So you ask “What is the Transition Movement?”: The Transition Movement is comprised of vibrant, grassroots community initiatives that seek to build community resilience in the face of such challenges as peak oil, climate change and the economic crisis.
Transition Initiatives differentiate themselves from other sustainability and "environmental" groups by seeking to mitigate these converging global crises by engaging their communities in home-grown, citizen-led education, action, and multi-stakeholder planning to increase local self reliance and resilience. They succeed by regeneratively using their local assets, innovating, networking, collaborating, replicating proven strategies, and respecting the deep patterns of nature and diverse cultures in their place.
Transition Initiatives work with deliberation and good cheer to create a fulfilling and inspiring local way of life that can withstand the shocks of rapidly shifting global systems.
Please join us for our Fourth in a series of discussions designed to create a healthy and resilient community.
For those of you who missed the last event, the evening will include a brief over view of the Transition Initiative Process. We will plan together a series of community speaker events for next year, highlighting the fantastic energy of existing local groups & businesses that are part of the Transition Process on Mercer Island.
We will discuss how these activities fill-in a larger possible FUTURE VISION MAP for Mercer Island.
MONDAY, April 25TH, 2011 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm MI Public Library - Large Room (Over view of T.I. process starts at 7:00) MERCER ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
TIMI
Transition Initiative Mercer Island email us at TIMercerIsland@gmail.com
April 25, 2011 (tonight)
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Mercer Island Public Library
Monday, April 25, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Mercer Island School District honored by King County Green Schools Program
Way to go Mercer Island School District!!! Check out this article from the Mercer Island reporter about each school's involvement in the Green Schools Program.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Leap for Green schedule: Saturday April 16th!!!
LEAP For GREEN is coming!
Come to the best party in town this Saturday April 16th from 10am to 2pm at the Mercer Island Community Center. Brought to you by IslandVision and the City of Mercer Island with the invaluable support of our sponsors!
Our annual Earth-day Sustainability event is a fun free interactive event for kids of all ages hooking you up with what’s happening in your community and region!
This is a “YOU-Powered” event so get there under your own power and receive a small prize.
Kids bring your bikes ready to test your skill in the BIKE RODEO!
Some of our exciting participants:
Friends of Luther Burbank will be leading two walks at 10am and 2:00pm; The Goat Lady will have goats to meet and greet; Marita Dingus is doing recycled art; Regina paints faces; Charlie and Jennifer bring their chickens; Patrick and Friends will be playing excellent music all day; The latest model Tesla – bright orange; test ride electric bikes; check out information on the natural environment around you; Did you know the Mercer Island School District is now a certified Green District; the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Mercer have just rolled out their Green Business Program; Great food: Patty Pan Grill, Got Soup, Anita’s Crepes and Whidbey Island Ice Cream and sooooo much more!.
The entertainment line up:
10:00 am: Walk Luther Burbank (see description below)
10:00am to 11:00 am: Twirl Dance Studio (Marcie Spahi and Hoop to the Beat)
11:00am to 12:00pm: Roving Reptiles
12:00pm to 1:00pm: MI Martial Arts demonstrations
1:00pm to 2:00pm: Guelaguetza – Guatemalan Dancers
2:00pm: Walk Luther Burbank (see description below)
Friends of Luther Burbank is leading two walks of the park
Meeting location: Both walks will meet on the patio off the Mercer Room
Time: 10:00AM 0 11:00am
Meeting location: Both walks will meet on the patio off the Mercer Room
Time: 10:00AM 0 11:00am
| Judith Roan, will lead an easy walk through LBP in search of bird life. We will begin the walk from the back patio of the community center at 10:00am, and be back by 11:00am. April is usually a good month to listen for singing males on territory and to spot birds building nests. Bring binoculars if you have them. |
Time: 2:00PM - 3:00PM
| Amanda Clark will lead an easy walk through LBP along the boardwalk to Calkins Point and back along the path by the old barn ruins. We will talk about the typical plants and animals of the wetlands. We will also discuss the history of the park from its beginnings as a boys school. We will begin the walk from the back patio of the community center at 2:00 PM, and be back by 3:00 PM. |
A HUGE Thank You to our Sponsors:
Blue Sky Cleaners
Rotary Club of Mercer Island
Orthopedic Specialists of Seattle
Puget Sound Energy
Stroum Jewish Community Center
Steve Litzow
Cool Moms
Friends of Farrington
Visit this booth at Leap for Green: Green Man Gardens
We are quickly approaching April 16th when we will get together for a celebration of sustainability at the Leap for Green Fair at the Mercer Island Community Center. If you are interested in native planting in your garden come and visit Brett at the GREEN MAN GARDENS booth. He will be selling native plants and can answer all your burning gardening questions! Here is a Q & A we did with him to get you excited about native plants!
