January in the Orchard – Is Anything Happening?
January 13, 2023
Today. Rain. Relative humidity 92%. Many of you would not be thrilled to get out and be active today. However, some of our nature friends are thriving this month. What? Who!
A slow walk at the orchard reveals a lot of…
The Way of Non-Attachment
December 27, 2022
Our FECO project is quite unique. Our volunteers don't have their own garden plots. They don't come to grow food and take it home with them. Most growing areas are dedicated to a Food Bank. Food of lesser value goes to the…
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…