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February 20, 2025

Start Your Spring Garden with Local, Organic Plants at Tilth Alliance’s March Edible Plant Sale Every successful garden begins with thoughtful planning. At Tilth Alliance’s March Edible Plant Sale, winter’s careful preparation blossoms into spring’s vibrant reality! Whether you’ve spent months mapping out your garden beds or are just...

Our Work | Environmental Stewardship

February 17, 2025

When Vinita Bijur first started volunteering at McAuliffe Park in Kirkland, she was new to gardening and environmental stewardship. As a Bellevue mother looking to make a difference, she found herself drawn to something bigger – a journey that would transform not just her gardening skills, but her relationship...

News | Our Work | Membership

February 13, 2025

We are thrilled to introduce our newly revamped Pollinators membership program! We’ve combined our one-time membership program and Pollinators Monthly Giving Club into a single, recurring giving program — with a variety of exclusive perks. When you join our Pollinators membership program, you join a collective of individuals passionate...

Our Work | Environmental Stewardship

December 17, 2024

This year a cohort of 45 community leaders participated in Tilth Alliance’s Soil and Water Stewardship program to learn how to take care of our local environment and food systems. From March to November, we dedicated one weekend each month to learning, growing, and taking action to steward community...

Our Work | WA Farming & Agriculture

November 27, 2024

Looking for some real world, “I’ve been through it,” practical advice on becoming certified organic? Looking for some very specific 1:1 technical support? The TOPP Mentorship program is waiting for you! The Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) is a network assembled by the USDA’s National Organic Program to...

Marketplace | Gardening

November 25, 2024

For many of us, this time of year includes thinking about gift giving. If you have a gardener in your life, you may be wondering what kind of gift would be perfect for them. We’re here to help! We’ve assembled this holiday gift guide featuring six of the bestselling...

Stories | Our Work | Youth Employment

November 22, 2024

Kal Belay is an alum of the Rainier Beach Youth Stewards program. She used to accompany her grandmother when she participated at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands with the East African Senior Center. She goes to Cleveland STEM High School and is an active member of the school...

Our Work | Advocacy

October 11, 2024

As we approach the November ballot, I want to share how Tilth Alliance is thinking about Initiative 2117, which proposes to rescind Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA). Despite the legislature’s intention to include an agricultural exemption, we recognize the CCA has unintentionally created financial burdens for many small and mid-sized farmers....

Food & Nutrition | Stories | Our Work

September 20, 2024

As the Rainier Beach Youth Stewards arrived on the foggy farm to begin final preparations for their Community Kitchen Dinner, the look of apprehension was evident on their faces. The day’s forecast was “rain showers,” something rarely seen in Seattle, especially in August. The group had been planning for...

Stories | Our Work | Food & Nutrition

July 31, 2024

When Maggie and I first sat down to co-plan the menu for June’s Community Kitchens dinner, there was no lack of inspiration. From the chefs who had cooked in the months prior, to the Pride-themed “Taste the Rainbow” dinner from June 2022, to using glorious, locally-sourced seasonal ingredients. In...