Gotta Have a Spy to Make a Good Pie
October 21, 2024
The 2024 14th annual Cider Fest was the most successful to date. On Saturday, October 19, 180 visitors sipped hot fresh-pressed cider. A record for attendance! We fretted all last week about the rainy, windy forecast. Knowing…
The Ant Rant
September 12, 2024
The Ants Go Stinging One By One, Hurrah, Hurrah??
Ants exploded out of the gravel and dashed in all directions. In no time many scurried up my glove and onto my skin, blasting formic acid from bottom of their butts. Trying…
Place based, Kids and Curiosity
August 28, 2024
For eight years, several times each summer, children from the nearby KidsCo summer camp have been visiting FECO. When we see them march around the corner we rush up to the shed to greet them.
They range from five to 12…
A Gift of Doo from the Zoo & Composting Careers
July 22, 2024
Jennifer secured an appointment for a ZooDoo pickup recently so off we went, Philippa and I, to the Seattle Woodland Park Zoo even though the temperature was 93 degrees! We actually didn't notice the heat much, mostly because…
A Taste of Ethnobotany – Yarrow for Tomorow
June 29, 2024
The 2024 Washington Native Plant Society (WNPS) Study Weekend took place on the traditional lands of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe. Many plant enthusiasts were privileged to participate in field trips led by Tribal Citizens.…
Public Spaces As Meaningful Places
May 21, 2024
Last week, Nancy and I wedged ourselves between students in a small room at Gould Hall. We heard Amelia Kazunas present a 10-minute summary of her Capstone project. The project aimed to discover how Seattle residents convert…
Not to Whine over the Columbine
April 24, 2024
"I can do this. I'll take a seed tray of Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) home and watch over it," I announced to the native plant nursery co-chair at Magnuson Park.
It was late November, when we propagate native…
Gardening for the Greater Good
March 26, 2024
Geurrilla gardening is an ancient practice that began centuries ago when property became a commodity, versus a community resource. It is practiced all over the world!
These days, you can ask permission to plant on a site…
WSDOT Has Poor Vision
February 27, 2024
Something is missing at the north end of our orchard. Before December, 2023, when I walked around the north loop, there was vegetation on the north side of the WSDOT fence, including our beautiful Deodar Cedar that we…