1) red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum)- one of the easiest of the native shrubs to grow, with bright pink to red flowers in early spring. It's one of the first native shrubs to bloom, and one of the best to attract hummingbirds. All it requires is good drainage. It is not too picky about soil types, and is happy in sun or shade. It's easy to trim but generally doesn't need it. It is fast growing, and quick to flower even from a young age. It's almost always one of the favorites when in flower, but looks good out of flower too.
2) camas (Camassia quamash or C. leichtlinii)- the two native species are very similar, but both are excellent garden subjects. These bulbs were used by native Americans as a food source (they ate the bulbs), but we grow them for the flowers. Light to dark blue purple spikes of flowers, usually around Mother's Day, are highly attractive to almost all pollinators, from bees and butterflies to hummingbirds. The bulbs themselves are as easy to grow as daffodils or tulips. All they need is good sun, and decent soil. Hardy and quick growing, camas is one of the most beautiful wildflowers in the Washington flora.
3) strawberries (Fragaria vesca, F. virginiana, and F. chiloensis)- we have three native strawberries to choose from. Most people grow the wood strawberry (F. vesca) for its fruit; small little sweet tart intense strawberries that make incredible jam if you have the patience to pick enough of them. It prefers moist light shade and is perfect under fruit trees and blueberries for an extra harvest, or in almost any protected sunny areas that get regular summer water. Beach strawberry (F. chiloensis) is mostly known as an aggressive groundcover for sunny dry spots, where it can get as dense as ivy but is much easier to control. It rarely produces berries but is worth growing for the shiny dark green leaves and contrasting pure white flowers anyway. The third of the three is my favorite- meadow strawberry (F. virginiana) has bluish leaves, is more drought tolerant than the wood strawberry but has just as good berries, if you can get them before the critters do. I like growing the fruiting ones in pots where they cascade over the edges so I can see and harvest the berries before the birds do. 
I will be selling plants, and have a table set up where kids of all ages can come and do leaf rubbings. I have pressed leaves and stems from several different native plants for people to use. I hope that as people walk through the parks, they will recognize how important these and other native plants are to our open spaces, both here on Mercer Island and in the whole region.
Why should we plant native plants on Mercer Island?
Native plants should always be an option, where ever you are. Generally speaking, native plants are perfectly hardy whatever the weather throws at us, are better adapted to our soils, have better disease resistance, and attract more and more diverse wildlife than exotics do. Aside from that, there is nothing that provides a sense of place, of being home, like native plants do. Walk in the woods here and you will see things like trillium, Oregon grape, salal, Doug fir and big leaf maple, all the things that make this region so unique in the world. You can find tea roses and hybrid rhodies in gardens all over the world, but there is only one place where the licorice fern covers the branches of old maple trees, with a carpet of salal, sword fern and trillium at their feet. Planting these in the garden not only brings that sense of place home, it gives a home for all the birds, butterflies and other critters that call these plants home. That is the essence of habitat, and how you can transform your garden into more than just a bunch of pretty flowers.
Tell us about your company and what services you provide for Mercer Island residents.
My name is Brett Johnson and my company's name is Green Man Gardens. I provide landscape design and consulting services with a focus on native plants and wildlife habitat. As well as being able to provide native plants to those who need them, I can also help by identifying what you have, both in native and non-native species, and provide help in developing a garden with native plants and wildlife in mind. If you want to attract hummingbirds, butterflies, or just have a healthier garden, I can help you choose plants that will thrive in your garden and attract wildlife.
What are the top three native plants you should have your garden?
Only three? That's not enough! Well, if I only get three...1) red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum)- one of the easiest of the native shrubs to grow, with bright pink to red flowers in early spring. It's one of the first native shrubs to bloom, and one of the best to attract hummingbirds. All it requires is good drainage. It is not too picky about soil types, and is happy in sun or shade. It's easy to trim but generally doesn't need it. It is fast growing, and quick to flower even from a young age. It's almost always one of the favorites when in flower, but looks good out of flower too.
