This is a big week for us at City Fruit. Did you know that it’s National Volunteer Week? We love our amazing volunteers who help maintain Seattle’s public orchards!Continue reading “Fund the 2020 Great Seattle Fruit Harvest”
Category Archives: City Fruit Blog
Save Seattle’s Apples tree netting guide
Are you considering netting your apple or pear tree so you can finally enjoy pest-free fruit grown in your backyard this year? GREAT! The first step is to figure outContinue reading “Save Seattle’s Apples tree netting guide”
2019 City Fruit Annual Report
2019 was certainly a great year for City Fruit, especially in the ways we helped our community. The essential work that City Fruit carries out for the community is made possibleContinue reading “2019 City Fruit Annual Report”
Toilet Paper, Fruit Trees, and Local Resilience
By Laura Skelton, Interim Executive Director If you’ve been to the store in the past few weeks, you’ve surely noticed the shortage of toilet paper. For me, this isContinue reading “Toilet Paper, Fruit Trees, and Local Resilience”
End of Year Giving – your gift is a reminder of who we are
At our annual event City Fruit Celebrates back in October, we invited a few of our community partners to share their perspectives on the work we do together to buildContinue reading “End of Year Giving – your gift is a reminder of who we are”
Meet the winners of the very first City Fruit Green Ribbon Awards!
And the City Fruit Green Ribbon Awards go to… As another year is coming to an end, our team has been reminiscing about another fruitful season we had, andContinue reading “Meet the winners of the very first City Fruit Green Ribbon Awards!”
It’s a wrap! Reflections from the 2019 Great Seattle Fruit Harvest
The 2019 Great Seattle Fruit Harvest is (almost) in the books (unless someone has more late season fruit – kiwis or persimmons, anyone?)! It has been another busy, fun-filled,Continue reading “It’s a wrap! Reflections from the 2019 Great Seattle Fruit Harvest”
Thank you cards from the Harvest
Thank you cards from the Harvest “It’s aPEARent that you are generous! Thanks for the 42 pounds of fruit!” “It’s no QUINCE-idence that we teamed up! Sharing fruit is fun. Thanks forContinue reading “Thank you cards from the Harvest”
Get your Early Bird tickets to City Fruit Celebrates!
It’s City Fruit’s biggest celebration of the year and we want YOU to be there and help us celebrate! We will highlight the impact of this year’s harvest with presentationContinue reading “Get your Early Bird tickets to City Fruit Celebrates!”
Register your trees and make them count!
Register your trees and make them count! Seattle is home to thousands and thousands of fruit trees. Exactly how many? We don’t know, and YOU can help us better understandContinue reading “Register your trees and make them count!”