Kitsap residents have a bounty of options when it comes to
picking a Christmas tree.
There are, of course, no shortage of stores and tree
lots offering pre-cut firs, pines and spruces.
For families who want to harvest their own, the
county home to more than 500 acres of planted Christmas trees,
with U-cut farms dotted across
the peninsula.
The longtime family farm raises Black Angus cattle and sells
beef. You can learn more about their operation in the video
above.
The edg3 FUND competition, now in its third year, promotes
entrepreneurs “dedicated to growing our local community
economically, socially and environmentally.”
This year’s $20,000 winner will be selected by a panel of judges
during a live
event Nov. 17 at Kitsap Conference Center in Bremerton.
An additional $5,000 will be awarded to the entrant that best
embodies “the spirit of community.”
The state approved a fourth recreational marijuana
grow for North Kitsap this week.
Producer and processor Greenleaf Growers will be located in
a business park at 26178 United Road, off Bond Road,
according to Liquor and Cannabis
Board records.
Greenleaf is the 14th producer/processor licensed in the
county.
Here’s my new and improved map of licensed marijuana
businesses in the county (zoom in to see individual locations):
The new producer/processor is called Sound Extracts.
It’s the twelfth marijuana production company licensed in
the county.
Unlike retail licenses, there is no cap on the number of
producer and processor licenses the state will approve.
The state Department of
Agriculture will host a tour in Kitsap and Jefferson
counties Monday with the aim of uniting local food producers
and food buyers.
The tour bus will visit at farms, a grocery store,
restaurants, a brewery and a regional food hub. At each stop,
industry professionals will discuss their experiences and offer
tips for success.
“It’s an opportunity for buyers to get to know farms,
but also farms to get to know the market opportunities available
to them,” Raymond said.
Farm Kitchen announced this week it will discontinue its
popular monthly breakfasts after May.
Co-owner Anne Thatcher said Farm Kitchen’s other
ventures are blossoming and they no longer have the energy and
resources to keep the breakfasts going.
“It’s just time to close that chapter in our business,” Thatcher
said.
Thatcher and co-owner Hollis Fay
began offering breakfasts at the Port Gamble Road
farmyard 17 years ago. These days the event draws as many as 400
guests each month.
“The hard part is
how very much we’ll miss seeing all our regulars on a regular
basis,” Thatcher said. “That’s the sad thing to us.”
The final two breakfasts will be held from 8 a.m. to noon, April
2 and May 7. No reservations needed.
Breakfast regulars can still find Farm
Kitchen fare at coffee shops and cafés in the area
(there’s
a listing here). The farm also rents out a commercial
kitchen, and hosts weddings and other events.
In the year that followed, Washington recreational
marijuana businesses
recorded more than $250 million in gross sales,
generating $62 million for the state in excise taxes. Add in
other state and local taxes and the total tax bill topped $70
million.
Kitsap marijuana retailers, growers and processors
grossed about $5.75 million, generating $1.44 million in
excise tax, according to statistics made available by the Liquor Control Board. Nearly $5
million of gross revenue came from the retail side.
Kitsap’s busiest marijuana shop made $430,000 in sales in June
alone.
The county can expect much higher sales totals in the
coming year.
Relaxed taxes could also lure more customers to recreational
shops.
During the first year of sales, marijuana was taxed 25 percent
when sold between a producer and processor, another 25 percent when
sold to the retailer, and a final 25 percent when sold to the
consumer, resulting in an excise tax of up to 75 percent.
A law enacted this summer will reduce the overall tax to 37
percent.
The state Liquor Control
Board issued licenses to companies called Hesperides and R 7
this week. Both are located at 11854 SW Lake Flora Road, off
Highway 3.
The addition of Hesperides and R 7 brings the count of
licensed marijuana growers in Kitsap to 10. The state has
approved a total of 16 recreational marijuana businesses in the
county.
Expand the map above or
click here to see all the marijuana business locations in
Kitsap.
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Kitsap Fresh is adding a
Kingston location, just in time for the fall harvest.
