KCD and King County Wastewater Treatment Division hosted 27 volunteers from Expedia for a work party at City Soil Farm in Renton on Friday, September 6, 2019. Volunteers learned about this unique mixed fruit and vegetable production farm that utilizes reclaimed water and Loop® Biosolids from the wastewater treatment facilities. The garden includes UW experimental plots as well as several demonstrations of ecologically minded gardening techniques. The group split into four teams that tackled weed management in garden beds, the orchard and the rain garden. The group got the farm out ahead of much of the blackberry, thistle, and other pernicious invasive species that were encroaching from the edges of the property. Volunteers spread out cardboard and burlap and mulched on top with bark chips to deter future weeds and prepare the sites for native shrub and wildflower plantings. The volunteers worked hard throughout the day and excitedly took home some produce, as well as lots of mint.
Thanks to Expedia for continued volunteer support. If you would like to bring a group to a KCD project, e-mail volunteer@kingcd.org or sign up at https://kingcd.org/get-involved/volunteer/.
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Expedia volunteer crew touring City Soil Farm -
Expedia volunteers laying burlap for weed suppression at City Soil Farm in the Orchard. -
Expedia volunteers removing blackberry from the City Soil Orchard. -
Expedia Volunteers Weeding the Orchard at City Soil Farm. -
Expedia volunteers tour the City Soil Farm rain bed. -
Expedia volunteers tour City Soil Farm Orchard -
Expedia volunteers tour the City Soil Farm Garden
Resource Planner, Rural Land Stewardship
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Matt has been with KCD since 2016. Originally brought on to coordinate grant submissions, Matt also supported and coordinated volunteer, education, and outreach events through the Engagement team. He has since moved over to the Food and Farm Team to make full use of his talents as a Resource Planner.