The Blueberry Park Garden is the story of how a little space can have a big impact. As the name implies, you’ll find the Blueberry Park Garden (or the BPG, as they call themselves) at the corner of Charlotte’s Blueberry Park in Southeast Tacoma. The BPG is the result of over three years of planning and organizing led by the Charlotte’s Blueberry Park Action Group, in partnership with Harvest Pierce County and supported by Metro Parks Tacoma. The Action Group started as a...

HPC’s Kalicia Bean holds a Ganoderma applanatum mushroom, known as the ‘Artist’s Conk’ due to the fact that you can make drawings on the underside. The Native Plant Sale Ethnobotanical Guide has tidbits like this and more around all the culinary, medicinal, artistic, and crafty ways you can enjoy native plants. Learn about that, Farm Foundations and Upcoming Classes by clicking below.