2) camas (Camassia quamash or C. leichtlinii)- the two native species are very similar, but both are excellent garden subjects. These bulbs were used by native Americans as a food source (they ate the bulbs), but we grow them for the flowers. Light to dark blue purple spikes of flowers, usually around Mother's Day, are highly attractive to almost all pollinators, from bees and butterflies to hummingbirds. The bulbs themselves are as easy to grow as daffodils or tulips. All they need is good sun, and decent soil. Hardy and quick growing, camas is one of the most beautiful wildflowers in the Washington flora.
Camassia leichtlinii
3) strawberries (Fragaria vesca, F. virginiana, and F. chiloensis)- we have three native strawberries to choose from. Most people grow the wood strawberry (F. vesca) for its fruit; small little sweet tart intense strawberries that make incredible jam if you have the patience to pick enough of them. It prefers moist light shade and is perfect under fruit trees and blueberries for an extra harvest, or in almost any protected sunny areas that get regular summer water. Beach strawberry (F. chiloensis) is mostly known as an aggressive groundcover for sunny dry spots, where it can get as dense as ivy but is much easier to control. It rarely produces berries but is worth growing for the shiny dark green leaves and contrasting pure white flowers anyway. The third of the three is my favorite- meadow strawberry (F. virginiana) has bluish leaves, is more drought tolerant than the wood strawberry but has just as good berries, if you can get them before the critters do. I like growing the fruiting ones in pots where they cascade over the edges so I can see and harvest the berries before the birds do.
There are many other species I would recommend, these aren't even necessarily my favorites!
What will you be doing at the Leap For Green Fair this year?
I will be selling plants, and have a table set up where kids of all ages can come and do leaf rubbings. I have pressed leaves and stems from several different native plants for people to use. I hope that as people walk through the parks, they will recognize how important these and other native plants are to our open spaces, both here on Mercer Island and in the whole region.
Thank you Brett for coming to the Leap For Green Fair! Can't wait to see you there...
Friday, March 25, 2011
Mercer Island events for March and April
Hello fellow Islanders. Sustainability is alive and well on Mercer Island! He is a list of activities that may be of interest to you.
TIMI movie night!
Transition Initiative Mercer Island (TIMI) invites you to its Third Community
Film & Discussion Event with discussion designed to create a healthy and resilient vision for our community. This month’s film is entitled “The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil.” The evening will also include an overview of the
Transition Initiative Process and ask for input about next best steps.
Time and Location:
TUESDAY, March 29TH, 2011
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
MI Public Library - Large Room
Leap for Green is coming!
The fourth annual Leap For Green Fair is on Saturday April 16th from 10:00am-2:00pm at the Community Center at Mercer View! It is FREE and open to the public and is targeted at kids of ALL ages (that means you!). This is Mercer Island’s very own Earth Day Event sponsored by IslandVision, the City of Mercer Island and Blue Sky Cleaners
There will be great music from Patrick and Friends, NEW Guatemalan Dancers in costume, a reptile man, Hula Hooping with Hoop to the Beat, Recycled Art projects to do, Face Painting, Goats and Chickens to visit with and the Farmers Market will be on hand to serve delicious food from Patty Pan Grill, Anita's Crepes, Whidbey Island Ice Cream, Got Soup and much more!!
This year we have lots to celebrate:
The Mercer Island School District is now a King County Certified Green District
The Green Business program is ramping up to launch!
The Green Ribbon Commission is launching a community wide “22 Ways – it’s easy being green” program
Transition Initiative Mercer Island (TIMI) is getting its start
This is a YOU-Powered event and you can win a prize if you power yourself (walk, bike, scooter or take the bus) to the event. Please bring non-perishable foods to donate to the Mercer Island Food Pantry! Come and be part of the movement.
Are you available to VOLUNTEER for this event? We need help with set up and break down, “runners” during the event and helping at the IslandVision table. Please contact Lucia Pirzio-Biroli at lucia@studioectypos.com
Remember - Leap for Green is all about Environment, Economy and Equity – the triple bottom line of sustainability
See you on the 16th!!
