Archive: Previous Issues of Our Newsletter
Issues of the 'Way to Grow' newsletter from previous years.
2009
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 Sophisticated 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.
2008
October/November 2008 Edition
Topics include a profile of departing ED
Karen Luetjen, details on our always fun Harvest Fair and our "Taste,
Toast & Twirl" fundraiser, and a primer on preparing the garden bed
for winter. View the PDF.
