Vashon Bird Alliance volunteers partner with the Land Trust every week to help maintain and restore habitat in Paradise Valley.  They remove invasive plants, prepare new areas for planting, and plant native trees and shrubs that capture and store carbon and provide food and shelter for the whole array of local wildlife.  And they have a great time doing it together!  Come join the fun!

Meet at Judd Creek Loop Trail trailhead on the EAST side of 111th Ave. SW in Paradise Valley.  Parking is along the road.  [Note: This is not the Kneeshaw Trailhead parking lot, which is further north and on the west side of 111th].  Late arrivees can follow signs to the worksite.

Tasks: Removing holly, ivy, blackberries, & other invasive plants to prepare areas for planting this fall and winter.

Tools needed: Bring your own shovels and loppers, the odd weed wrench if you have one.  A few extra tools will be on hand, but bringing your own helps make sure we have enough for everybody!

Attire: Please bring your own work gloves.  Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather.  Long pants and long-sleeved shirts are strongly recommended.

 For more information, contact:

Jim Evans - 206-678-8914 or frangula54@centurytel.net 

It sure feels like fall, the Licorice ferns are just emerging, adding a little bit of whimsy to our Island trails and forests. Speaking of whimsy, what sort of plants and critters could be hiding beneath a blackberry bramble? Let’s head out to Judd Creek and find out!

Be sure to dress for the weather and bring hydration. We'll have gloves, tools, and everything else you need 🍪

Meet at the Judd Creek Loop: https://maps.app.goo.gl/f8HsKi4YzpnjnB1N8

Vashon Bird Alliance volunteers partner with the Land Trust every week to help maintain and restore habitat in Paradise Valley.  They remove invasive plants, prepare new areas for planting, and plant native trees and shrubs that capture and store carbon and provide food and shelter for the whole array of local wildlife.  And they have a great time doing it together!  Come join the fun!

Meet at Judd Creek Loop Trail trailhead on the EAST side of 111th Ave. SW in Paradise Valley.  Parking is along the road.  [Note: This is not the Kneeshaw Trailhead parking lot, which is further north and on the west side of 111th].  Late arrivees can follow signs to the worksite.

Tasks: Removing holly, ivy, blackberries, & other invasive plants to prepare areas for planting this fall and winter.

Tools needed: Bring your own shovels and loppers, the odd weed wrench if you have one.  A few extra tools will be on hand, but bringing your own helps make sure we have enough for everybody!

Attire: Please bring your own work gloves.  Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather.  Long pants and long-sleeved shirts are strongly recommended.

 For more information, contact:

Jim Evans - 206-678-8914 or frangula54@centurytel.net 

The Stew Crew has been hard at work the past couple of weeks keeping the Judd Creek trails nice and tidy. This Tuesday, they’ll head off the beaten path to tackle blackberries and other invasive nasties to make way for new planting projects. They’d love to see you out there!

Be sure to dress for the weather and bring hydration. We'll have gloves, tools, and everything else you need 🍪

Meet at the Judd Creek Loop: https://maps.app.goo.gl/f8HsKi4YzpnjnB1N8

Vashon Bird Alliance volunteers partner with the Land Trust every week to help maintain and restore habitat in Paradise Valley.  They remove invasive plants, prepare new areas for planting, and plant native trees and shrubs that capture and store carbon and provide food and shelter for the whole array of local wildlife.  And they have a great time doing it together!  Come join the fun!

Meet at Judd Creek Loop Trail trailhead on the EAST side of 111th Ave. SW in Paradise Valley.  Parking is along the road.  [Note: This is not the Kneeshaw Trailhead parking lot, which is further north and on the west side of 111th].  Late arrivees can follow signs to the worksite.

Tasks: Removing holly, ivy, blackberries, & other invasive plants to prepare areas for planting this fall and winter.

Tools needed: Bring your own shovels and loppers, the odd weed wrench if you have one.  A few extra tools will be on hand, but bringing your own helps make sure we have enough for everybody!

Attire: Please bring your own work gloves.  Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather.  Long pants and long-sleeved shirts are strongly recommended.

 For more information, contact:

Jim Evans - 206-678-8914 or frangula54@centurytel.net 

We have one last Friday of farming fun this season, and we would love to see you out at Matsuda! It's salad greens-a-palooza out here, and we could really use the extra hands out in the rows to help fulfill orders to feed our Island community. (School is back in session, and the kiddos love their salad bar!)

🌱 Weeding rows

🌱 Bed prepping

🌱 Bed flipping

🌱 Harvesting

🌱 🍪

Dress for the weather, and don’t forget your sunblock and hydration!

Need directions to the farm? Follow this link: https://www.vashonlandtrust.org/parking-directions

It’s time for some trail work!

