Put a Bow On It
Over 2,000 people attended our Winter Festival and Christmas Tree Sale this past weekend! Thank you to all who joined us in celebrating the holidays, supporting local vendors and crafters, and building…
Posts by Anne McGarvey
Leave the Leaves
Are your Fall crops still small? Do you want to continue harvesting greens through the winter? Learn how to extend your growing season with row cover from Farmer Emilia. Not sure how…
Winter Festival & Christmas Tree Sale this Weekend
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone who contributed to FONA’s Grow the Garden campaign. For Giving Tuesday, generous individuals donated over $13,350. Every donation was matched dollar-for-dollar. Thank…
Sharing Gratitude
As we count down the days until Giving Tuesday (November 28th), can we count on your to help us “grow the garden”? When you donate to FONA’s Grow the Garden campaign on Giving Tuesday, your…
A Seasonal Compost Party: Pumpkin Smash!
A Seasonal Compost Party: Pumpkin Smash! Each year more than a billion pounds of pumpkin are tossed into the trash where their adorable carved faces turn into a truly terrifying…
Leaving Dried Plants
Emilia’s Garden Tips: Leaving Dried Plants – Less work, Educational, and Beneficial! See dried stems with round or oblong pods at the end of them? Instead of cutting them out…
Extending Your Growing Season with Row Cover
Emilia’s Garden Tips: Extending Your Growing Season with Row Cover The growing season and the school year calendar don’t always align – so how can we extend growing into the…
Hot Off the Press
The USDA Agricultural Research Service released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map today! This map is based on the average annual extreme winter temperature over 30 years. It is a great…
Volunteers Make it All Happen
There’s so much we are thankful for at FONA. This week, we want to extend our gratitude to all of the volunteers who have donated their time and effort to…
Peak Leaves are Here
The Garlic Planting Party has taken many forms since its inaugural celebration 12 years ago. Yet it remains one our team’s favorite ways to celebrate the Washington Youth Garden and…
