City Fruit is so excited to kick off this year’s harvest season this May! We have plans to expand our geographic reach and increase opportunities for learning and volunteers! BecauseContinue reading “Harvest Kick-Off & Upcoming Events for City Fruit!”
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Beginning edible gardens at High Point’s Pond Park
On the morning of Friday, February 10, City Fruit staff were joined by CareyThornton, a community educator with Tilth Alliance, to plant a row of berry bushes at High Point’sContinue reading “Beginning edible gardens at High Point’s Pond Park “
Zoo Doo Compost Giveaway!
Image from Woodland Park Zoo’s “Zoo Doo” page For the third year in a row, City Fruit is partnering with Woodland Park Zoo and the Phinney Neighborhood Association to giveContinue reading “Zoo Doo Compost Giveaway!”
Support Your Local Pollinators!
With the cold snaps and long-lasting rains of the past spring majorly affecting last summer’s fruit production, we are making a point to focus on ways in which we canContinue reading “Support Your Local Pollinators!”
Happy Lunar New Year!
Marking the arrival of spring and the start of a new year, Lunar New Year is a time of celebration for many Asian cultures: Chinese, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, and South KoreanContinue reading “Happy Lunar New Year!“
Celebrates Review and What’s Coming In 2023!
After 2 years of not being able to gather face-to-face, our Celebrates event last October was the most successful fundraising event City Fruit has ever had! We were so thankfulContinue reading “Celebrates Review and What’s Coming In 2023!“
Trolls Knolls Future Orchard
As a part of our efforts to make locally grown fruit more accessible, in 2023 City Fruit is helping to add more fruit trees by planting two new orchards inContinue reading “Trolls Knolls Future Orchard”
Diverting fruit waste through a corporate team baking event!
After finishing out the harvest season with over 30,000 pounds of fruit, City Fruit has been finding ways to utilize the many crates of apples we harvested at Longacres orchard in Renton.Continue reading “Diverting fruit waste through a corporate team baking event!”