With spring just around the corner and the trees beginning to bloom, I can’t help but start imagining the summer harvest season. The sky is blue, the weather is warm, andContinue reading “Mason Bees: The Perfect Pollinator”
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Welcome Yvonne to City Fruit
Yvonne worked this summer as City Fruit’s North Seattle Harvester, and she’s back for more, joining us as our part-time Office Coordinator. After getting her first taste of hand-picked fruitContinue reading “Welcome Yvonne to City Fruit”
Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle Cider Co. was founded in August of 2013 by Joel Vandenbrink, and holds the distinction of being Seattle’s first cidery since prohibition! After founding Two Beers Brewing inContinue reading “Seattle Cider Co.”
Grizzly Ciderworks
New on the cider scene as of 2013, Grizzly Ciderworks was started by Corey Haugen and Andy Petek. The two friends started as hobby cider makers, and thanks to theirContinue reading “Grizzly Ciderworks”
A Fruitful Year! – The 2015 Harvest Recap
The harvest season is wrapping up and what a ride it has been! We are nearing 35,000 pounds of fruit harvested for the season (and will definitely get there withContinue reading “A Fruitful Year! – The 2015 Harvest Recap”
Cooking with Seasonal Produce and Chef Nick Furrow
City Fruit is focused on eliminating food waste through improved harvest methods, our Save Seattle’s Apples campaign, and through community education. As part of that effort, Chef Nick Furrow taught us howContinue reading “Cooking with Seasonal Produce and Chef Nick Furrow”
When to Harvest Your Apples and Pears
Timing the harvesting of your apples is as much art as science. Pick your apples too soon and they’ll be hard and sour, too late and they’ll be soft andContinue reading “When to Harvest Your Apples and Pears”
100,000 Pounds
Amidst the frenzied harvesting of Italian plums, pears, and even apples, this week has marked a huge milestone for City Fruit. As of Wednesday, we have officially harvested over 100,000Continue reading “100,000 Pounds”
Loquats in Your Neighborhood
In June a neighbor of the City Fruit Beacon Hill office stopped by to ask if we could harvest her loquat tree (“Her what?” one of us thought. “Loquats? CoolContinue reading “Loquats in Your Neighborhood”
Meet Your 2015 Harvesters!
Pictured from left to right, Dusty Towler, Luke Jesperson, and Yvonne Socolar comprise City Fruit’s 2015 harvest crew! Going into his fourth summer as a harvester with City Fruit, DustyContinue reading “Meet Your 2015 Harvesters!”