In early November of 2020, City Fruit and the City of Seattle’s Urban Food Systems (UFS) team met to discuss a collaborative effort to manage the Winter Moth infestation inContinue reading “Winter Moth Integrated Pest Management: City Fruit’s work with Urban Food Systems”
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Meet City Fruit’s new Fruit Tree Specialist: Julian Garcia
City Fruit is excited to introduce the newest member of our team, Julian Garcia, who joins us as our resident Fruit Tree Specialist. Starting this January, Julian will be connectingContinue reading “Meet City Fruit’s new Fruit Tree Specialist: Julian Garcia”
2020 Year in Review & Look Ahead to 2021
2020 has been a year filled with challenges that tested our dedication, perseverance, and ingenuity. As we look back on 2020, we are proud of how we continued to pivotContinue reading “2020 Year in Review & Look Ahead to 2021”
Giving Tuesday: Help us protect our Seattle harvest
Our harvest season is a continual reminder of our city’s abundance and generosity. In these unprecedented times, our community, volunteers and staff continued our work to protect the harvest, andContinue reading “Giving Tuesday: Help us protect our Seattle harvest”
Meet our newest board member: Leslie Llado
While City Fruit is a fairly small organization, we have a mighty village of dedicated supporters who make our work possible. The foundation of that village is our board. OurContinue reading “Meet our newest board member: Leslie Llado”
Orchard Work Parties are back! Plus, meet our new team member: Tiare
One of the most asked questions at City Fruit over the last several months was, “can I volunteer”? We heard you. Loud and clear. This year has been an undeniablyContinue reading “Orchard Work Parties are back! Plus, meet our new team member: Tiare”
It’s officially fall – cider season is here!
Apple season is in full swing here in the Pacific NW, which means it’s also cider season. Pressing apples for cider is a good way to make use of slightlyContinue reading “It’s officially fall – cider season is here!”
Neighborhood Ambassador spotlight: Anna
Going into this year’s harvest season, we knew it was going to be a challenging one. Due to the ripple effects of COVID-19, our harvest budget was reduced significantly, whichContinue reading “Neighborhood Ambassador spotlight: Anna”
Meet City Fruit’s new Executive Director: Annie Nguyen
Dear City Fruit member and supporter, First, thank you for allowing me to serve you and this organization. As a volunteer, donor, tree owner or steward, orchard advocate, and moreContinue reading “Meet City Fruit’s new Executive Director: Annie Nguyen”
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”