Elk Run Farm

Elk Run Farm Elk Run Farm grows fresh fruits and vegetables for the food banks of the South King County Food Coalition

Elk Run Farm grows fruits, vegetables, and herbs for the 12 food banks of the South King County Food Coalition. Located on 4.5 acres of a former golf course in suburban Maple Valley, WA, the farm uses a mix of education, volunteer work, and community partnerships to help increase food security across our region. Every school year the farm partners with the Tahoma High School Plant Science program

where students spend one class period a week working and learning on the farm in the spring and fall. During the summer, 6-10 youth work on the farm through our paid internship program where they learn small-scale no-till farming, group decision making, and leadership skills. Community members help harvest vegetables as often as three times a week during the peak season months of July-September, and there are always projects happening around the farm as well. If you’re interested in staying engaged with us, follow along on social media, sign up for our newsletter, and come help out at the farm to learn something new!

06/01/2026

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Clare Vila Nance, we love you and appreciate your support and advocacy for Elk Run and Plant Science at Tahoma High Scho...
05/29/2026

Clare Vila Nance, we love you and appreciate your support and advocacy for Elk Run and Plant Science at Tahoma High School. Our new mural by is dedicated to you and your years of partnership.

Enjoy your well deserved new chapter of retirement. We know you won’t be able to stay away!

Also, that is NOT a flower pot! It is a CAKE from . 😱😍

TODAY we celebrate Clare Nance and all the dedication she has given to the farm in her tenure as Plant Science teacher. ...
05/29/2026

TODAY we celebrate Clare Nance and all the dedication she has given to the farm in her tenure as Plant Science teacher. Come celebrate her and share memories! 3 pm at the farm!

05/24/2026

We have no painters signed up today 😭😭😭. Can anyone come help? Don’t worry about signing up, just come out till 6! Ages 15 and up!!

It’s been a BUSY week with so many great visitors to the farm. Here are some highlights:- Mary, Luanne, and Kari from ...
05/22/2026

It’s been a BUSY week with so many great visitors to the farm. Here are some highlights:

- Mary, Luanne, and Kari from topped off all our raised beds 😍
- Our favorite ELL class from came to tour and work on the farm, teaching us about new foods ingrained in cultures from all over the world we can potentially incorporate into our production.
- held their annual Volunteer Fair at THS
- Plant Science students are relishing in completing our newest field extension and putting up cattle panel for future cucumbers to climb.

The mural design for our shipping container has been decided and we are ready to begin THIS WEEK! Once we begin - it wi...
05/17/2026

The mural design for our shipping container has been decided and we are ready to begin THIS WEEK! Once we begin - it will go FAST (weather permitting).

Here is the (new) link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040849A4AA2EA0F94-64176784-elkrun

Painting will begin on THURSDAY May 21st at 10 AM. Painting time slots will be in 2 hr increments until 6 PM. Currently, we have painting time slots scheduled through Thursday May 28th.

PLEASE SHARE this post to any community members you feel would be interested in helping leave their mark on the farm.

THANK YOU for helping us create beautiful art at the farm, comment or email [email protected] with questions.

We will be looking for painters for 2 hour time slots! Painting will continue, weather permitting until the mural is complete.

Address

27625 228th Avenue SE
Maple Valley, WA
98038

Telephone

+14253102134

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