Earth Hour
What began in 2007 as a campaign to get Sydneysiders to turn their lights off, has grown to become one of the world’s biggest climate change initiatives. On March 26th, 2011 at 8:30 PM (local time) people around the world will turn their lights for one hour – Earth Hour. Join more than 1 billion people who, together, can reinvigorate our fight against human-induced climate change.
Earth Hour 2011 is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community, a call to stand up, to take responsibility and to get involved in working towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to The Americas will stand in darkness. People across the world will turn off their lights and join together in creating the vital conversation about the future of our precious planet.
Earth Hour is a message of hope and action. Everyone can make a difference.
Join us for Earth Hour 2011! Turn off your lights at 8.30 PM Saturday, March, 26th! For more information visit http://www.worldwildlife.org/sites/earthhour/index.html.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church Takes the MI Carbon Challenge
Emmanuel Episcopal Church says Yes to taking the MI Green Ribbon Commission Carbon Challenge, "22Ways - It's Easy Being Green ...a challenge that is easy, informative, and coaches participants in how to become energy "fit" by working through 22 energy reduction action items. Emmanuel sees creation care as part of their Christian duty. Rector Hunt Priest has invited Emmanuel households to make the Carbon Challenge part of their spiritual discipline for Lent and Easter.
IslandVisioner Wins King County Award
IslandVision’s own Nancy Weil has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the Earth Heroes at School Award. The Earth Heroes at School Program celebrates King County students, teachers, staff, and volunteers who implement projects at their school or beyond to protect our environment. For more information on the Earth Heroes at School Program, visit http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/education/earth-heroes.asp. The award will be presented by King County Executive Dow Constantine at a recognition ceremony on April 14th.
Compiled by Dr. Jonathan Harrington
IslandVision Board
TIMI movie night!
Transition Initiative Mercer Island (TIMI) invites you to its Third Community
Film & Discussion Event with discussion designed to create a healthy and resilient vision for our community. This month’s film is entitled “The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil.” The evening will also include an overview of the
Transition Initiative Process and ask for input about next best steps.
Time and Location:
TUESDAY, March 29TH, 2011
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
MI Public Library - Large Room
Leap for Green is coming!
The fourth annual Leap For Green Fair is on Saturday April 16th from 10:00am-2:00pm at the Community Center at Mercer View! It is FREE and open to the public and is targeted at kids of ALL ages (that means you!). This is Mercer Island’s very own Earth Day Event sponsored by IslandVision, the City of Mercer Island and Blue Sky Cleaners
There will be great music from Patrick and Friends, NEW Guatemalan Dancers in costume, a reptile man, Hula Hooping with Hoop to the Beat, Recycled Art projects to do, Face Painting, Goats and Chickens to visit with and the Farmers Market will be on hand to serve delicious food from Patty Pan Grill, Anita's Crepes, Whidbey Island Ice Cream, Got Soup and much more!!
This year we have lots to celebrate:
The Mercer Island School District is now a King County Certified Green District
The Green Business program is ramping up to launch!
The Green Ribbon Commission is launching a community wide “22 Ways – it’s easy being green” program
Transition Initiative Mercer Island (TIMI) is getting its start
This is a YOU-Powered event and you can win a prize if you power yourself (walk, bike, scooter or take the bus) to the event. Please bring non-perishable foods to donate to the Mercer Island Food Pantry! Come and be part of the movement.
Are you available to VOLUNTEER for this event? We need help with set up and break down, “runners” during the event and helping at the IslandVision table. Please contact Lucia Pirzio-Biroli at lucia@studioectypos.com
Remember - Leap for Green is all about Environment, Economy and Equity – the triple bottom line of sustainability
See you on the 16th!!
Earth Hour
What began in 2007 as a campaign to get Sydneysiders to turn their lights off, has grown to become one of the world’s biggest climate change initiatives. On March 26th, 2011 at 8:30 PM (local time) people around the world will turn their lights for one hour – Earth Hour. Join more than 1 billion people who, together, can reinvigorate our fight against human-induced climate change.
Earth Hour 2011 is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community, a call to stand up, to take responsibility and to get involved in working towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to The Americas will stand in darkness. People across the world will turn off their lights and join together in creating the vital conversation about the future of our precious planet.
Earth Hour is a message of hope and action. Everyone can make a difference.
