Farmers from around the area and beyond are sponsoring a free apple tasting at the West Seattle Farmers Market this Sunday Oct. 3
You have a chance to try more than 15 unique varieties of Washington State apples, brought fresh to the market by farmers and orchardists
The event will start at 10:00 a.m.
Summer, in large part, bypassed Seattle. I hear from various sources we’re supposed to have a harsh-for-Seattle winter – lots of snow, ice, high winds and general cold and wetness. For those of us not into snow sports, it’s an unpleasant forecast. Even with good rain gear.
Is climate change driving our weird weather patterns? I’m not an expert, so I can’t say for sure. But I believe the scientists when they say the climate is changing, and that we, as humans, are contributing in a big way.
I instinctively know how true this is when I:
There’s water, air, food quality and so much more. How can we possibly sustain this?
We can’t.
Turns out you need to move fast to catch any clams at Golden Gardens these days. Perhaps it would take longer if you were hunting buried clams rather than humans wearing fiberglass clam shells.
Banner Bank was filming an ad featuring the Ivar's Dancing Clams just before sunset Sept. 30 at Golden Gardens with production by North By Northwest.
Possibly because the actors wearing their heavy shells on their backs realized they couldn't run through many takes, the shooting wrapped up quickly, leaving very heavy bags of "clams" to be carried one-by-one through an obstacle course of soccer players and back to the parking lot.
Next stop for the production crew was going to be Ivar's, but they were "keeping clam" about whether those clams were going to get shucked.
There are many reasons to participate in International Walk (IWALK) to School Month this October, including: increased physical activity; reducing traffic congestion, pollution and speed near schools; reclaiming neighborhoods; and spending more time with your family. Now you can add one more—the Walk Bike Ride (WBR) Challenge.
Seattle's July WBR Challenge was a huge success with about 1,000 people registering. As a result, the Challenge is now an ongoing program where people agreeing to cut two car trips per week and report them are entered in a drawing to win great prizes. Those entering the challenge get weekly emails with tips on walking, biking and riding and can track their individual progress and the program’s collective impact online. The more weeks reported the higher chance one has of winning the prize drawing. Current program prizes include:
· A Family Fun Pack to the Woodland Park Zoo . Two packs awarded. ($55 value/Pack)
· A $100 REI gift certificate
· Tickets for the Seattle Center Monorail. Two sets of eight tickets awarded. ($32 value/set)
· A $25 Curious Kidstuff toy store gift certificate
Eat Local Now! held at Herban Feast in SODO on Thurs. Sept 30 saw 300 guests dining on all local food from an extensive menu. The event was the 7th annual staging of the dinner and featured live music, and speakers who brought their unique perspective to the issues of sustainability, local food systems and economies.
The master of ceremonies was Jonathan Scherch, of Antioch University who spoke eloquently about the importance of supporting local farmers and the idea of sustainability.
Also speaking were Hajime Sato of Mashiko Japanese Restaurant and Sustainable Sushi Bar. He spoke about seafood sustainability and asked for support from the public and commercial fishers to end destructive practices such as those that result in 70% bycatch.
Ray Zambroski, founder of Groundbreakers spoke about his organizations efforts to empower the disadvantaged through vocational training in sustainable organic farming.
The final speaker was Eddie B. Hill, the founding director of Creatives4Community. He has worked to influence green policies and practices and work toward diversification of urban agriculture, planning and community food systems development in the Northwest.