Join the Stew Crew to help clean up the Judd Creek Loop. We’ll meet at the trailhead, arm ourselves with pruners, and take care of some of the overhang crowding out the trail. 

If time allows, we’ll get to everyone’s favorite task ✨tackling invasives✨ near the trailhead. Be sure to dress for the weather and bring hydration. We'll have gloves, tools, and everything else you need 🍪

Meet at the Judd Creek Loop: https://maps.app.goo.gl/f8HsKi4YzpnjnB1N8

Join the Vashon Land Trust and regional restoration experts for a series of First Friday events examining Vashon’s creeks and the cutting edge science that could restore our waterways to their historic abundance.

Our second speaker is Jacques White, the CEO of Long Live the Kings. Jacques will be highlighting the importance of salmon recovery in the Puget Sound, and how efforts on Vashon could benefit the entire Salish Sea. We hope to see you there!

There's lots of work to be done out in the rows and hoophouses, and it's somehow already October! We'd love to see your lovely faces out at Matsuda Farm this Friday, and we'll be sure to leave ample time to celebrate a job well done with snacks!

🌱 Weeding rows

🌱 Bed prepping

🌱 Bed flipping

🌱 Harvesting

🌱 🍪

Dress for the weather, and don’t forget your sunblock and hydration!

Need directions to the farm? Follow this link: https://www.vashonlandtrust.org/parking-directions

Vashon Bird Alliance volunteers partner with the Land Trust every week to help maintain and restore habitat in Paradise Valley.  They remove invasive plants, prepare new areas for planting, and plant native trees and shrubs that capture and store carbon and provide food and shelter for the whole array of local wildlife.  And they have a great time doing it together!  Come join the fun!

Meet at Judd Creek Loop Trail trailhead on the EAST side of 111th Ave. SW in Paradise Valley.  Parking is along the road.  [Note: This is not the Kneeshaw Trailhead parking lot, which is further north and on the west side of 111th].  Late arrivees can follow signs to the worksite.

Tasks: Removing holly, ivy, blackberries, & other invasive plants to prepare areas for planting this fall and winter.

Tools needed: Bring your own shovels and loppers, the odd weed wrench if you have one.  A few extra tools will be on hand, but bringing your own helps make sure we have enough for everybody!

Attire: Please bring your own work gloves.  Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather.  Long pants and long-sleeved shirts are strongly recommended.

 For more information, contact:

Jim Evans - 206-678-8914 or frangula54@centurytel.net 

You know who has really enjoyed these misty mornings? Our neighborhood Rough-skinned newts! The Land Trust team has been spotting them all over the trails as they look for opportunistic insect snacks.

Want to help out these little cuties? Clearing invasive species is one great way to do so! We’re tackling Himalayan blackberry this week with our volunteers, a plant that can really cramp the newt’s style. Thorny thickets can outcompete the native plants and fallen wood that newts need for foraging, cover, and protection from predators. 

Meet at the Judd Creek Loop: https://maps.app.goo.gl/NgNsPtZAZa51ifX46

You asked, and we heard you! The Land Trust's Stewardship Crew is now offering a monthly weekend volunteer opportunity for those who cannot make our usual Tuesday work parties. (Or, just need a little more habitat restoration in their lives!)

Join Adrian the last Saturday of the month in Paradise Valley for a morning of fun!

Meet at the Judd Creek parking lot, we'll hike in from there: https://g.co/kgs/jwxC6gy

Vashon Bird Alliance volunteers partner with the Land Trust every week to help maintain and restore habitat in Paradise Valley.  They remove invasive plants, prepare new areas for planting, and plant native trees and shrubs that capture and store carbon and provide food and shelter for the whole array of local wildlife.  And they have a great time doing it together!  Come join the fun!

Meet at Judd Creek Loop Trail trailhead on the EAST side of 111th Ave. SW in Paradise Valley.  Parking is along the road.  [Note: This is not the Kneeshaw Trailhead parking lot, which is further north and on the west side of 111th].  Late arrivees can follow signs to the worksite.

Tasks: Removing holly, ivy, blackberries, & other invasive plants to prepare areas for planting this fall and winter.

Tools needed: Bring your own shovels and loppers, the odd weed wrench if you have one.  A few extra tools will be on hand, but bringing your own helps make sure we have enough for everybody!

Attire: Please bring your own work gloves.  Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather.  Long pants and long-sleeved shirts are strongly recommended.

 For more information, contact:

Jim Evans - 206-678-8914 or frangula54@centurytel.net 

There are lots of perks when you volunteer at Matsuda Farm. When you come out on these special mornings, you’re helping to feed hungry students while getting in some quality dirt time and having lots of laughs.

As an added bonus, you may even get to take home some veggies or beautiful blooms! Pretty great deal, right? Join in on the fun!

