A formerly proposed drug rehab center in Pierce County is now a family-owned produce farm
The site of a formerly proposed drug rehabilitation center on the Key Peninsula is turning into a produce farm.
Wildwood Hollow Farm announced on social media that it is opening its second location at 4706 Key Peninsula Highway NW. The owners operate another location in Port Orchard that they’ve been running for about two years.
Not long ago, this Key Peninsula property almost turned into The Hope Recovery Center.
It was potentially going to be a $10 million project on the eight-acre lot belonging to the Lakebay Community Church, the Gateway reported in 2018.
After The Hope Recovery Center board felt current zoning code would limit their ability to offer rehabilitation services, they withdrew their application for a conditional use permit in 2020, Key Peninsula News reported.
Now, Wildwood Hollow Farm has bought the property. Residents posted in a Key Peninsula Facebook group that they saw the farm’s sign go up recently.
Wildwood Hollow Farm is family operated, according to their website.
“We provide fresh, high-quality and nutrient-dense produce, eggs, poultry, and pork to communities in Western Washington,” the website said.
They’re aiming to not only have produce and goods to shop year-round on the property, but also available for pick up, according to a recent Instagram and Facebook post.
They also plan to serve as “a hub to pick up your favorite produce and goods from the already existing, wonderful, local farms, craftspeople and producers of the community,” the social media posts said.
The family will be building on the property over the next year and said it will most likely be fully up and running next year, Brandon Vuylsteke, operator of the farms, told The Gateway.
“We are working closely with the Pierce County Conservation District to ensure we are serving our local community and the natural ecosystem to the very best of our ability,” the Instagram post said.
