Archive - Previous Years

Oct/Nov 2008

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.

December 2008/January 2009 Newsletter

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.

February/March 2009 Newsletter

Topics include an overview of our visual makeover, garden journaling, "The Year of the Volunteer," a fertilizer recipe from the Garden Hotline, and the debut of "The Sophisticated Peasant" column (which replaces the Naked Gardener).

April/May 2009 Newsletter

Topics include a preview of our Edible Plant Sale, navigating Seattle's new food and yard waste collection rules, board leadership changes, staff leadership changes with new Executive Director Andrea Platt Dwyer, and ecological designs for our demonstration gardens. Plus, our Sophisticated Peasant says his garden is "shovel-ready."

June/July 2009 Newsletter

Topics include the challenges of keeping goats in this issue, our summer partnerships with other organizations and a wildly successful plant sale. Also, the Garden Hotline offers alternatives to treated wood for raised beds, and we unveil a new column, "Garden to Table," which tells about growing dill and has a great recipe for a dill spread.

August/September 2009 Newsletter

Topics include development of our Issaquah garden, our upcoming Harvest Fair (Sept. 12), the board's strategic planning, a report on Bradner Gardens Park at 10 years old, and the reintroduction of the book "One Straw Revolution" by Tilth and InterIm. Plus, our Sophisticated Peasant ponders parsnips and our gardening chef tells how to make the Best Tomato Sandwich Ever.

October/November 2009 Newsletter

Topics include backyard beekeeping, our new partnerships with schools and community centers in South 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.