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This Weekend: Good Plants, Bad Plants, Phamarcants

Post author:barbbsea
Post published:June 12, 2015
Post category:Ecology Gardening Kids Nature Parks Schools Science Trees Urban agriculture Volunteer Wallingford, Seattle

If you like to eat, tend or learn about plants, this weekend's Wallingford activities should be right up your alley! Invasive Plants Class 10 to 11:30 Saturday: The community gardeners at the Freeway Estates Community Orchard (FECO) invite you to participate in their invasive plants class on Saturday from 10:00- 11:30 am at the Freeway Estates Community Orchard: 6th Ave NE, just north of NE 60th St (on the west side of I-5, next to the sound wall). This class will be taught by a representative…

Pesticides at the Parks

Post author:Kimberly
Post published:April 30, 2015
Post category:Gardening Lake Union Parks Wallingford, Seattle Water Quality Wildlife

Last week, after reading this piece about Wallingford's sewage ending up in Lake Union and the new incentive program for building rain gardens, I contacted the RainWise program through the City of Seattle. My children attend school in the Lincoln High building, which I learned is eligible for the rain garden program due to its proximity to Stone Way N. So, imagine my surprise when I walked past this a few days later: This sign was posted in the shrubbery that…

Old Apple Tree, We’ll Wassail Thee!

Post author:Kimberly
Post published:January 8, 2015
Post category:Folk Music Gardening Nature Parks Wallingford, Seattle

Each year for countless generations in England, Morris dancers and other good-hearted folks who want to ensure a fine apple crop have wassailed the apple orchards. They bring song, dance and Important Rituals to the orchard, thereby scaring off evil spirits and creating the optimum growing environment for the blessed apple. Ten years ago, Seattle’s own Sound and Fury Morris Dancers introduced this tradition to Wallingford, starting an annual wassail tradition at Meridian Park’s old orchard. This year, the Morris dancers…

Fallen Meridian Apple Trees Getting Vertical

Post author:barbbsea
Post published:January 2, 2015
Post category:Gardening Nature Parks Trees Urban agriculture Wallingford, Seattle

Seattle Parks tree crew and heavy equipment will be at Meridian Playground today uprighting the two heritage apple trees that were blown over during one of our late fall windstorms. The process will take several hours, so come and take a look. The trees are in the north end of the park, close to N. 50th and Meridian.

Move-A-Tree, Plant-A-Tree in Wallingford

Post author:barbbsea
Post published:November 23, 2014
Post category:Lake Union Parks Trees Urban agriculture Volunteer Wallingford, Seattle

In 2014, City Fruit harvested over 28,000 pounds of fresh, organic fruit from residential and public trees in Seattle. Of that total, nearly 5,000 pounds came from Wallingford fruit trees. This was the first year City Fruit has harvested in Wallingford. The fruit was donated to food banks, meal programs, and homeless shelters, including FamilyWorks Food Bank, the University District Food Bank, and the Wallingford Community Senior Center. From March through October 2014, over 250 volunteers with City Fruit's orchard steward…

City Fruit Ambassador for Wallingford – Apply Now

Post author:barbbsea
Post published:September 23, 2014
Post category:Food Gardening Nature Parks Trees Urban agriculture Wallingford, Seattle

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…

Help Save the Meridian Playground Apple Trees

Post author:barbbsea
Post published:August 23, 2014
Post category:Food Parks Trees Urban agriculture Wallingford, Seattle

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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