Plums are classified as a drupe, which is defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as “a fleshy fruit with thin skin that usuallyContinue reading “Plums: Pacific Northwest Edition”
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Farmers Insurance harvest and orchard clean-up at Piper’s Orchard
A group of volunteers from Salesforce will be supporting City Fruit and the local stewards at Piper’s Orchard with some harvest and orchard clean-up in preparation for the Friends ofContinue reading “Farmers Insurance harvest and orchard clean-up at Piper’s Orchard”
Salesforce summer pruning at Piper’s Orchard
Summer pruning is a great time to do some focused thinning of your tree, especially because you can see the fullness of the canopy with everything leafed out! A groupContinue reading “Salesforce summer pruning at Piper’s Orchard”
Summer tree care at Highline Botanical Garden with Google
A group of volunteers from Google will be supporting City Fruit and the City of SeaTac at the Highline Botanical Garden with some fruitlet thinning, summer pruning, and early cherryContinue reading “Summer tree care at Highline Botanical Garden with Google”
Longacres Racetrack Apple Harvest
Join us for a harvest workparty at Longacres Orchard! Home to 120 apple trees, Longacres is a great place for individual, group, and youth harvesting events! Sign-up to volunteer atContinue reading “Longacres Racetrack Apple Harvest”
Longacres Racetrack Apple Harvest
Join us for a harvest workparty at Longacres Orchard! Home to 120 apple trees, Longacres is a great place for individual, group, and youth harvesting events! Sign-up to volunteer atContinue reading “Longacres Racetrack Apple Harvest”
Longacres Racetrack Apple Harvest
Join us for a harvest workparty at Longacres Orchard! Home to 120 apple trees, Longacres is a great place for individual, group, and youth harvesting events! Sign-up to volunteer atContinue reading “Longacres Racetrack Apple Harvest”
15 Years of Celebrating Hyperlocal Fruit from our Urban Fruit Canopy
I hope that all of you had restful holidays and that the new year has brought excitement and hope for a bright and bountiful coming year. Happy 2023 and also,Continue reading “15 Years of Celebrating Hyperlocal Fruit from our Urban Fruit Canopy”
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!“
2022 Harvest Wrap-up!
As winter sets in, the harvest season has officially come to a close! Despite the cold spring impacting fruit production this year, we harvested nearly 31,000 pounds of fruit! WithContinue reading “2022 Harvest Wrap-up!”