COVID-19 Resources

Updates from Tilth Alliance

Dear Friends of Tilth Alliance,
We are hard at work transforming our programming amidst the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure we are able to meet the needs of our community. Here are a few quick important updates:

• We are moving our annual Edible Plant Sale online! Learn more on our blog and stay tuned to tilthplantsale.org for more details.
• The Garden Hotline is operating at full capacity! Call or email with your gardening questions.
• We continue to distribute Good Food Bags to families in need. Our CSA and farm stand at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands are scheduled to launch June 18.
• For April and May, we are offering live, online classes via Zoom! These interactive, 90-minute classes will be held via Zoom and include interactive lecture with slide shows, demonstrations and time for question-and-answer sessions. Learn more + sign up.
• Signing up for a local community support agriculture (CSA) program is a great way to help out farmers and producers feeling the impacts of market and restaurant closures. Find local CSAs on the Farm Guide. Keep an eye out in late April for the print edition!
• Planning for Tilth Conference 2020 in Lynnwood is underway. We look forward to sharing more soon.

Find information and resources on food safety, activities for home-bound seniors and children, recipes, gardening tips, and more below. We hope these resources are useful as we all do our part in addressing this challenge.

Gardening Resources

• Call or email the Garden Hotline with your questions, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Ask about receiving their gardening newsletter!
• For April and May, we are offering live, online classes via Zoom! These interactive, 90-minute classes will be held via Zoom and include interactive lecture with slide shows, demonstrations and time for question-and-answer sessions. Learn more + sign up.
• Get monthly organic gardening tips in our online Garden Almanac.
• Purchase a copy of Tilth Alliance’s Maritime Northwest Garden Guide.
  Note: Shipping may be slower than usual due to restrictions on staff access to our office.
• Planting and Harvesting Calendar from our Maritime Northwest Garden Guide.
• How to Build a 10 Inch Raised Garden Bed.
• How make a 3-ingredient rhubarb sauce.

Family & Youth Gardening Resources

• We’re still hoping to hold our summer farm & garden camps as planned. If we’re unable, refunds or opportunities to transfer tickets to later events will be offered.
• Ideas for plants kids might enjoy
• Farm to Table At-Home Resources for Preschoolers
• Garden Scavenger Hunt (ages 5 and below)
• Garden Discovery Guide (ages 7-11)

Senior Resources

• Multicultural Senior Meal Pantry Cookbook (PDF)
• Staying Active While Social Distancing (PDF)

Farming & Food Business Resources

• COVID-19 Resources for Farmers (Washington Young Farmers Coalition)
• Building Farm Resilience During COVID-19 (Cornell CALS)

Food Access Resources

• Find local farms and farmers markets to support on the Farm Guide.
• Ways to support farmers market vendors.
• Sign up to receive a Good Food Bag, a weekly bag of local and sustainably grown produce. Pick up available at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands.
• Sign up for our new community supported agriculture (CSA) program, launching June 18 at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands.
• Stay tuned to learn more about our upcoming farm stand at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands, launching June 18.