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Students from Truman High School along with Mike and Carol Stanley recently delivered a light system to Green Gables Elementary in Federal Way.

Life

Garden season sprouts at Federal Way schools

Gardening season has begun at Federal Way school gardens.

Opinion

Community gardens feed Federal Way’s prosperity | Mike Stanley

In a recent Federal Way Mirror article, editor Andy Hobbs encouraged the development of “third places” in the…

Life

Tomato ripening and the fall harvest | Mike Stanley

Finally, some “tomato ripening” hot weather arrived.

Life

The ripe stuff: Northwest gardeners live for summer | Mike Stanley

Summer has arrived! Right on time, the day after July 4. This is what we live for as…

Life

Your garden will survive the cold summer | Mike Stanley

For most of us gardeners, this has been a challenging spring to grow our veggies. The cool rainy…

Life

Grazing in the garden: Strawberries are ripening | The Gardener’s Way

One of the best things about an organic garden is being able to “graze” the fruits and vegetables…

Life

Vegetable gardens: Get started today | Mike Stanley

Mid-May is the very best time to be in the vegetable garden when you live in the Northwest.…

Life

Successful organic garden starts with the soil | Gardener’s Way

If you grow fruit and vegetables in this area, you have to deal with slugs everywhere, maggots in…

Produce from the Federal Way Senior Center’s Community Garden

Life

Gardener’s Way: The right space for your garden

When I am choosing seeds, one of the first things I look at is the “days to maturity”…

Produce from the Federal Way Senior Center’s Community Garden

Life

Start a veggie garden with ease | The Gardener’s Way

The chocolate cherry and striped roma tomatoes were a big hit at the Federal Way Community Garden last…

Mike Stanley is a Master Gardener at the Federal Way Senior Center's community garden.

Life

The Gardener’s Way: Start growing your vegetables today | VIDEO

“This is my year. I have talked about it and this year I am really going to do…