Urban agriculture

Celebrate harvest season with Seattle Tilth

September's here, which means it's time to celebrate harvest season at Seattle Tilth's Harvest Fair 2011. The fair is next weekend, on Saturday, September 10, from 10:00am - 4:00pm at Meridian Park, and oh boy, have they outdone themselves this year with an impressive lineup of events suitable for all ages: Urban Livestock Meet folks who raise chickens, goats, and bees and find out what it takes to make milk, eggs and honey. They'll also have a cider press onsite so…

Continue ReadingCelebrate harvest season with Seattle Tilth

Birds, Bees, and a Goat

Last week, we told you about Seattle Tilth's city-wide Chicken Coop and Urban Farm Tour.  This week, we get to announce the Wallingford-centric "Birds, Bees, and Maybe a Goat." Cameron Miller, who is helping coordinate this year's Wallingford Walks, invites us all: This has been a very popular event where walkers visit several 'urban backyard farms' in the neighborhood. This guided walk will make stops at homes where the owners keep bees, chickens, ducks, rabbits, goats, as well as grow fruit…

Continue ReadingBirds, Bees, and a Goat

Chicken Coop and Urban Farm Tour July 9

In May, Wallyhood told you that Seattle Tilth was seeking additional gardens and chicken coops to feature in their July 9th Chicken Coop and Urban Farm Tour.  Now, they've got all the locations ironed out & it's time to enjoy.  On July 9, you can take a look at how people are incorporating animals and food production into their home landscape. The self-guided tour includes many neighborhoods from Edmonds to Skyway, not just Wallingford. On the tour, you will see chicken coops…

Continue ReadingChicken Coop and Urban Farm Tour July 9

Seattle Tilth’s Chicken Coop & Urban Farm Tour

Seattle Tilth announces a self-guided Chicken Coop & Urban Farm Tour, to be held Saturday July 9th from 10am - 4pm. Apparently, Seattle has become known as a national hot spot for chickens and urban farms.   And you want to go to there!  Oh wait, we're already here.  Good for us! The tour offers a chance to visit with neighbors who keep chickens and are creating "urban farms" right here in the city.  Take a look at how people incorporate animals…

Continue ReadingSeattle Tilth’s Chicken Coop & Urban Farm Tour

You heard it here first – plus herbs for beginners

Moss update: after the post on Wallyhood about moss, there were two more mossy articles – one in the Seattle Times, and one in the NY Times. However, we can proudly say that Wallingford residents had their fingers on the pulse (also Ciscoe, who mentioned moss in his column on the same day) because our moss articles came out first! Marina writes: Could you write a beginner's guide to growing herbs (ideally on a porch) here? Are some herbs better than…

Continue ReadingYou heard it here first – plus herbs for beginners

‘Zoo Doo’ is Poo for You

Here's an interesting Wallingford fact:  did you know we are neighbors to the most exotic "doo" in the Pacific Northwest? Well, if you didn't know--now you do!  Call yourself lucky because Woodland Park Zoo is the home to this amazing and nutrient packed "doo" and if your luck continues you may be able to obtain some of this prized Zoo Doo for your garden or yard. The twice yearly event, Fecal Fest is fast approaching at the Woodland Park Zoo.  Due to a limited amount of…

Continue Reading‘Zoo Doo’ is Poo for You

Fruits of your labor

Barb Burrill of City Fruit is looking for some folks to serve as fruit tree stewards along the Burke-Gilman Trail in Wallingford. City Fruit is working on a project with the City of Seattle to train fruit tree stewards to care for fruit trees in Seattle parks: The planning group for this new fruit tree stewards program has selected five pilot parks, one of which is the Burke-Gilman Trail in Wallingford, between I-5 and Gas Works Park. Each park will have a team of…

Continue ReadingFruits of your labor