic Podcast is sponsored by Byron Seeds .

People in this episode

Host: Rooted in Organic

Guest: Melissa Spear

Topics covered

• organic agriculture
• Tilth Alliance
• Washington state
• sustainability
• food culture

Keywords

• organic
• agriculture
• Tilth Alliance
• Washington
• Melissa Spear
• sustainability
• food

Sponsors

Byron Seeds

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tilth Alliance

Places: Washington, Seattle

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