Enjoy National Pollinators Week!
June 20, 2016
The morning was hot and getting hotter, so at a recent pollinator workshop (June 4 at 21 Acres) we took an early field tour, observing various bees, nest holes for ants (flat) v. bees (ringed by excavation “dust”), and some…
The FECO Community
May 22, 2016
Hi!
My name's Lydia and I'm a nursing student at UW and one of your neighbors. I had an assignment for my community health class. The instructions were to take 2 photos from my community that answered the following questions:
What…
Ready for a Rest
May 3, 2016
April 30, 2016 was the last day to spend our Seattle Neighborhood Matching Grant funds. We accomplished so much this past 14 months (see prior blog post) but we were still missing a bench. Last year, there was no time to rest…
City Matching Grant Transforms Community Orchard
February 15, 2016
It's time to review 13 months of orchard infrastructure work, an extensive effort funded with a Seattle Department of Neighborhood (DON) Matching Grant. We are especially thankful to Allynn Ruth (DON) for securing a four-month…
Garden Bed Potpourri
January 21, 2016
Fruits, welcome vegetables! Garden beds are nearly finished and they are lively.
The soil in all of the garden beds is recycled from the soil taken out to make the path. We outlined where garden beds would go and the excavators…
Adding Art
January 1, 2016
We are pleased to unveil two new art pieces in the orchard, both recently installed and both splendid.
Chris Lemmen of Steel Bamboo is the creator of the floating bumble bee (bombus mixtus). The bee is made of metal. Landscape…
Apple and Pear Physiology
November 29, 2015
Apple and Pear Physiology
WSU Extension offers a bounty of pertinent information about orchard management on their website . They also host continuing education and I recently attended a two-day workshop focusing…
The Harvest Is Early And Long
October 14, 2015
Much of the fruit we grow matured about three weeks early this year. We enjoyed honeyberry, blueberry, raspberry, pears, apples, figs, chestnuts. Yes, chestnuts! This is out first year of fully pollinated chestnuts. (When…
5th Annual Cider Fest This Sunday
October 2, 2015
You are all invited to our fifth annual Cider Fest this Sunday, noon to 3:00pm.
Our event coincides with a tour of public orchards put on by CityFruit. We are one of 16 public orchard sites on the CityFruit tour. We will…