It’s November. You’ve harvested the fruit from your trees, cleaned up fallen fruit, raked up diseased leaves, and spread mulch up to the dripline. What to do now? Plant aContinue reading “Out in the Orchard: A Good Time to Plant a Tree”
Tag Archives: Harvest
Getting Started with Mason Bees
In just two hours of your time each year, you can significantly increase the amount of fruit your trees produce. And you’ll have fun doing it. Just add gentle-natured masonContinue reading “Getting Started with Mason Bees”
Wrapping Up the Harvest Season with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound
Two weekends ago, we closed out our largest harvest season to date with a Harvest Celebration and Cider Press event at Amy Yee Tennis Center with City Councilmembers Sally ClarkContinue reading “Wrapping Up the Harvest Season with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound”
Alpenfire Cider
When they were young, Nancy and Steve “Bear” Bishop used to head up to Canada to take advantage of the lower drinking age. It was there that they first discoveredContinue reading “Alpenfire Cider”
Finnriver Farm & Cidery
Finnriver Farm & Cidery is a 33-acre organic farm and artisan cidery located along a restored salmon stream in the rural Chimacum Valley, a traditionally agricultural region on the OlympicContinue reading “Finnriver Farm & Cidery”
City Fruit Receives Funding from Wallingford Community Council
The Wallingford Community Council has awarded City Fruit a grant of $5,000 to help support the care and maintenance of fruit trees located at Meridian Playground and along the Burke-Gilman Trail. ThisContinue reading “City Fruit Receives Funding from Wallingford Community Council”
Partner Spotlight – Rainier Valley Food Bank
Miguel Jimenez is exactly where he wants to be—six months into his job as Resource Development Coordinator at the Rainier Valley Food Bank (RVFB). “I started getting interested in foodContinue reading “Partner Spotlight – Rainier Valley Food Bank”
Nashi Orchards
Cheryl Lubbert and Jim Gerlach take sustainability seriously. Very seriously. Since purchasing the 27-acre Nashi Orchards and Farm on Vashon Island ten years ago, they’ve set out to become responsibleContinue reading “Nashi Orchards”
Dragon’s Head Cider
Dragon’s Head Cider, named for the dragon that guards the apples of immortality in the Garden of Hesperides, was founded in 2010 on Vashon Island. The owners, Laura and WesContinue reading “Dragon’s Head Cider”
City Fruit celebrates National Public Lands Day
On Saturday, September 27th, City Fruit and 30 volunteers took to the Amy Yee Tennis Center orchard, whose trees were ripe for the fall harvest. The occasion served to commemorateContinue reading “City Fruit celebrates National Public Lands Day”