Food

Free Kitchen Compost Kit at Good Shepherd Dec. 2

Just when you were wondering how to more stylishly haul your food scraps from kitchen to yard waste cart, here comes the perfect sporty EcoSafe compost bucket - and it's free! Seattle Public Utilities and the Seattle Mariners are offering free kitchen compost containers to Seattle residents to help us reduce our holiday “wastelines." On Monday, December 2, from 11 am to 2 pm, Seattle residents who pledge to recycle and compost can receive a collector’s edition Felix Hernandez Kitchen Caddy at…

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Sharing (and Mapping) Fruit

Editor's Note: The following post originally ran last year, but Wallyhood reader, Luna, recently asked us to remind our neighbors about the various ways we can share our ripened surplus fruit. Luna also adds, "If nothing else, suggesting people who won’t eat their crops put a sign in their yards that say something like “help yourself – and leave some for the next person!” Last month’s post about the orchard pruning class resulted in lots of inquiries about what to do with a…

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Wallingford Food News

Here's the latest happenings on the neighborhood food scene: Free Slices on Saturday at Pagliacci Pizza on Stone Way  The Pagliacci Pizza location on Stone Way at N. 40th St. (4003 Stone Way N.) has transformed from a tiny take-out spot to a sleek 'n snazzy dine-in restaurant, complete with a new pizza slice bar. To celebrate, they'll be handing out free slices (2 per person) on Saturday (September 14), from 11:00am to 4:00pm. Patty's Eggnest Now Open The popular breakfast…

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Edible Plant Sale This Weekend

Grab your wheelbarrow and your garden gloves this weekend, and head over to Meridian Park  (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North). Seattle Tilth is holding its May Edible Plant Sale on Saturday and Sunday (May 4 and 5), from 9:00am to 3:00pm. (Psst: You might want to head over early for best selection.) From the good folks at Seattle Tilth: At our festive annual gardener gathering, you’ll find an amazing selection of tantalizing veggies to choose from -- over 50 varieties of organic tomatoes…

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Big Wheel Panini

You could call it "Big Wheel Panini" since it's adjacent to Big Wheel Auto Parts (4455 Stone Way N.), or you could call it "Pat's Panini Sandwiches" after its owner, Pat. Either way, Pat won't mind since he hasn't officially named his new hot panini sandwich stand, which is now open Mondays through Saturdays, from 10:00am to 6:00pm. Pat offers five different types of hot panini sandwiches, all for $5 each, except for the Grilled Cheese, which is only $4. Prices include…

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Community Greenhouse Seeks Seedling Nurturers

If you’ve got the itch to get your hands in the dirt, the Wallingford greenhouse, aka “A Growing Community,” could use your help! You might remember that last summer, we featured Wallingford resident Cyrus Appell, who has donated the use of his backyard greenhouse to the greater good for the past five years. Thanks to the time donated by dozens of volunteers, thousands of seedlings have been distributed to giving gardens throughout Seattle. At harvest time, the fruits (and veggies) of…

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A Tough Nut to Crack

Fruit tree steward, neighborhood recycling guru, and overall swell neighbor, Barb Burrill, shared a recent adventure in the Wallingford urban orchard: A couple of weeks ago while walking home from my son's school, I noticed a bunch of lime-like fruits lying on the ground and sidewalk beneath a huge tree. Some had split open and looked like what might be black walnuts. I remember finding a funny-looking nut shell when I was a child and learning from my mom that it…

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