'Way to Grow' - Our Bimonthly Newsletter
Seattle Tilth's newsletter seeks to educate, inform and inspire readers with tips on organic gardening, composting and urban ecology, as well as keep members up-to-date on Tilth classes, events and programs.
February/March 2010 Edition
Topics include our new Early Spring Plant Sale, learning gardening from 'Grandma's Wisdom,' an update on our Issaquah garden as it turns two years old, and how to be an edible gardener on a budget. The Garden Hotline folks answer questions about soil tests and fruit tree pruning. View the PDF.
December 2009/January 2010 Edition
Topics include growing a historic garden with edible heirlooms, our "Little Farm in the City" display garden at the upcoming Northwest Flower & Garden Show, and a feature article on our 2010 programs and expanded educator training for school gardens. The gardening chef is keeping winter greens alive, while the Sophisticated Peasant looks out on a dark garden and comforts readers that "yule eat again." View the PDF.
October/November 2009 Edition
Topics include backyard beekeeping, our new partnership with schools and community centers in Southeast Seattle, a wrapup of our 22nd Tilth Harvest Fair, a report of our tests of the "Bokashi" food composting method, and tips on caring for perennial vegetables. Also, our gardening cook writes about winter squash and the Sophisticated Peasant bemoans some aggressive cabbages. View the PDF.
August/September 2009 Edition
Topics include a report on Bradner Gardens Park at 10 years old and the reintroduction of the book "One Straw Revolution" by Tilth and InterIm. Also, we update readers on development of our Issaquah garden, our upcoming Harvest Fair, and the Board's strategic planning. Plus, our Sophisticated Peasant ponders parsnips and our gardening chef tells how to make the Best Tomato Sandwich Ever. View the PDF.
June/July 2009 Edition
Topics include the challenges and rewards of keeping goats, a Q&A on the alternative to treated wood for raised garden beds, our summer partnerships with other organizations, and the results of a wildly successful Edible Plant Sale. Also, we unveil a new column, "Garden to Table," in which our gardening chef Willi Galloway - who is also West Coast Editor for Organic Gardening magazine and a former Tilth board member - talks about growing dill and has a great recipe for a dill spread. View the PDF.
April/May 2009 Edition
Topics include navigating Seattle's new food and yard waste collection rules, ecological designs for our demonstration gardens, a preview of our Edible Plant Sale, and staff and board leadership changes, with an introduction of new Executive Director Andrea Platt Dwyer. Plus, our Sophsiticated Peasant says his garden is "shovel-ready." View the PDF.
February/March 2009 Edition
Topics include starting and keeping a garden journal, a fertilizer recipe from the Garden Hotline, an overview of our visual makeover, honoring volunteers, and the debut of the "Sophisticated Peasant" column, which replaces the Naked Gardener. View the PDF.
December 2008/January 2009 Edition
Topics include winter gardening tips, an overview of 2009 classes, a review of the Master Composter/Soil Builder Program's banner year, thank-yous for our "Taste, Toast &Twirl" fundraiser, and a Q&A on pruning fruit trees. Also, the Naked Gardener reveals that he's become a free agent. View the PDF.