Join us for Earth Hour 2011! Turn off your lights at 8.30 PM Saturday, March, 26th! For more information visit http://www.worldwildlife.org/sites/earthhour/index.html.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church Takes the MI Carbon Challenge
Emmanuel Episcopal Church says Yes to taking the MI Green Ribbon Commission Carbon Challenge, "22Ways - It's Easy Being Green ...a challenge that is easy, informative, and coaches participants in how to become energy "fit" by working through 22 energy reduction action items. Emmanuel sees creation care as part of their Christian duty. Rector Hunt Priest has invited Emmanuel households to make the Carbon Challenge part of their spiritual discipline for Lent and Easter.
IslandVisioner Wins King County Award
IslandVision’s own Nancy Weil has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the Earth Heroes at School Award. The Earth Heroes at School Program celebrates King County students, teachers, staff, and volunteers who implement projects at their school or beyond to protect our environment. For more information on the Earth Heroes at School Program, visit http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/education/earth-heroes.asp. The award will be presented by King County Executive Dow Constantine at a recognition ceremony on April 14th.
Compiled by Dr. Jonathan Harrington
IslandVision Board
Friday, February 25, 2011
Upcoming events on Mercer Island!
Hello fellow Islanders. It may be chilly outside, but things are really heating up on the sustainability front.
· IslandVision has a new Facebook page! We invite you to look us up at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Island-Vision/150088098365545
· Leap for Green is fast approaching! The big event is on Saturday April 16th at the Mercer Island Community Center. We have some amazing things planned this year. We hope you can join us.
· It is never too late to start thinking about our beloved Mercer Island Farmer’s Market. Opening day is Sunday June 12th. This year, the market day has been extended an additional hour. Vendors will be open for business at 10 AM. For more info, visit http://www.mifarmersmarket.org/welcome/
· This coming Monday, February 28th an innovative new Island sustainability group called Transition Initiative Mercer Island (TIMI) is sponsoring a free community event moderated by Callie Ridolfi. Please join TIMI for their second in a series of films with discussion designed to help us create a healthier and more resilient community. This month, TIMI will feature David Brancaccio’s award winning film entitled “Fixing the Future” which highlights many Northwest innovations. Snacks and popcorn will be provided.
Place:
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
4400 86th Ave. SE
Mercer Island, WA
Time: 6:30-9:00 PM (film starts at 7:00 PM)
To learn more about IslandVision and our mission to encourage and support sustainable practices on Mercer Island, please visit our website at www.islandvision.org.
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· IslandVision has a new Facebook page! We invite you to look us up at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Island-Vision/150088098365545
· Leap for Green is fast approaching! The big event is on Saturday April 16th at the Mercer Island Community Center. We have some amazing things planned this year. We hope you can join us.
· It is never too late to start thinking about our beloved Mercer Island Farmer’s Market. Opening day is Sunday June 12th. This year, the market day has been extended an additional hour. Vendors will be open for business at 10 AM. For more info, visit http://www.mifarmersmarket.org/welcome/
· This coming Monday, February 28th an innovative new Island sustainability group called Transition Initiative Mercer Island (TIMI) is sponsoring a free community event moderated by Callie Ridolfi. Please join TIMI for their second in a series of films with discussion designed to help us create a healthier and more resilient community. This month, TIMI will feature David Brancaccio’s award winning film entitled “Fixing the Future” which highlights many Northwest innovations. Snacks and popcorn will be provided.
Place:
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
4400 86th Ave. SE
Mercer Island, WA
Time: 6:30-9:00 PM (film starts at 7:00 PM)
To learn more about IslandVision and our mission to encourage and support sustainable practices on Mercer Island, please visit our website at www.islandvision.org.
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Learn all about your fruit trees with City Fruit!
City Fruit will have a booth at our LEAP FOR GREEN FAIR this year on Mercer Island
Leap for Green will be at the Community Center on Mercer Island on Saturday April 16th... mark your calendars!
It's February and time to oil up your pruners and dust off your garden boots.
Fruit tree tips:
- #1 - Time to prune! Don't take off a lot of wood, but tidy up your fruit trees and prune with fruit in mind.
- #2 - Buy and plant. Now's the time to find bare root fruit trees in your local nursery.
- #3 - Take a class and learn more. See below.
Oldest apple tree: Last weekend I visited the oldest apple tree in the northwest, planted in 1826 by the Hudson Bay Company settlers at Fort Vancouver beside the Columbia River. 185 years old. It puts things in perspective.
