In March 27th, in partnership with Holy Cross Lutheran Church, City Fruit hosted our second pruning event of 2021 at the Holy Cross orchard. Located in Factoria, South Bellevue, theContinue reading “Master Fruit Tree Stewards join volunteers at Holy Cross Orchard pruning”
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Our First Volunteer Event of 2021: A Winter Pruning at Piper’s
by Madison Harasek, Volunteer Coordinator Intern On Saturday, February 27th, City Fruit had our first volunteer event of 2021, and it could not have gone better! Five incredible CityContinue reading “Our First Volunteer Event of 2021: A Winter Pruning at Piper’s”
How We Support and Engage Donors and Volunteers: A UW-led Study
How does City Fruit work for you? Help City Fruit better understand the impact of our work! If you are a City Fruit supporter, please consider taking one of theseContinue reading “How We Support and Engage Donors and Volunteers: A UW-led Study”
Get to Know Us! Some Q&A with Julian Garcia, Fruit Tree Extraordinaire
Why did you want to join City Fruit? I am thrilled to be a part of a team that is doing everything that we can to better distribute healthy andContinue reading “Get to Know Us! Some Q&A with Julian Garcia, Fruit Tree Extraordinaire”
Winter Moth Integrated Pest Management: City Fruit’s work with Urban Food Systems
In early November of 2020, City Fruit and the City of Seattle’s Urban Food Systems (UFS) team met to discuss a collaborative effort to manage the Winter Moth infestation inContinue reading “Winter Moth Integrated Pest Management: City Fruit’s work with Urban Food Systems”
Meet City Fruit’s new Fruit Tree Specialist: Julian Garcia
City Fruit is excited to introduce the newest member of our team, Julian Garcia, who joins us as our resident Fruit Tree Specialist. Starting this January, Julian will be connectingContinue reading “Meet City Fruit’s new Fruit Tree Specialist: Julian Garcia”
2020 Year in Review & Look Ahead to 2021
2020 has been a year filled with challenges that tested our dedication, perseverance, and ingenuity. As we look back on 2020, we are proud of how we continued to pivotContinue reading “2020 Year in Review & Look Ahead to 2021”
What’s the value of our fruit? The answer depends on YOU
What’s the value of fruit? Our fruit. Fruit grown in our city, on the trees that are part of our urban canopy, growing in our public orchards and neighbors’ backyards.Continue reading “What’s the value of our fruit? The answer depends on YOU”
Giving Tuesday: Help us protect our Seattle harvest
Our harvest season is a continual reminder of our city’s abundance and generosity. In these unprecedented times, our community, volunteers and staff continued our work to protect the harvest, andContinue reading “Giving Tuesday: Help us protect our Seattle harvest”
2020 Great Seattle Fruit Harvest community partners
Other than the occasional persimmon and kiwi harvests here and there (and fingers crossed for pawpaws!), the 2020 harvest season is all but done. When we look back on thisContinue reading “2020 Great Seattle Fruit Harvest community partners”