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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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Check out the Burke-Gilman Trail Orchard this Sunday

The neighborhood fruit trees are having a great year so far. They've produced bumper crops of cherries, yellow transparent apples, and are now into plums. Did you know there are 40 fruit trees along the Burke-Gilman Trail between the University Bridge and Northlake Place, west of Gas Works? Come and see a group of them on Sunday. City Fruit, a local non-profit which harvests fruit from private trees throughout the city, also takes care of fruit trees in 11 public Seattle…

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Do Good in the ‘Hood – Become a City Fruit Ambassador

City Fruit, a Seattle nonprofit that harvests local fruit from private and public fruit trees, is now in Wallingford - and offers a new, creative way to get involved with our mission. The City Fruit Ambassador Program is a year long opportunity to use your skills, passions, and contacts to be the voice and face of City Fruit in Wallingford. For example, say you really want to help with the volunteer fruit harvests in your neighborhood. Besides just helping pick the…

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Got fruit trees? Call City Fruit!

Barb is posting this for her City Fruit coworker. Hey, Wallyhood! My name is Luke Jesperson and I am a rather new resident of the good neighborhood of Wallingford. I am also the Harvest Coordinator for City Fruit, a Seattle non-profit which harvests surplus fruit from neighborhood trees and donates it to nearby food banks, meal programs, and shelters. Over the course of the past five years, City Fruit has harvested and donated over 55,000 pounds of fruit that otherwise would have…

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