You are warmly invited to Marra Farm
Solid Ground’s Lettuce Link program invites you and yours to Marra Farm in South Park to celebrate national Food Day on Monday, October 24. We will explore the crops in our Giving Garden, learn about...
View ArticleLettuce Link joys, challenges and new directions
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on the Lettuce Link blog. Welcome to 2012! On these gloomy January days (when we are rather glad to be warm and dry indoors instead of out in the garden),...
View ArticleThe Capitol goes orange for Hunger Action Day
(Contributed by Solid Ground’s Hunger Action Center Team) Orange is the color of hunger awareness. And with 367,000 Washington families struggling to put food on their tables while Washington State...
View ArticleCole’s Big Gift
This post, written by Lettuce Link/Apple Corps AmeriCorps Member Amelia Swinton, originally appeared on the Lettuce Link Blog. Visit Lettuce Link’s webpage for more information about the program. This...
View ArticleHunger Action Week 2012: What’s on your plate?
This post was adapted from United Way of King County information about Hunger Action Week, originally posted on the Cooking Matters Seattle blog. United Way of King County (UWKC) is shining a bright...
View ArticleHunger Hits Home documentary raises awareness about hunger in America
Hunger Hits Home airs Saturday, 4/14/12 at 8pm/7pm Central This Saturday, April 14 at 8pm/7 Central, the Food Network will air a documentary about the hunger crisis in America called HUNGER HITS HOME....
View ArticleSupport the Let’s Grow Act!
This post originally appeared on the Lettuce Link Blog and was written by AmeriCorps Member Amelia Swinton, Lettuce Link / Apple Corps’ Outreach & Education Coordinator. At an Apple Corps “Market...
View ArticleOn Kids & Carrots
This post, written by Jessica Sherrow, a Harvest Against Hunger Summer VISTA with Lettuce Link, originally appeared on the Lettuce Link blog. Lettuce Link is one of several partners stewarding original...
View ArticleHoney bees at the Seattle Community Farm
This post, written by Scott Behmer, Seattle Community Farm Coordinator, originally appeared on the Lettuce Link blog. Dance of the honey bees We recently acquired a new addition to the Seattle...
View ArticleSeattle Community Farm: A harvest slideshow
Seattle Community Farm panorama (all photos by John Bolivar, jbphotography.com) On one of the first cool, drizzly fall days following this year’s record-breaking dry Seattle summer, local photographer...
View ArticlePouring on the support
Executive Chef Augi and General Manager Tino in the kitchen For many years, the Nickerson Street Saloon has come up with creative ways to support Solid Ground. With the support of their suppliers, they...
View ArticleFully fund Washington State’s smart response to childhood hunger
State Food Assistance (SFA) is a food stamp look-alike program founded by the Washington State legislature and Governor Gary Locke in 1997 to provide continued food assistance to legal, documented...
View ArticleUrgent: call your Senators about the Farm Bill
Clean radishes Here’s a breaking news update on the Senate Farm Bill and the latest message (from the Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition) to deliver to our Senators. Please pick up a phone to call...
View ArticleJune 2014 Groundviews: Growing healthy partnerships
Groundviews is Solid Ground’s quarterly newsletter for our friends and supporters. Below is the June 2014 Groundviews lead story; please visit our website to read the entire issue online. If you visit...
View Article“Junk” vs. “real” food vs. farmers markets: What’s practical?
There’s a large misconception about how severely limited access is to healthy, nutritious food for many people living on low incomes. In his article “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?,” Mark Bittman...
View ArticleFood Justice: What does it mean to learn it, grow it, live it?
For some, Chefs Night Out has been a longstanding tradition of food, fun and fundraising. Local food and wine enthusiasts gather for a cocktail hour, auction, and a much anticipated dinner prepared...
View ArticleWork for food justice! Apple Corps is hiring AmeriCorps members
Interested in a year of service? Have a passion for food justice? Apple Corps is hiring AmeriCorps Members for the 2015-16 service year! Apple Corps is part of Solid Ground’s effort to address the root...
View ArticleDigging deep (at the Danny Woo Garden)
This post was contributed by Lauren Wong and originally appeared on the Apple Corps blog. Hello! I’m Lauren, one of two Apple Corps members positioned at the Danny Woo Garden in the...
View Article‘Tis the season to enjoy some pumpkin!
This post contributed by our staff at Cooking Matters originally appeared on their blog. The final product: a delicious yet healthy pumpkin smoothie It’s October and you know what that means…PUMPKIN...
View ArticleCooking Matters classes cater to all ages
On a basic level, we eat to survive – but food is usually so much more than that. It can be a comfort, a social activity and even a pastime. Cooking Matters students each got a chance to work over the...
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