Your Fish Emulsion Brings all the Nitrogen to the Garden
Your Fish Emulsion Brings all the Nitrogen to the Garden Late March in the community garden is all about prep, planting brassicas, and being patient. The sunny days brings the itch to get weeding, but gardener Fred says be careful because your good intentioned digging around might create dense soil later. He suggests grabbing a ball of dirt and if you can make a finger print in it, it's still too wet. The Community Garden is mulching, and even planting cover crops to get ready for the summer transplants. Stop by on Saturday! Join the gardeners [...]
Strawberry Season Around the Corner!
Strawberry Season Around Corner! The Crown Hill Community Garden bird house and planting workshop was a huge success! Folks from around the neighborhood prepped the garden beds, weeded, trimmed, and transplanted. Gardener Fred, with help from Randy who manages the garden around the corner at Labateyah, led the kids in an exciting project to build bird houses from scratch. The parents seemed a bit nervous about the hammers and saws but the kids and gardeners created with confidence. Stop by on Saturday! Join the gardeners at "The Holman Grove" (the triangle by Petco on 90th and Holman). [...]
Sunny March Days in the Garden
Sunny March Days in the Garden The Crown Hill Community Garden is always up to something interesting. There are multiple projects going now, and continued dreams for growing an urban edible forest. Check back for weekly updates on what the garden is up to, how you can help, and tips for your garden! Stop by on Saturday! Join the gardeners at the Crown Hill Community Center to build bird houses and help plant flowers and vegetables. Saturday March 13th 12pm - 4pm ** Dahlia and Crocosmia bulb giveaway ** What's Growing Parsley - planted last [...]
Sasha @ Sasha Moon Salon
Sasha @ Sasha Moon Salon Sasha: Owner and stylist at Sasha Moon Salon. Washington native. Curly hair and color expert. Hugger. The salon: has 3 stylists and one permanent makeup artist. Lets bring the down town, up town: We are a high end salon with advanced training and easy parking. I'm trained from high end salons: and I want to keep our services high end. I have high expectations of my employees and they have high expectations of themselves. I teach my employees, once a month we do classes here. The [...]
November Art Walk
November Art Walk Between NW 70th Street and NW 105th. Map out your route! On Sunday you can brush off the candy crumbs, set back the clock, and take a stroll through the neighborhood to check out some local artists! Started by neighborhood artist Heidi Valles of Lush Leaf Collective, the Crown Hill Art Walk happens the first Sunday of the month. Heidi started this event with the help of artists, neighbors, and the Greenwood Art Collective. "I wanted to start this event because I have a deep personal need for connection, and the more I [...]
Spencer @ Turntables & Trails
Spencer @ Turntables & Trails Owner: Spencer Carson Started in: September 2016. This is what I love: I spent several years in Portland working at a store called Next Adventure, I ran their used department. I've done a large portion of the Pacific Crest Trail, my wife did the entire trail. And the audio gear is so fun. Getting to find unique pieces, quirky stuff. I've got a fair amount of vinyl at home and too many speakers. A good Northwest blend: think of all your friends, neighbors, coworkers. How [...]