Madrona K-8
We are helping Madrona K-8 School with their 2,000 square foot school garden by setting up raised beds, doing general clean-up and setting up a drip irrigation system to keep the garden thriving during...
View ArticleFall and Winter Gardening
Call us today at (206) 816-9740 for help setting up your fall vegetable garden! Many people don’t realize that summer is actually a great time to design and build a new garden! Even though you may...
View ArticleFall Crops
As always, we are working on a few new garden projects including some raised beds, arbors and trellises! Lots of time focusing on preparing for fall crops. We have been seeding and preparing lots of...
View ArticlePlum Trees
As you have probably noticed, early-mid September marks the epicenter of the northwest harvest season. In addition to the bounty emanating from the vegetable garden, fruit trees are going off like...
View Article5 Ways to Prepare Your Garden For Winter
Like it or not, the end of summer is hurtling towards us at unbelievable speed, like a gigantic meteor hell-bent on disheveling Elijah Woods hair. There is little we can do, but getting the vegetable...
View ArticleColin’s Easy Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients * 2 cups of pumpkin pulp purée from a sugar pumpkin * 1 cup heavy cream * 1/2 cup sugar (brown or white) * 1/2 teaspoon salt * 2 eggs * 2 teaspoons of cinnamon * 1 teaspoon...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Pumpkin Waffle Recipe
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 pinch salt 2 eggs ¼ cup firmly...
View ArticleStoring Root Vegetables
If properly managed, storage crops can last through the entire winter and even into the following spring, allowing you to eat from your garden even when you don’t feel like going outside in the cold to...
View ArticleSeattle Magazine 2012!
We are so honored to be named among Seattle’s ‘Game Changers’ in Seattle Magazines Best of 2012 issue! We are so happy that urban farming is reaching a broader audience and we hope the trend continues...
View ArticleWinter Gardening: Spring Planning and Soil Care
Its never too early to start planning next year’s garden. Depending on how much of your own indoor seed starting you plan to do, you might need seeds and supplies on hand as early as January!...
View ArticleStart 2013 Off With Healthy, Whole Foods!
Looking for a healthy way to start the New Year? Our friends Katie and Megan of Prescribe Nutrition have developed a plan for you! The program includes tons of great recipes as well as a wealth of...
View ArticleEasy Seed Sprouting
There may not be much growing in your garden this time of year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t produce your own delicious and nutritious veggies! How? By sprouting! Sprouting is an inexpensive and...
View ArticlePossibly All You Ever Wanted to Know About Horseradish!
Horseradish: the best plant that you never thought about growing. Everybody knows that horseradish contains the compound allyl isothiocyanate and that it makes a great addition to a roast beef...
View ArticleCurrent Projects: January 2013
We are currently working with two schools on garden designs that will incorporate both perennial and annual edible plants into the educational landscape. Theses spaces will function as outdoor...
View ArticleEarly Season Garden Consultation Special
It’s never too early to start thinking about the gardening season! Getting started early can save a lot of hassle, rushing to get things ready in time for spring planting. Contact us to schedule an...
View ArticlePlanning for Spring: Beneficial Flowers
Flowers add to any garden by providing beautiful color, shapes, textures, and scents. Besides aesthetic value, flowers can be also be edible, medicinal, and perhaps most importantly, they can be...
View ArticleGarlic Pepper Pest Control Spray Recipe
Garlic Pepper Spray is an effective organic method for repelling potato bugs, ants, grubs and other harmful small critters and pests. You will also want to spray this mixture around your garden...
View ArticleAnti-Fungal Baking Soda Spray
Sodium bicarbonate, commonly known as baking soda, has been found to posses fungicidal properties. Anti-Fungal Baking Soda Spray can be used as both a preventative and as a treatment spray for...
View ArticleGreen (Spring) Garlic
Do you have a few cloves of sprouting garlic lying around your kitchen? Plant it! It may be too late to plant garlic that will produce fully developed heads, but planting garlic cloves (already...
View ArticlePlanting Onions
Onions, part of the Allium family, are a long-season crop, taking up to 8 months to mature from seed. We started our onion transplants two months ago, and they wont be ready to harvest until late-July...
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