The harvest season is an exciting time for us, not just because we get to enjoy beautiful fruit but also because our small team gets slightly larger. This year, weContinue reading “Meet our new team members: Bela and Kai”
Tag Archives: Harvest
Working together during a pandemic
The first harvest of the season is just days away. Finally! We have been eagerly waiting for the arrival of the harvest season for months. But, of course, we haven’tContinue reading “Working together during a pandemic”
Help grow the Great Seattle Fruit Harvest!
OrCity Fruit is on a mission. We want to grow the harvest and share even more fruit with our community. City Fruit has been putting Seattle’s fruit treesContinue reading “Help grow the Great Seattle Fruit Harvest!”
Save Seattle’s Apples: how to net your tree
No more buggy apples! If you want to be able to harvest a large quantity of pest-free fruit without spraying chemicals, netting your tree is one of the most effectiveContinue reading “Save Seattle’s Apples: how to net your tree”
Save Seattle’s Apples “baggie” guide
If you want to grow healthy, pest-free fruit but are not quite up for the challenge of netting the whole tree, then consider using baggies to protect your precious fruitContinue reading “Save Seattle’s Apples “baggie” guide”
Fund the 2020 Great Seattle Fruit Harvest
This is a big week for us at City Fruit. Did you know that it’s National Volunteer Week? We love our amazing volunteers who help maintain Seattle’s public orchards!Continue reading “Fund the 2020 Great Seattle Fruit Harvest”
Toilet Paper, Fruit Trees, and Local Resilience
By Laura Skelton, Interim Executive Director If you’ve been to the store in the past few weeks, you’ve surely noticed the shortage of toilet paper. For me, this isContinue reading “Toilet Paper, Fruit Trees, and Local Resilience”
City Fruits Mission During This Crisis
Dear City Fruit members, volunteers, and supporters: First and foremost, we hope you and your loved ones are healthy and safe during this unprecedented time of crisis with theContinue reading “City Fruits Mission During This Crisis”
A new year, a new decade, and a new chapter for City Fruit
Earlier this month, we said goodbye to Carrie Ferrence, our fearless leader and City Fruit Executive Director for the last 3 years. We are immensely grateful for her leadership, perseverance, andContinue reading “A new year, a new decade, and a new chapter for City Fruit”
End of Year Giving – your gift is a reminder that fruit builds community!
We invited Hannah Kennedy from our new community partner Neighborhood Cooking Project to share her perspectives on the importance of sharing food at this year’s City Fruit Celebrates back inContinue reading “End of Year Giving – your gift is a reminder that fruit builds community!”