Category: Meadowbrook Community Garden and Orchard

Raging blackberry vines, out of control plants ‘left by’ birds, apple trees needing pruning and mulch spread to contain the coming Spring weeds all handled by Dr Charlottes 6th grade class this past week. The desire and ability of a dedicated school is making a big difference, when other traditional seasonal opportunities dropped off the […]

MC2 has an ongoing working relationship with the Seattle Waldorf School. In the past, students and parents have donated and planted trees at  MCGO in Meadowbrook, which are located near the 32nd NE and 105th NE intersection. It’s convenient for teachers, as they walk the kids to the site. Having parents help with the ratio […]

A second end of summer visit by Waldorf summer campers to the Meadowbrook Community Gardens and Orchards (MCGO) installed more wattle around fruiting trees in the Orchard at Seattle Parks Meadowbrook campus. The goal is to keep trees safe from accidental breakage and vandalism.Using willow, bamboo and rebar, the weaved creation becomes an interesting attraction […]

Summer camp is a great time to build memories. Recently, Waldorf Schools donated fruit trees and planting time to the MCGO program at Meadowbrook. A reoccurring challenge at the MCGO site has been the random destruction of fruit trees,either, by accident or intent. Waldorf is back and they’re committed to CARE of these donations to […]

Garden time for the NE Seattle community. Want to help your local community garden? Tomatoes, peppers and egg plant are on the MCGO menu and just a $2 donation for each plant!  Make your donation HERE under the MC2 Contact Page and leave your order in the notation section, as you choose your plants (https://www.mc-care.org/mccare/index.php/contact-us-2/).  […]

Group dynamics and a strong community spirit have carried the MCGO project through many challenges over the years. Bureaucratic, logistic and weather, to name a few, have kept mostly ‘retired’ folk hoppin’ through the community garden seasons (yes, we have bunnies too!). Now, a new challenge. With the local food bank in Lake City at […]

A rainy day at Meadowbrook Orchard set the stage for gift exchange. With youth engagement in our community acting like a long time celebration, Waldorf 6th graders returned to finish their offering to the community. Back in October 2019, these same students practiced new pruning skills and prepped planting sites for a Spring 2020 gift […]

MC2 recently hosted 20 sixth graders at MCGO on a very stormy October Friday. They visited to learn about the history of the site, the community commitment to supporting the food bank and also prepping for a return February 2020 visit. The students attend the local Waldorf School. They arrived with a teacher and a […]

For the last 10 years, volunteers have pulled and cut back weeds that thrive at MCGO. Whether growing potatoes at the Community Garden or plums in the East Orchard, the battle against the happy growing weeds is an ongoing challenge. This year, the stewards chose plastic! In the past, to improve the soil and help […]

Each Fall Seattle Pacific University connects with Meadowbrook Community CARE (MC2) on their freshman class orientation. The Cityquest 2019 volunteer effort here in Meadowbrook was fun and inspiring. Sharing the onsite history of the Muckleshoot Tribe trail history and the Homestead stories tied to the land, along with the kinda’ wacky ‘Time Oil Golf Course […]