Buy Stuff: Books & Specialty Items

These items may be purchased online following the links below to Paypal. Or stop by our office Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Saturdays by appointment with the Garden Hotline) with exact change, check, visa or mastercard, or use this mail order form.   

BOOKS

Seattle Tilth's NEW Book!
"Your Farm in the City: An Urban Dweller's Guide to Growing Food and Raising Animals"

Written specifically for city-dwellers, this one-of-a-kind, all-in-one resource tells how to grow organic produce, raise livestock including chickens, ducks, rabbits, goats and even run a small farm in any urban environment, from a roof top or window box to a city lot or backyard. Published by Black Dog and Leventhal with 320 pages in paperback and 100 two-color illustrations. Written by Lisa Taylor and the gardeners of Seattle Tilth. Find out more about the book and author events. $18.95 + tax and shipping.

Seattle Tilth's "Maritime Northwest Garden Guide"

Our best-selling book, this is an essential month-by-month manual tailored to our climate and growing season and useful for beginning to advanced gardeners. The 78-page guide outlines each month's garden tasks and lists hundreds of vegetable, herb and flower varieties to plant. It also includes strategies for year-round gardening, articles about organic gardening techniques and activities for kids. $14.95 + tax and shipping.

Seattle Tilth's "Teaching Peace Though Gardening"

This manual, developed for teachers and garden educators by Seattle Tilth, combines garden care with games and art for a fun and educational program. Activities and lessons are appropriate for children of elementary school age. $10 + tax and shipping.

"Worms Eat My Garbage" 

The only book you'll ever need for worm composting, written by compost pioneer Mary Appelhof. $12.95 + tax and shipping.

"A Chicken in Every Yard"

The Urban Farm Store's guide to chicken keeping. With everything that first timers will need to get started - along with expert tips for more seasoned keepers - this colorful, nuts and bolts manual proves that keeping chickens is all it's cracked up to be. Written by Robert and Hannah Litt.  $19.99 + tax and shipping.

Gift Certificates 

Purchase a gift certificate that can be used towards any Seattle Tilth class, a membership, books, or specialty items for sale - a great "green" gift for gardeners! You choose from various levels. $225 is good for a garden consultation and $300 is the consultation plus a written report. Choose the amount: $35, $60, $100, $150, $200 ($3 shipping & handling will be added):

35 $38.00 60 $63.00 100 $103.00 150 $153.00 200 $203.00 225 $208.00 300 $303.00

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Worms

We sell worms! You can buy 1/3 of a pound of red wiggler worms for food waste composting for $11.00 in Suite 100 of the Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford. Be sure to have a worm bin set up and ready to house them! Feel free to call the Garden Hotline with any questions: (206) 633-0224 or help@gardenhotline.org. Mail order worms are available from Yelm Earthworm and Castings Farm.

2 for 1 Membership in December

Make a Gift in Honor or Memory of a Friend

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Green Cones, Yard Waste Bins and Rain Barrels

City of Seattle residents can purchase these useful garden resources online from Seattle Public Utilities.