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Family-owned and organic is the easiest way to sum up this month's featured farm – Cascade Gnome.
Farm Features:
• Full Spectrum, Complex, Flavorful
• Pesticide and Chemical Free
This central Washington farm is Clean Green Certified, an independent certification with the same criteria as USDA Organic: i.e., no synthetic inputs. There are many differences between organic gardening and industry-standard hydroponics. Perhaps the most telling is that Cascade Gnome NEVER flushes their plants because they are never overburdened with nutrients.
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Further, the plants “live” in ways hydro plants do not, and have much more effective, natural pest control systems. Cascade Gnome's primary source of pest control is their free-range chickens and ducks. They have created a bit of an oasis of green in the high desert and a healthy ecosystem creates a closed loop.
To find out more of what they are about, put some Gnome in your Dome!