Eldering versus Skills Dump
July 26, 2025
SYEP (Seattle Youth Employment Program) is a City of Seattle program that offers qualified youth, ages 16-24, summer employment. The goal is to increase young adults ability to pursue careers that are meaningful to them.…
Mulch Madness
June 26, 2025
Mulch Madness
It's my goal to cover bare soil at FECO, both in the garden beds and in the tree guilds. You can see a variety of living and non-living mulches at FECO. See photos of of various plants and other materials: Hazelnut…
The Facts of the Bracts
May 27, 2025
The Facts on the Bracts
I don't even own a copy of Hitchcock's Flora of the Pacific Northwest. (Different Hitchcock but just as scary.) However, now and then I dive down the rabbit hole, determined to figure out the species…
Plant-based Resistance
April 29, 2025
A friend said to me, "I am not doing anything for the resistance." But, when I think of what they spend time and energy on, I think they are! After all, these days it doesn't take much to be rebellious.
What plant-based…
Purchase, Plant, and Prosper!
March 28, 2025
The FECO Fifth Annual Plant Sale! Coming up Sunday, April 13, 1-4pm.
Veggie starts, flowers, native and ornamental plants, dahlia tubers, other misc. bulbs, fruiting plants, fairy furniture, free seeds and more.
You're…
The Fight for Food-Growing Space
February 28, 2025
Nature howls in February. The sun is stronger and slowly warms the soil. Buds are swelling and bulbs are reaching. The itch to garden is upon us. At FECO, we are spoiled to have a perpetual lease on public land. Others…
Resilience! What Can We Learn from the Pacific Yew
January 19, 2025
We will face challenges in our future. Will we stay rooted when we feel torn apart, burned out, stepped on, whipped by the wind, undernourished, out in the cold, sick from the pollution? How long will we last? These challenges…
A Medal for the Medlar
December 12, 2024
Our Medlar tree exploded with plump fruit this year, enough to share and also cook up a delectable paste. Squish out the seeds (roll them around in your mouth for a tasty bonus) and cook the fruit with a little water and…
The Essence of Senescence
November 6, 2024
To say "deciduous plant" implies seasonal leaf senescence (leaf shedding), a process that helps the plant optimize photosynthesis and nutrient efficiency. Senescence is a good survival strategy for plants in that the…