Live Well this Winter
By Hong Chhuor, Communications Coordinator Winter in the Northwest can be a challenging time if you love sun and being outside. Throw in stress from the holidays and it’s bound […]
By Hong Chhuor, Communications Coordinator Winter in the Northwest can be a challenging time if you love sun and being outside. Throw in stress from the holidays and it’s bound […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year. On December 21, the sun will rise at 7:55 a.m. and set at 4:20 p.m. resulting in 8 hours and […]
The global population is predicted to reach 9 billion in 2050. [1] Some say that in order to meet the needs of feeding this increase in population, we’ll need to […]
By Andrea Platt Dwyer, Executive Director One of our board members recently shared an article with me about a new food substitute under development intended to supply all of a […]
By now, you’ve probably tuned into the buzz surrounding Initiative 522 (I-522) or seen some of the well-funded opposition and how it has broken the record for the most money […]
With the seasonal return of cooler temperatures and rain, many of us have already put our gardens to bed for the winter. At the Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands, […]
by Jenny Thacker, Director of Education and Environmental Programs You’ve probably heard about an initiative in WA state that would require labeling of foods made from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). […]