FEATURES

The Beacon Food Forest Belongs to Everybody: BIPOC Leadership Cultivates Equity and Accessibility

Since its inception in 2009, the forest’s focus on inclusivity and community has continued to flourish. Now, new efforts are sprouting across the acreage to transform not only the forest itself but also how it meets visitors’ and volunteers’ needs.

South Seattle Emerald
March 12, 2024

The South End Guide to Foraging Your Food: Winter 2024 Edition

While winter might not be a time we imagine gathering food outside, our heads bent against the rain as we walk past sleeping gardens and withered vines, you can still find plenty to forage.

South Seattle Emerald
January 25, 2024

Seward Park Stewards Call for Funding to Save Its Oldest Species

Friends of Seward Park volunteers, forest stewards, and ecologists don’t know why they’re dying or what will happen to the park’s ecological balance when this ancient flora disappears.

South Seattle Emerald
October 26, 2023

Red Wattle Hog Stewardship

A MOTHER EARTH NEWS editor visits her grandparents to learn about their contributions to the conservation of a unique heritage hog breed.

Mother Earth News
December 2022/January 2023