Hello. I’m Donata. I am a long time resident of the great Pacific Northwest. I love to adventure around my evergreen state and I love to garden.
I have a dream of regional food systems where every person is well nourished. I believe that we can achieve this dream by participating in a hyper local food system. One where every individual has access to exquisite locally grown food. I practice these efforts myself by growing food, flavor, remedy, and seasonal decor on 3 acres of land in the Snohomish River Valley and sharing what I grow with my community. I have a passion for supporting the small farms in our region and I make sure to supplement our diet, and our pantry, with things grown, caught, and harvested as close to our region as possible.
My husband and I love knowing what to forage around our little knoll of a hill above the river slough, and are lucky to have access to knowledge of those that came before us on this land, those who truly lived with the land, The Snohomish Nation, part of the Coast Salish People, whose native language, Lushootseed, is seen reflected in the name of places and rivers here.
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We live on Fobes Hill. A hill full of history for my family of Italian immigrants. A place I had always loved coming to in my youth. A place that was once full of roadside stands offering raw milk, lavender, cut flowers, eggs, even meat, and smoked salmon.
Ten years ago I was finally able to make that dream come true when we purchased a home with lots of growing space, right here on the hill. Though the roadside stands are fewer now you can still find plenty of eggs and cut flowers, and apple orchards here too. I am happy to be one of the growers who honors the tradition of sharing what we grow here on Fobes Hill.
In Donata's Kitchen 