Ballardites pick up produce Saturday as part of a collaboration between Sail Transport Company and Sustainable Ballard to bring produce from Kitsap County by sailboat to the docks of Shilshole Marina. CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW SLIDESHOW.
Sail Transport Company teamed up with Sustainable Ballard on Saturday, Aug. 22 as they hosted Sail Transport’s docking and produce delivery program at Kick-it Boots and Stompwear on Northwest Market Street.
Established in January, the collaboration between the two groups organizes and leads a team of volunteers who haul an array of organic produce and food from Kitsap County Farmers to the public via Ballard’s Shilshole Bay Marina.
At this weekend’s drop-off point event Ballardites were not only able to pick up fresh produce but were also given the opportunity to learn more about the petroleum-free delivery of organic produce via sailboat from Sequim to Shilshole.
There was also live entertainment from local swing band musicians Casy MacGill’s Blue 4 Trio.
The program’s concept is to mitigate peak oil and climate change. The mission of the company is “natural transport for the local economy and community.”
