Native American Heritage Month
November 6, 2022
Native American Heritage Month - honoring the ancestry and traditions of Native Americans
Ethical participation, responsibility and reciprocity are words often used to describe the way a Native American experiences nature,…
Consider Native Plants
October 18, 2022
We cleaned up and set out seventeen species of Washington's native plants to sell at Saturday's 12th annual Cider Fest. I found it interesting to listen to visitor's comments and questions. Here is a sample:
“I love…
Janet In The Background
September 10, 2022
On Sunday, 4/12/2020, Janet wrote:
Being a conscientious citizen, I removed my license plates and am cruising around the neighborhood looking for people who are not practicing social distancing and blasting them…
Cover Crop Culture
August 28, 2022
Oh just throw some newspapers or burlap over the garden bed for the winter. That's one approach, and it might keep the weeds down.
On the other hand, you can think of your relationship to your garden bed as reciprocal,…
Jinxed in June
July 8, 2022
Who liked the June Seattle weather? The slugs, that's who! We scorned them as they began to diet on the little green bean plants.
Actually, the celeriac, parsnips and salsify, plus most of the cool weather greens were delighted…
Reverence for Wood
June 19, 2022
Reverence for Wood is an old book by the early American writer, Eric Sloane. This enjoyable book, with a soothing and thoughtful tone, contains amazing woodworking tips and I applied a couple while making a new garden bed of…
Late Blight – Steps to Win the Fight!
May 29, 2022
Knowledge of plant pathogens is very useful in a community garden; your gardening practices can affect
your neighbors’ harvest! Tomatoes and potatoes are the main hosts of late blight, a devastating disease caused by…
NANCY, PLEASE STEP FORWARD
April 30, 2022
Back in 2013, KING 5 came out to interview a representative from Freeway Estates Community Orchard. I pushed Nancy out to face the interviewer. She has a strong voice, a good memory and, she's willing!
Recently, Nancy has…
Path Project Procures Power Players
March 17, 2022
Ken Yu
Last Thursday was tough. We spent hours filling in ruts from the gravel truck. But, as we were getting ready to leave, Ken got out of his car. I smiled and my shoulder blades dropped down my back.
Ken, always conscientious,…