Basin Farmworks and Ironworks land $10,000 composting grant
Blueberries grown at local Othello farm Basin Farmworks, run by Ironworks owner Erika Rattray, who recently received a $10,000 grant from American Farmland Trust.
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Basin Farmworks, located in Othello, grows produce that supplements Ironworks Cafe and Market. Erika Rattray, who runs both businesses, plans on installing a new composting system using Ironworks food waste.
The outside garden at Ironworks Cafe and Market in Othello. Cafe owner Erika Rattray said she has recently been pushing to make the Cafe more environmentally friendly, which is part of her reason for applying for a grant from American Farmland Trust.
Erika Rattray, pictured inside her business Ironworks Cafe and Market, recently received a $10,000 grant to create a worm composting system at her other business, Basin Farmworks.
Flowers grown at local Othello farm Basin Farmworks. The farm also grows produce that is sold at Ironworks Cafe and Market, also in Othello.
OTHELLO — Erika Rattray is ringing in the new year with a plan for a brand-new composting process for her two businesses, Basin Farmworks and Ironworks Cafe and Market, with a $10,000 grant from American Farmland Trust to cover the expenses.
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