Beacon Food Forest

02/26/2026

Calling all fruit tree enthusiasts!🍊🍋🥭🍎🍇

Come learn about fruit tree pruning from 9am-2pm on Saturday February 28th at BFF. Find out best practices for winter pruning of apples, mulberries, pears, persimmons, nut trees, figs and more!🍐

Each year we give our trees a much needed haircut so that they continue to grow and thrive and provide delicious free fruit to all.

This is a free workshop at the forest with experienced arborists who will guide volunteers through pruning techniques. All are welcome, no prior experience or registration required!

9am: Meet at the Food Forest Gathering Plaza for coffee and pastries. Core volunteer Will Rak will give a pruning basics overview. Handouts will be shared and the group will discuss best practices.

10am-1pm: Breakout groups will form and move off into the forest for work on specific fruits/areas.

1-2pm: Clean-up of debris and tool storage. Final walk through of the site to inspect work done by all groups.
Snack packs available for munching.

What to Bring: Water and weather appropriate clothing.
🌦️Also please bring gloves, pruners, hand saws or any other tree trimming equipment you may have. We will have some of these tools available, but probably not enough for all. Lysol disinfectant spray is also recommended for cleaning tools between trees.

02/26/2026

Calling all fruit tree enthusiasts!🍋🍎🥭🍊🍐🍇

Come learn about fruit tree pruning from 9am-2pm on Saturday February 28th at BFF. Find out best practices for winter pruning of apples, mulberries, pears, persimmons, nut trees, figs and more!🍐

Each year we give our trees a much needed haircut so that they continue to grow and thrive and provide delicious free fruit to all.

This is a free workshop at the forest with experienced arborists who will guide volunteers through pruning techniques. All are welcome, no prior experience or registration required!

9am: Meet at the Food Forest Gathering Plaza for coffee and pastries. Core volunteer Will Rak will give a pruning basics overview. Handouts will be shared and the group will discuss best practices.

10am-1pm: Breakout groups will form and move off into the forest for work on specific fruits/areas.

1-2pm: Clean-up of debris and tool storage. Final walk through of the site to inspect work done by all groups. Snack packs available for munching.

What to Bring: Water and weather appropriate clothing.🌦️Also please bring gloves, pruners, hand saws or any other tree trimming equipment you may have. We will have some of these tools available, but probably not enough for all. Lysol disinfectant spray is also recommended for cleaning tools between trees.

02/19/2026

Calling all interested volunteers!!!🍎🥑🌷🥦🌼🥬🥕🍄🌿🫜🍓🍐🍊

Join us at Beacon Food Forest this Saturday 2/21 for our February work party! Learn, experience, and get to know our Beacon Food Forest community a little more🌱
Our Saturday Work party is from 10am-2pm. Things YOU can do to participate in the fun include:
~Helping design/build the Young People's Garden
~Be a part of a creative space through our accessible art activity in the gathering plaza🎨
~Meet new friends and BFF team members
~Indulge in our Potluck lunch party at 1 pm!

Dress warmly (as rain is to be expected🌧️) and in your best gardening attire! Don't forget your water bottle to stay healthy and hydrated🚰

We look forward to seeing you there😊All are welcome

01/16/2026

Join us at Beacon Food Forest this Saturday 1/17 for our first Work Party of 2026! 🌿Come out to Care for the Forest, connect with the land and meet new friends. Forecast is Sunny weather!

Our monthly 3rd Saturday Work party 10am-2pm stewardship opportunities include:
~Creating a base for retaining walls for new P-patches
~Planning and mapping new irrigation lines
~Building raised beds in the Young Person's Garden
~Processing compost
~ An accessible art activity in the gathering plaza
🎉 Potluck lunch at 1pm.🥘 We have tools, bring a water bottle and weather appropriate clothes and shoes. All Welcome!🌿

12/03/2025

This Giving Season, we’re asking our community to help keep the Beacon Food Forest growing. 🌱

We’re a small, volunteer-led, grassroots organization, and our work is funded directly by community support. This year, that support helped us:
• Donate 700+ lbs of fresh food to local food banks
• Expand our Food Bank Plot to 3x its previous size
* Start a Young Person’s Garden for kids & youth
• Begin building 12 new P-Patch plots, including 2 ADA-accessible ones
• Shift all our classes to fully FREE community education
• Improve accessibility with new gravel paths & ADA toolshed work

And there’s so much more we want to do next year — but we can’t do it without you.

If you believe in free food on public land, accessible green space, and community-led food justice, please consider donating today. Every dollar helps us buy tools, compost, plants, workshop supplies, and everything needed to keep this place thriving.

Thank you for being a part of the Beacon Food Forest ~ Donate at the link in our bio today!

11/29/2025

Only 2 days left to bid! 🎉 Don’t miss your chance to support Beacon Food Forest and take home some awesome items from our local community! 🌱Online Auction runs until midnight tomorrow 12/30✨Link in the Bio✨

11/27/2025

✨Only 4 more days to bid! ✨see these items and much more available in our Online Auction happening now through this Sunday. 🎁 🌿If you support food justice, land reciprocity, and urban reforestation then please consider bidding in our end of year fundraiser and Auction. Each of these items were thoughtfully donated by members of our community, and all proceeds go directly to growing and improving the Food Forest!

11/26/2025

Dear Community,
Here at Beacon Food Forest, the end of the year has us reflecting on all the huge accomplishments we've undertaken this year. Here are just a few that come to mind:

- Hiring a new Site & Programs Director
- Expanding the Food Bank Plot to three times last year's size
- Donating over 700 lbs of food to local food banks!
- Wall construction and gravel compaction around the ADA toolshed and education circle
- Hiring a part time Grants & Fundraising Coordinator
- Starting construction on 12 new p-patches, including 2 ADA accessible garden plots
- Switching our education model from paid workshops, to free community classes!

All these changes are huge and exciting, and will bring untold benefits to the community. However, they also require funds and support to continue. If you believe in the work we're doing to promote food justice, land reciprocity, and urban reforestation then please consider bidding in our end of year fundraiser and Auction. Each of these items were thoughtfully donated by members of our community, and all proceeds go directly to growing and improving the Food Forest!
The Beacon Food Forest is funded entirely through community support.

Bid, donate, and help our community food forest thrive for seasons to come.

11/25/2025

If you believe in the work we’re doing to promote food justice, land reciprocity, and urban reforestation then please consider bidding in our end of year fundraiser and Auction. 💛 🌿Each of these items were thoughtfully donated by members of our community, and all proceeds go directly to growing and improving the Food Forest! 🎉✨LINK here and in first comment: https://givebutter.com/c/UWZAIQ/auction ✨🎉

11/10/2025

Join us at Beacon Food Forest this Saturday 11/15!

Our monthly 3rd Saturday Work party 10am-2pm will include a hands on Fall Planting extravaganza of many newly donated perennial plants including fruit trees, shrubs, berries and more! Come help us get these new additions into the soil and learn about how to plant for the fall season in the PNW.

Other work party activities will include mulching our Fruit and Berry guilds, garden activities in the Young Person's Garden, composting, general forest plant care and an accessible art activity in the gathering plaza. 🎉 Potluck lunch at 1pm.🥘 We have tools, bring a water bottle and weather appropriate clothes and shoes. All Welcome!🌿

11/03/2025

Don't miss out on the fun tonight! Join us at Chuck's Hop Shop Seward Park for an unforgettable Drag Bingo fundraising event, where you'll have a blast playing bingo with a twist! Enjoy a night of laughter, excitement, and community while supporting a great cause. See you there! 🎉🍻