Meet the City Fruit Harvesters: Luke, Asya & Sam City Fruit has harvested a whopping 36,121 lbs of fruit so far this year, already exceeding last year’s total amount.Continue reading “Meet the City Fruit Harvesters!”
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Get your U-Pick Harvest Box
We are excited to introduce a new way to participate in the Great Seattle Fruit Harvest: U-Pick Harvest Boxes! It’s a new pilot fruit collection program that works almost likeContinue reading “Get your U-Pick Harvest Box”
How to tell if your fruit is ready to pick
We know you are all anxiously waiting for the fruit trees in your backyard to be ready for harvest. It is very important to pick the fruit at its optimalContinue reading “How to tell if your fruit is ready to pick”
Adventures in Netting a Massive Apple Tree
A few weeks ago, a board member, Betsy, of City Fruit inquired about the possibility of netting her apple tree. Every year, her tree produces HUNDREDS of pounds of large,Continue reading “Adventures in Netting a Massive Apple Tree”
Partner Highlight! Town & Country Markets
Food. People. Love. Those three simple ingredients make up what Town & Country Markets Inc. calls its “recipe,” a recipe handed down through three generations of the families whoContinue reading “Partner Highlight! Town & Country Markets”
Save Seattle’s Apples 2018!
Even Healthy Trees Wear Hairnets Net your Trees, Save Seattle’s Apples There are tens of thousands of apples and pears growing in orchards and yards across Seattle but, lastContinue reading “Save Seattle’s Apples 2018!”
Introducing our new membership program!
Here at City Fruit, we’ve been going through some changes. Last year, we launched our new model of community harvesting through Harvest Hubs and started tallying numbers of DIY harvestsContinue reading “Introducing our new membership program!”
Fewer Fences, More Trees
I wanted to take a little break from the deep dives on our New Year’s Resolutions to share a little fruit reflection from my own life…..how does replacing fences withContinue reading “Fewer Fences, More Trees”
Now serving new neighborhoods! New Year’s Resolution #1
When City Fruit first started, we harvested fruit from the Rainier Valley and Phinney/Greenwood and then moved into West Seattle. A few years later, we expanded into Wallingford and FremontContinue reading “Now serving new neighborhoods! New Year’s Resolution #1”
South King County harvest expansion. New Year’s Resolution #3
This weekend, the City Fruit team will travel to Kent to co-host an orchard work party with gardeners from the International Rescue Committee. It’s the first step of many inContinue reading “South King County harvest expansion. New Year’s Resolution #3”