City Fruit Events and Classes
City People-City Fruit: City People's Garden Store in Madison Park sells bare root fruit trees (and other fruits and vegetables). City Fruit and City People's are excited to co-sponsor some free fruit tree classes in the garden store this February. Class size is limited, so register by contacting City People's at: erincpgs@gmail.com or 206-324-0737.
Feb 19: How to Plant Fruit Trees - 11 am - noon. Taught by Jana Dilley, certified arborist and staff of City of Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment.
Feb 19: Best Fruits for Northwest Gardens - 12 - 12:30 pm. Taught by Gail Savina, director, City Fruit
Feb 26: Fruit Tree Pruning Basics - 2 - 3:15 pm. Taught by Ingela Wanerstrand, owner Green Darner Garden Design.
The following City Fruit classes cost $15 for members/$20 non-members. Register by following the link or sending a check to City Fruit, PO Box 28577, Seattle 98118.
Feb 12, 10 am - noon Fruit Tree Pruning: Demo and Mentoring. This is a chance to prune fruit trees in a West Seattle home orchard under the guidance of John Reardon, a home orchardist and former vice president of the Seattle Tree Fruit Society. Register by mail or contact City Fruit at info@cityfruit.org . Registrants will be informed of the location.
March 12, 10 am - noon. Grafting New Fruit onto Existing Fruit Trees. Learn how to do a whip graft, cleft graft, bud graft and pleach. Greg Giuliani grew up on a Snoqualmie Valley Farm with a 1930's orchard. He learned to graft in order to re-create heritage fruit varieties.
Mason Bees: We turned people away from Dave Hunter's popular mason bee class on Jan 29 and are considering holding another class. If you are interested, email info@cityfruit.org .
Other events and classes:
Feb 5 Winter Vineyard Care. Snohomish County Extension, Silvana. www.snohomish.wsu.edu/ag/
Feb 12 Plant Amnesty Prune-A-Thon. Sky Nursery. Free pruning demonstrations all day. www.plantamnesty.org or 206-783-9813
Feb 12 Grafting Techniques, Lynnwood. With Greg Giuliani, Gil Schreiber and Bill Davis. Seattle Tree Fruit Society. Feb 26 Pruning work party with coach/mentor, Holy Cross Orchard in Bellevue. jkftahiti@comcast.net 425-401-9337
Feb 26 Dormant Fruit Tree Pruning, Sultan. With Gary Moulton. WSU Snohomish County Extension. Register at http://www.brownpapertickets.
Mar 5 Plant Amnesty's Fruit Tree Pruning Field Day, Danny Woo Community Garden, Seattle. Lectures and pruning demos. www.plantamnesty.org or 206-783-9813.
Mar 5 Alleycat Acres Ride Hard! Grow Forth! 60-mile bike ride to benefit the urban farming collective. To help: http://bit.ly/aaride
Mar 19 Field Trip to Home Orchard Society's Fruit Propation Fair - the largest scion exchange on the West Coast. Seattle Tree Fruit Society. Call Lori at 206-715-4149 or lorineb@mindspring.com
Want more? Check out the Seattle Tree Fruit Society calendar .
Seattle Youth Garden Works is looking to hire a Farm Coordinator. Email sygw@seattletilth.org .
Orchard Stewards in Seattle Parks: More than 30 community stewards caring for fruit trees at five Seattle Parks have embarked on a series of workshops to learn about fruit tree care. The first workshop, Fruit Tree Biology, was held last week, and we move on to Fruit Tree Pruning the end of February.
Thanks to everyone who joined or renewed membership with City Fruit in January! It was a record month for us, membership-wise, and we are thrilled. Your memberships go directly to support this year's fruit harvest. Benefits to you -- beside the satisfaction of supporting a good cause -- include a free City Fruit class, reduced fees on all classes -- and now we are tax deductible. For those of you who haven't joined us yet, use the attached membership form or go to www.cityfruit.org .
That's it for February. Time to get outside. And remember to follow us at our Blog (http://cityfruit.org/blog/) on Twitter (http://twitter.com/cityfruit ) and on Facebook.
Gail
That's it for February. Time to get outside. And remember to follow us at our Blog (http://cityfruit.org/blog/) on Twitter (http://twitter.com/cityfruit ) and on Facebook.
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