***Please note! This week's volunteer day is on THURSDAY, not our usual Friday. Sorry for any inconvenience, our staff schedules are a little wacky this week! ***

What will we be up to? As always, tasks may change, that's just farmin, but we hope to tackle:

🌱 Weeding rows

🌱 Bed prepping

🌱 Bed flipping

🌱 Harvesting

🌱 🍪

Dress for the weather, and don’t forget your sunblock and hydration!

Need directions to the farm? Follow this link: https://www.vashonlandtrust.org/parking-directions

We’re heading back out to the Mary Matsuda Gruenwald forest with the Stew Crew for this week’s work party! Help take care of this young forest by limbing up some branches and pulling up invasives.

Be sure to dress appropriately for the weather and bring plenty of hydration.  We'll have gloves, tools, and everything else you need 🍪

Need directions to the farm? Follow this link! https://www.vashonlandtrust.org/parking-directions

It's certainly starting to feel like fall out at Matsuda Farm! The Delicata squash is nearly ready, followed by the pumpkins and butternuts. While these crops don't need quite as much constant attention, there is still a ton to get done as we prep for deliveries to VISD, the Food Bank, and the Farmer's Market! Hope you can join in on the fun this Friday!

🌱 Weeding rows

🌱 Bed prepping

🌱 Bed flipping

🌱 Harvesting

🌱 🍪

Dress for the weather, and don’t forget your sunblock and hydration!

Need directions to the farm? Follow this link: https://www.vashonlandtrust.org/parking-directions

The Stew Crew is fresh off a week of bridge building (literally), so they decided to mix it up a bit for this week’s work party!

Meet the team at Matsuda Farm to give the Mary Matsuda Gruenwald forest some TLC. We’ll be limbing, creating branch piles, and hunting down invasive plants.

Be sure to dress appropriately for the weather and bring plenty of hydration.  Blackberries are pokey, so wear long sleeves! We'll have gloves, tools, and everything else you need 🍪

Need directions to the farm? Follow this link! https://www.vashonlandtrust.org/parking-directions

Vashon Bird Alliance volunteers partner with the Land Trust every week to help maintain and restore habitat in Paradise Valley.  They remove invasive plants, prepare new areas for planting, and plant native trees and shrubs that capture and store carbon and provide food and shelter for the whole array of local wildlife.  And they have a great time doing it together!  Come join the fun!

Meet at Judd Creek Loop Trail trailhead on the EAST side of 111th Ave. SW in Paradise Valley.  Parking is along the road.  [Note: This is not the Kneeshaw Trailhead parking lot, which is further north and on the west side of 111th].  Late arrivees can follow signs to the worksite.

Tasks: Removing holly, ivy, blackberries, & other invasive plants to prepare areas for planting this fall and winter.

Tools needed: Bring your own shovels and loppers, the odd weed wrench if you have one.  A few extra tools will be on hand, but bringing your own helps make sure we have enough for everybody!

Attire: Please bring your own work gloves.  Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather.  Long pants and long-sleeved shirts are strongly recommended.

 For more information, contact:

Jim Evans - 206-678-8914 or frangula54@centurytel.net 

We only have a few more weeks at the Farmer's Market, but there is still a bounty to be harvested! Care to help out Elena, Holly, and the team for a few hours of fun in the hoophouses and rows?

🌱 Weeding rows

🌱 Transplanting

🌱 Bed prepping

🌱 Seeding

🌱 Harvesting

🌱 🍪

Dress for the weather, and don’t forget your sunblock and hydration!

Need directions to the farm? Follow this link: https://www.vashonlandtrust.org/parking-directions

Join the Vashon Land Trust and regional restoration experts for a series of First Friday events examining Vashon’s creeks and the cutting edge science that could restore our waterways to their historic abundance.

We are starting this series out with a bang, and we are so honored to welcome Lynda Mapes to the Land Trust for an evening of storytelling. We hope to see you there!

Come one, come all, for another Volunteer Friday! The dahlias are in full bloom and are ready to greet you for a morning of fun in the dirt. We have lots of tasks ahead as we are in full harvest bounty mode, and who doesn’t want to spend a morning out in these beautiful rows?

🌱 Weeding rows

🌱 Transplanting

🌱 Bed prepping

🌱 Seeding

🌱 Harvesting

🌱 🍪

Dress for the weather, and don’t forget your sunblock and hydration!

Need directions to the farm? Follow this link: https://www.vashonlandtrust.org/parking-directions

Vashon Bird Alliance volunteers partner with the Land Trust every week to help maintain and restore habitat in Paradise Valley.  They remove invasive plants, prepare new areas for planting, and plant native trees and shrubs that capture and store carbon and provide food and shelter for the whole array of local wildlife.  And they have a great time doing it together!  Come join the fun!

