Plant a pea patch in Snoqualmie
April 22, 2010
NEW — 6:00 p.m. April 22, 2010
Plant organic flowers and produce at one of two Snoqualmie community pea patches, located at 3862 S.E. Silva St. and 7640 380th St. S.E.
Save on appliances through Puget Sound Energy and Cash for Appliances
April 22, 2010
NEW — 10:00 a.m. April 22, 2010
Rebates are available for homeowners looking to save a buck and be green.
MyCakes becomes senior citizen’s dessert
April 22, 2010
NEW — 6:00 a.m. April 22, 2010
MyCakes sweetens senior center
It was snowing powdered sugar on the strawberry tarts as 7-year-old Caitlyn Golpe lightly tapped a sieve filled with the sweet stuff over the desserts.
Across the counter, her mother, Cynthia Golpe took a break. She had just baked 36 tarts for the Mount Si Senior Center.
FISH JOURNAL | Bar codes help kokanee salmon in their survival
April 22, 2010
NEW — 6:00 a.m. April 22, 2010
Under the direction of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the efforts of the Lake Sammamish Kokanee Work Group to increase dwindling kokanee salmon numbers in Lake Sammamish are now underway.
Snoqualmie music teacher takes up weeklong skating challenge
April 22, 2010
Snoqualmie Middle School music teacher Dean Snavely taught the fundamentals of music on eight wheels before a class of sixth graders. Snavely said if students raised enough money for music boosters, he would wear roller skates for one week. (Photo by Laura Geggel)
NEW — 6:00 a.m. April 22, 2010
If you think teaching on two feet is hard, try teaching on eight wheels. Snoqualmie Middle School music teacher Dean Snavely lost a challenge, and had to skate on old-school roller skates for an entire school week.
That’s five days on wheels. One more day and he might have had to join Seattle’s Rat City Rollergirls.
Farming sprouts up in Snoqualmie Valley’s urban areas
April 22, 2010
NEW — 6:00 a.m. April 22, 2010
Several thousand chicks are sold every spring at The Grange Supply, with more and more customers getting into raising chickens for the first time. (Photo by Greg Farrar)
Where did your dinner today come from?
If you’re like Teresa Schomber, it could come from your own backyard.
“I plant everything so there’s a salad in the yard,” the Riverbend resident said.
While Schomber has been growing fruits and vegetables since she was a little girl, urban farming has become increasingly popular in recent years, and people are pushing its boundaries beyond a few tomato plants. Year-round vegetable, fruit and herb gardens, and chickens, goats and even bees are now being raised in people’s yards.
“The last couple years, we’ve seen a huge upsurge in people’s interest in growing food in the city,” said Liza Burke, communications director of Seattle Tilth, a nonprofit education group with classes in Seattle and Issaquah.
