Do you value fruit in a healthy diet and ecosystem? Do you want to be part of a community working towards food justice? Do you own a fruit tree, live byContinue reading “City Fruit’s Fruitlet Membership Program”
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Home school group? Join our Urban Fruit Guardian program!
Are you part of a home school, youth group, scout troop, or 4-H club looking for hands-on service learning for your youth? Our Urban Fruit Guardian (UFG) program supports learningContinue reading “Home school group? Join our Urban Fruit Guardian program!”
Fruit-for-All pop-up stands are back for 2022!
Our favorite time of the year is just about here – the harvest season! Kicking off the harvest involves quite a few pieces, from planning harvest routes, doing inventory onContinue reading “Fruit-for-All pop-up stands are back for 2022!”
Neighborhood Ambassadors help us make the best & fullest use of fruit!
The harvest season is the busiest time of the year for City Fruit. From the first ripening plums and cherries in June, to the last apples and persimmons in November,Continue reading “Neighborhood Ambassadors help us make the best & fullest use of fruit!”
Pest management methods for western Washington fruit trees
Agricultural pest management research is an on-going endeavor, particularly when we consider how quickly pests can establish themselves in new geographic regions as the result of global transport and travel. Continue reading “Pest management methods for western Washington fruit trees”
Recipes that showcase our local crabapples and Asian pears!
We would like to thank one of our Winter 2022 University of Washington interns, Hongze Deng, for researching fruit-based recipes to share with the fruit enthusiasts in our community! ItContinue reading “Recipes that showcase our local crabapples and Asian pears!”
Our Education & Outreach Program is Growing!
We are thrilled to announce that after experiencing financial uncertainty during the pandemic and after significant city funding cuts, City Fruit has now stabilized and moved into a position ofContinue reading “Our Education & Outreach Program is Growing!”
UW Intern, Riley Wilmart, reflects on her experience with City Fruit!
This blog post was written by Riley Wilmart, one of our Winter 2022 University of Washington Interns. Before beginning this internship with City Fruit, I was an Environmental Studies studentContinue reading “UW Intern, Riley Wilmart, reflects on her experience with City Fruit!”
For Earth Day, City Fruit staff and volunteers care for our public trees
This blog post was written by Camille Ingressa and Spencer Christian. On Saturday, April 23, to celebrate Earth Day, eight volunteers gathered at Piper’s Orchard to label, weed, and mulchContinue reading “For Earth Day, City Fruit staff and volunteers care for our public trees”
Have City Fruit net your trees from pests!
Have you ever noticed damage to your apples and pears, or worse yet bitten into one to find a worm curled up inside? If so, codling moth, apple maggot fly,Continue reading “Have City Fruit net your trees from pests!”