Posted on August 24, 2018 at 9:48 AM by Allan Warren
Over 120,000 pounds of produce donated by Community Gardens, thanks to support from Sponsors like MultiCare who help to make it all possible.
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Posted on June 29, 2018 at 2:48 PM by Micaela Cooley
Harvest Pierce County's Bus Tour is back again this year!
September 15th
9:00am-2:30pm
This tour allows you to visit and explore some of Pierce County's own community gardens, learn more about what's growing and what's happening in the urban agriculture community around you. Get a chance to meet with local gardeners, get your hands dirty, and potentially adopt a plot of your own! Lunch will be also be included with the tour.
This year's tour will include the following gardens:
- 40th Street Community Garden
- Hosmer Community Garden
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Blueberry Park and (brand new) Community Garden
- Vietnamese Buddhist Temple Garden
- Viet Huong Community Garden
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McCarver Community Garden
The Tour costs $10 per person and proceeds will go towards supporting low-income neighborhood gardens.
Registration now open:
Posted on June 4, 2018 at 11:23 AM by Allan Warren
Sun warming your back as cool sweat
drips down your outstretched arm. The
apple tucked in the dampened light of
the trees crown is hanging just beyond
your grasp. Standing on the ladder
from this perspective you can see it
is ripened to perfection. You hear the
chatter and laughter below as a group
of harvesters collect the low hanging
fruit. With a final stretch you grab it
and pull it from the tree and harvest
another apple into an already filled
bag. This is gleaning at its finest.
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