Community Harvest of Southwest Seattle
Sharing from our hearts and our gardens
 
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
What's Happening
Canning and Preserving
Learn how to preserve the bounty of our summer harvests by canning and drying. Plum chutneys, canned plums...gifts for the holidays and your own pantries. We are offering two FREE classes. Get details and register. .

News
1st Annual Edible Garden Tour of West Seattle
Ten lovely and diverse food gardens were visited by over 75 people this past Saturday. Garden hosts enjoyed sharing tips and and information. Many folks came away with inspirations and new ideas for their own gardens. We hope to do this again next year.

First Collection for Lettuce Pray
This past Sunday, 35 pounds of garden produce were donated by church members, and delivered to the White Center Food Bank. One family from West Seattle Unitarian donated a huge box of collards and a huge box of fresh lettuce. Additional donations included beans, peas and spaghetti squash. We will be collecting fresh organic garden produce from the following churches every Sunday: St. John's Episcopal, West Seattle Unitarian, First Lutheran, Our Lady of Guadalupe. If you would like to be included in this program, contact Jane.


The First Harvest of 2008 - Cherries
While we were waiting for those plums to ripen, two new volunteers let us know about a neighbor with 3 huge cherry trees, just laden with fruit. We are grateful to Nancy for donating the trees, to Keiko and Gordy for scouting and picking, and to everyone else who helped out. The result: 113 pounds of beautiful ripe cherries to be distributed at the White Center Food Bank on Monday. Our second tree has been harvested - Early Apples of the Yellow Transparent Variety. We delivered 31 pounds to the Food Bank on Monday. We are 5% along the way to our goal for 2008 with just the first harvest. Check out our map for 2008. Do you know of a tree, or want to help pick? You can sign up to pick or donate a tree online.


Our Mission
Community Harvest of Southwest Seattle increases access to urban fruits and vegetables for all of our neighbors in West Seattle and White Center. We do this through:
  • Harvesting the abundance of our neighborhood residential fruit trees
  • Providing classes to help people learn to grown their own healthy food
  • Facilitating ways for gardeners to contribute produce to food banks
  • Growing food gardens for those with limited access to fresh produce
  • Providing canning and tree care classes for the community
We believe that everyone deserves affordable access to the foods which will promote a healthy life.
This Week's
Harvest:
Cucumbers

The first garden cucumbers are finally large enough to pick. What's more refreshing than a crisp cucumber, just minutes off the vine? Eat them just plain, sliced and chilled, or try this recipe for Cool Cucumber Salad.
 
Our Fruit Harvest
2007
Final: 909 lbs
2008
Current: 413 lbs
Goal: 2000 lbs
Our Vegetable Harvest
2008
Current: 172 lbs
Goal: 500 lbs