Flowers are blooming now on farms throughout the Puget Sound region. From April to October, Pike Place Market hosts as many as 40 small flower farms each day who come from Snoqualmie Valley, Carnation, Fall City, Duval Woodinville, Monroe, Auburn and Kent. Some of these family farms have been growing flowers for 30 … [Read more...] about Fresh local flowers pickup and delivery
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How to start a vegetable garden in the Pac NW
It's easy to start vegetable gardening. Well, it can be. Read on for several ideas for getting started in small, easy ways. Vegetable gardening is a great family activity or for anyone. It's one of the most rewarding home projects you can do. Whether you own or rent a house, or live in a condominium or apartment, … [Read more...] about How to start a vegetable garden in the Pac NW
All about cloth face masks: wearing, making, donating
As of April 7, 2020, we’ve updated this information about the use of cloth face masks based on information published by CDC and Washington State Department of Health. One of the reasons coronavirus has become so widespread is because it appears to spread easily from person-to-person simply by talking or breathing, … [Read more...] about All about cloth face masks: wearing, making, donating
Free printable coloring and activity pages for kids and adults
Here's a list of printable coloring pages for your kids or the kid in you! Download and print these free coloring pages for a rainy day activity, to support Seattle sports teams, during the Christmas holiday, or any time you or kids are looking for something fun and cheap to pass the time. We love it because anyone can … [Read more...] about Free printable coloring and activity pages for kids and adults
Free and cheap things to do this weekend
Our event calendar features fun, free, and cheap things to do around the Puget Sound region. In the weekend event list below for Easter Weekend, April 10-12, 2020, you'll find virtual and online events and other useful information to help you self-isolate during the stay-at-home order. Based on COVID-19 guidance, we … [Read more...] about Free and cheap things to do this weekend
Blood Donation is an Essential Activity
There is a critical need for blood donation in April and May to ensure blood stays available in our community as we weather this pandemic together. Volunteer blood donors provide 100 percent of our community’s blood supply. Health officials and blood community leaders surge Americans to give blood amid coronavirus … [Read more...] about Blood Donation is an Essential Activity
Community Champions in the fight against coronavirus
On Friday, March 12, 2020, we started hearing the most heartwarming stories in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Basically put, it's businesses who are stepping up to help others in their community deal with the crisis in a meaningful way. We want to encourage more businesses and everyone in the … [Read more...] about Community Champions in the fight against coronavirus
Where to order vegetable and herb seeds online
The seed companies listed below are those most often recommended by gardeners in the Pacific Northwest. They offer seed varieties suitable to the cool, wet, marine climate in the Puget Sound region where the growing season is later and shorter than other areas of the country. All these seed companies can ship your … [Read more...] about Where to order vegetable and herb seeds online
Nurseries & garden centers in the Puget Sound region
The following nurseries and garden centers offer supplies for fruit and vegetable gardening. Hardware stores and nurseries are considered essential services. Some are open for in-store shopping. Some offer online, phone, or email orders and curbside pickup. A few offer delivery on qualifying orders. Nurseries and … [Read more...] about Nurseries & garden centers in the Puget Sound region
Data and resources for coronavirus (COVID-19)
We update these data and charts every afternoon that record U.S. and Washington State COVID-19 cases and related data. On January 21, 2020, the national Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Washington State Department of Health announced the first case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States in … [Read more...] about Data and resources for coronavirus (COVID-19)
Easter Brunch or Dinner to go
Here are restaurants offering a special Easter brunch or dinner menu "to go" in 2020, which of course has been affected they the stay-at-home order in Washington State. Please do your part to keep us all safe and healthy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 Easter Dinner to go Buca de Beppo Seattle (near Seattle Center) … [Read more...] about Easter Brunch or Dinner to go
2020 Easter events in Seattle-Tacoma metro area
These mostly free Easter events include Christian church services, community Easter egg hunts, family photo-ops with the Easter Bunny, and other spring time events happening all over the Puget Sound region leading up to Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020. About Easter Christian Easter Traditions While Christianity … [Read more...] about 2020 Easter events in Seattle-Tacoma metro area
What’s open and closed: WA stay-at-home order
Gov. Jay Inslee has issued a Stay at Home, Stay Healthy order in Washington state which will be effective through May 4th. All gatherings of people for social, spiritual and recreational purposes are prohibited. This applies to both private and public gatherings which include everything from sleepovers for … [Read more...] about What’s open and closed: WA stay-at-home order
Free and cheap Passover resources and ideas
Thanks to our sister site, NYC on the Cheap for many of the following ideas. About Passover Passover or Pesach is the first of the three major festivals in the Jewish calendar. (The other two are Shavu'ot and Sukkot). Passover occurs in spring and is followed seven weeks later by Shavu'ot. Sukkot … [Read more...] about Free and cheap Passover resources and ideas
Restaurant delivery service in the Puget Sound region
Restaurants in the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area offer delivery in a variety of ways, directly or through restaurant delivery apps. Independent restaurant delivery Pizza and Chinese restaurants have been the ones to most routinely offer delivery service. But, so do many other small, independent eateries. Today, … [Read more...] about Restaurant delivery service in the Puget Sound region
