Restoring the Wetlands
By Chris Hoffer, Environmental Programs Manager Why Restore the Wetlands? First-time visitors to Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands often ask why there is so much land set aside for the wetlands. Couldn’t we use […]
Tag Archives: environment
Passion for Permaculture
Permaculture can inspire the ways we design our landscapes, our businesses and our lives. I like to think of permaculture as a toolbox of solutions for repairing and enhancing systems. […]
5 Ways to Save Money by Wasting Less Food
Did you know that Americans discard about 25% of the food we buy? That adds up to more than $2,000 each year that is thrown away per family! If the […]
Meet the Mason Bee, Your Pollinator Pal
By Jennifer Crouch Beneficial pollinators are one of the secrets to a healthy organic garden, and the most well-known of these gardener’s friends is the honeybee. But did you know […]
Is Meat a Good Choice?
By Chris Iberle, Food Hub Manager People choose a vegetarian diet for many excellent environmental, health, economic and spiritual reasons. Even so, most people choose to eat meat. What we […]
A Student Becomes the Teacher
By Veralea Swayne, Garden Educator 10 years ago, I built a raised bed garden and planted beans, lettuce, carrots and spinach. I was full of excitement and eagerly anticipated the […]
Hunting for Arthropods at Bradner
By Carey Thornton, Garden Educator At a recent Skill Share, biologist and Bradner garden steward Virginia Emery brought her collecting equipment to show us how to catch and release some […]
Summer Camps Battle Nature Deficit Disorder
By Mike Gervais, Children’s Garden Program Coordinator When I was teaching at an outdoor school on the coast of California, we’d routinely get kids who had never seen the ocean […]
Why Grow Flowers in Your Edible Garden?
Flowers are a valuable addition to any edible or ornamental garden. They add beautiful color and fragrance, act as trap crops, discourage pests, and attract pollinators and predatory insects. Flowers […]
A Fungus Among Us
By Matthew McDermott, Seattle Tilth Farm Works Manager and Joanna Stodden, Education Program Coordinator To most people, fungi go relatively unnoticed. These understated organisms are a cornerstone species for the […]