Meet at Judd Creek Loop Trail trailhead on the EAST side of 111th Ave. SW in Paradise Valley.  Parking is along the road.  [Note: This is not the Kneeshaw Trailhead parking lot, which is further north and on the west side of 111th].  Late arrivees can follow signs to the worksite.

Tasks: Removing holly, ivy, blackberries, & other invasive plants to prepare areas for planting this fall and winter.

Tools needed: Bring your own shovels and loppers, the odd weed wrench if you have one.  A few extra tools will be on hand, but bringing your own helps make sure we have enough for everybody!

Attire: Please bring your own work gloves.  Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather.  Long pants and long-sleeved shirts are strongly recommended.

 For more information, contact:

Jim Evans - 206-678-8914 or frangula54@centurytel.net 

Do you have a personal vendetta against Himalayan blackberry, but still savor those berries in the waning days of summer? We understand your plight.

Remember, the more blackberries you eat, the fewer seeds the birds can spread! Bonus: if you join the Stew Crew this Tuesday, you can eat all the berries you can handle while pulling out the plants by the root. It’s truly a win-win scenario.

Be sure to dress for the weather and bring hydration.  Blackberries are pokey, so wear long sleeves! We'll have gloves, tools, and everything else you need 🍪

Meet at the Judd Creek parking lot, we'll hike in from there: https://g.co/kgs/jwxC6gy

Need a guaranteed way to start your Friday with a smile? 

Join our incredible group of Matsuda volunteers for a morning of farming and laughs. (And don’t forget about the treats!)

🌱 Weeding rows

🌱 Transplanting

🌱 Bed prepping

🌱 Seeding

🌱 Harvesting

🌱 🍪

Dress for the weather, and don’t forget your sunblock and hydration!

Need directions to the farm? Follow this link: https://www.vashonlandtrust.org/parking-directions

Did you miss our Saturday work party in  Paradise Valley? Fear not, the Stew Crew has more planting maintenance and invasive wrangling to do! Join them this Tuesday, August 26th, at the Judd Creek trailhead to get in on the action.

Meet at the Judd Creek parking lot, we'll hike in from there: https://g.co/kgs/jwxC6gy

You asked, and we heard you! The Land Trust's Stewardship Crew is now offering a monthly weekend volunteer opportunity for those who cannot make our usual Tuesday work parties. (Or, just need a little more habitat restoration in their lives!)

Join Adrian the last Saturday of the month in Paradise Valley for a morning of fun!

Meet at the Judd Creek parking lot, we'll hike in from there: https://g.co/kgs/jwxC6gy

It’s that time of the year where tomatoes get the spotlight, but we would like you to behold the wonders of blooming cover crop!

These seas of blooms are helping to get unused portions of the farm ready for next year’s production, and they truly need to be seen in person. How about joining the farm team this Friday to behold them yourself!

🌱 Weeding rows

🌱 Transplanting

🌱 Bed prepping

🌱 Seeding

🌱 Harvesting

🌱 🍪

Dress for the weather, and don’t forget your sunblock and hydration!

Need directions to the farm? Follow this link: https://www.vashonlandtrust.org/parking-directions

Vashon Bird Alliance volunteers partner with the Land Trust every week to help maintain and restore habitat in Paradise Valley.  They remove invasive plants, prepare new areas for planting, and plant native trees and shrubs that capture and store carbon and provide food and shelter for the whole array of local wildlife.  And they have a great time doing it together!  Come join the fun!

Meet at Judd Creek Loop Trail trailhead on the EAST side of 111th Ave. SW in Paradise Valley.  Parking is along the road.  [Note: This is not the Kneeshaw Trailhead parking lot, which is further north and on the west side of 111th].  Late arrivees can follow signs to the worksite.

Tasks: Removing holly, ivy, blackberries, & other invasive plants to prepare areas for planting this fall and winter.

Tools needed: Bring your own shovels and loppers, the odd weed wrench if you have one.  A few extra tools will be on hand, but bringing your own helps make sure we have enough for everybody!

Attire: Please bring your own work gloves.  Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather.  Long pants and long-sleeved shirts are strongly recommended.

 For more information, contact:

Jim Evans - 206-678-8914 or frangula54@centurytel.net 

The Stew Crew has some invasive plants to tangle with this week, care to join them on Tuesday morning for a good ole fashioned blackberry pull?

Be sure to dress for the weather and bring hydration.  We'll have gloves, tools, and everything else you need 🍪

Look at these smiling farmers! They’re looking forward to our Friday work party at Matsuda Farm to help prepare for the Saturday Market. Care to join this fantastic team for a summer morning of fun in the dirt?

🌱 Weeding rows

🌱 Transplanting

🌱 Bed prepping

🌱 Seeding

🌱 Harvesting

🌱 🍪

Dress for the weather, and don’t forget your sunblock and hydration!

Need directions to the farm? Follow this link: https://www.vashonlandtrust.org/parking-directions