Windmill Gardens

10/15/2026

For those curious about the future of the property, come down for an Open House and learn how you can help preserve Sumner farmland.

For five years, we’ve worked together to create change in how healthy food is accessed. Thank you for believing in a new vision for an innovative and thriving community food system.

But the world around us continues to change and we must continue to evolve with it. With food donations and government funding decreasing, while our economy is leaving more households seeking resources…it would be easy to feel like this is all insurmountable. But that’s never been our style. In fact, in moments like this we tend to find new ways to reimagine the present circumstances. And we find solutions in infrastructure hiding in plain sight. This time, it’s a commercial farm in the Sumner Valley.

As a community, we have a chance to preserve Windmill Gardens, a beloved third-generation farm. Combined with our HUB and Locker Network, it completes a circular food system. One that provides food and revenue, while ensuring that funding changes are never a threat to keeping the community fed.

GoodRoots Farm will become a place of discovery:

☀️A farm with year-round growing.
🛒A retail local food market.
💡An education hub for all ages.
🪴A demonstration garden.
🍽️ A place to taste the region.
👩‍🌾A place that grows new farmers.

Thanks to an extraordinary group of philanthropic partners who believe in this vision, we are already 85% of the way to securing the down payment. We want to especially thank the Ben B. Cheney Foundation for being the first to see this vision as a solution and a template for rural food systems. This July, you set off an unbelievable chain of events that got us here today.

And we have just $350,000 left to raise. Join us at n October 15th or November 5th for a casual Open House style fundraiser.

🌱This is the moment.
🌱Come walk the farm.
🌱Hear the vision.
🌱Make a gift of any size.
🌱$350,000 to go.
🌱One farm to save.
🌱Generations of good to grow.

10/13/2026

10/06/2026

Update: carts are sold. Black thin fixtures are sold. Chairs almost gone.

09/29/2026

Dear Friends and Customers of Windmill Gardens,

After 45 years of growing, serving, and sharing life with you here in the Sumner area, it is with a full and heavy heart that I write to share some difficult news: Windmill Gardens will be closing its doors.

My parents, John and Ansje DeGoede, started this journey decades ago with tulips, seasonal flowers, and a simple desire to grow good things for our neighbors. I grew up in these greenhouses and on these grounds—assembling boxes for candy money as a boy, learning the seasons, and eventually taking the helm alongside my own son Benjamin. What began as a small family farm became a place many of you have called a second home: a spot for hanging baskets in spring, poinsettias at Christmas, classes, conversations, and the quiet joy of watching something take root.

We have been deeply grateful for every customer who walked through our doors, every gardener who trusted us with their questions, and every neighbor who made Windmill Gardens part of their story. Your support, loyalty, and friendship have sustained our family and our team through the years. Sumner has been more than a location—it has been home.

The decision to close has not come easily. After careful reflection on the realities of the business, the changing landscape of our industry, and what is best for our family going forward, we have concluded that the time has come to step back. We will be closing doors on Saturday Oct 31st 3 pm it will be our last day of normal operations.

In the meantime, please know how much your presence has meant to us.

Thank you for 45 years of trust, laughter, and shared seasons. It has been an honor to grow alongside you.

With sincere gratitude and warm regards,

Ben DeGoede
Owner, Windmill Gardens
Sumner, Washington

09/29/2026

Dear Friends and Customers of Windmill Gardens,

After 45 years of growing, serving, and sharing life with you here in the Sumner area, it is with a full and heavy heart that I write to share some difficult news: Windmill Gardens will be closing its doors.

My parents, John and Ansje DeGoede, started this journey decades ago with tulips, seasonal flowers, and a simple desire to grow good things for our neighbors. I grew up in these greenhouses and on these grounds—assembling boxes for candy money as a boy, learning the seasons, and eventually taking the helm alongside my own son Benjamin. What began as a small family farm became a place many of you have called a second home: a spot for hanging baskets in spring, poinsettias at Christmas, classes, conversations, and the quiet joy of watching something take root.

We have been deeply grateful for every customer who walked through our doors, every gardener who trusted us with their questions, and every neighbor who made Windmill Gardens part of their story. Your support, loyalty, and friendship have sustained our family and our team through the years. Sumner has been more than a location—it has been home.

The decision to close has not come easily. After careful reflection on the realities of the business, the changing landscape of our industry, and what is best for our family going forward, we have concluded that the time has come to step back. We will close some time in October once product is liquidated.

In the meantime, please know how much your presence has meant to us.

Thank you for 45 years of trust, laughter, and shared seasons. It has been an honor to grow alongside you.

With sincere gratitude and warm regards,

Ben DeGoede
Owner, Windmill Gardens
Sumner, Washington

08/06/2026

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