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Read more about the article Celebrate Local Food & Urban Farming at Seattle Tilth’s Harvest Fair

Celebrate Local Food & Urban Farming at Seattle Tilth’s Harvest Fair

Seattle Tilth's annual Harvest Fair can be described as a country fair in the city. It started as the only neighborhood farmers market back in the 1988, connecting city folks to the bounty of food from local farmers. Today it brings together some of Seattle's best qualities: tasty local food, live music, a bustling organic farmers market, urban farm activities and a chance to enjoy one of Seattle's great parks in our own neighborhood with lush gardens managed by Seattle Tilth.…

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Read more about the article City Fruit Orchard Tour Sunday

City Fruit Orchard Tour Sunday

On Sunday, October 4, visit Seattle's historic orchards throughout the city. Each orchard is planning special activities, including cider pressings, historical tours, and more. Your self-guided tour will take you throughout Seattle's neighborhoods to a hidden orchard, a former homestead, and other beautiful community sites. Two orchards are in Wallingford: Good Shepherd Center / Meridian Playground and the Burke-Gilman Trail. Look for the pink balloons along the Burke-Gilman between the University Bridge and Northlake Place west of Gasworks. Get your map of the…

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Read more about the article Save Seattle’s Apples – even on Mother’s Day

Save Seattle’s Apples – even on Mother’s Day

City Fruit is providing free Pest Prevention Packs to Seattle apple tree owners in Wallingford. What is a Pest Prevention Pack? 25 lightly waxed paper bags, 25 twist ties, and an instruction sheet. As part of their Save Seattle’s Apples campaign, City Fruit wants you to use these organic pest barriers to cover your dime-sized apples this spring so you'll have worm-free apples next fall. Covering apples is an easy and effective way to foil insect pests like codling moth and…

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Read more about the article 2015 CSA Round-up (abridged)

2015 CSA Round-up (abridged)

Ah Spring! The season when we can finally lift our eyes from dreary salads of bagged lettuce and styrofoam tomatoes and dream of the tender greens, blushing rhubarb and sweet, all-the-way-ripe strawberries that will soon be heading our way from Washington's farms. I'm not talking about the California-style industrial operations; I'm talking about the 'little guys' all around the Puget Sound region, who farm like they give a damn and go the extra mile to sell their just-harvested produce directly to you. I'm talking…

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Read more about the article Art of Confections Open for Business

Art of Confections Open for Business

A new shop named Art of Confections opened for business last week on N. 45th Street, ready to serve up specialty cakes and sweets. Run by Shila Jansen, the store features several seating areas, an espresso bar, and of course the main show: row upon row of desserts. Several cakes, ranging from chocolate raspberry to lemon to carrot make their rounds in a revolving display case by the door. Cupcakes, fruit tarts, and a variety of chocolate-covered items sit ready to be…

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City Fruit Ambassador for Wallingford – Apply Now

The City Fruit Ambassador Program, a year-long training program for uber volunteers to be the face and voice of in one of the neighborhoods where City Fruit works most, was just launched this August! It’s been an exciting time developing the program, recruiting, and training new Ambassadors. From foodies to writers to food justice folks, there’s an incredibly diverse pool of Ambassadors, and City Fruit couldn’t be more excited to support and assist them in the work and projects they choose to tackle this year. No need to get your hands dirty…

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Read more about the article Help Save the Meridian Playground Apple Trees

Help Save the Meridian Playground Apple Trees

If you've been at Meridian Playground recently, you may have noticed broken branches in the apple trees and even more apples on the ground than usual. In fact, three weeks ago one tree twisted apart and collapsed completely under the weight of a record-breaking crop of apples. Its neighbor is in real danger of splitting in half. These fruit trees were planted soon after the Good Shepherd Center was built in 1905 so are too weak to bear the stress of…

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