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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Five Fun Facts
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 […]
Did You Know? Food and the Future Edition
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 […]
The Future of Food
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 […]
Vote YES to Approve Initiative 522
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 […]
Join Us on Green Seattle Day
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, […]
GMOs and You
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). […]
