Upcoming Events

Saturday October 24th - Community Planting Party

Join us for this very exciting event to plant the first trees and shrubs at the FFAB.

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 23000 Lakeview Dr., Mountlake Terrace

October 2 - November 1 - FFAB Shirt Sales

We are powered by YOU! You can help us out by:

-Donating directly to the FFAB via Zeffy

-In-kind donations of gardening and building supplies, tools, plants, or materials

-Buy our merch! All profit from merch sales go directly to the FFAB. Click the MERCH link below to purchase Have a FFAB Day shirts through November 1, 2026.

MERCH

Past Events

Thursday October 8th - FFAB Fundraiser

Join us from 6 PM to 8PM at Evergreen Bottle Shop for a brewer's night event. Evergreen Bottle Shop will be hosting Watts Brewing Company for the evening. It will be a fun night with great beer and a raffle. A portion of Watts beer sales will be donated to the FFAB.

22828 56th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043

Sunday October 4th - Food Forest Work Party

Our last scheduled sheet mulching event before planting! Tasks will include removing tape from cardboard, placing cardboard to block grass, and spreading wood chips.

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 23000 Lakeview Dr., Mountlake Terrace

Saturday Sept 19th - Food Forest Work Party

We are getting the site ready for planting! Help us prepare the future food forest using an environmentally friendly sheet mulching method by laying down cardboard and covering it with wood chips.

Bring your gardening gloves and a water bottle, and wear clothes you don't mind getting a little dirty. Stay for the whole work party or just stop by and lend a hand for a little while - every bit of help makes a difference.

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 23000 Lakeview Dr., Mountlake Terrace

Thursday September 10th - Volunteer Social

Join your neighbors for a fun evening of community, learning, and volunteering! Pitch in by helping cut bamboo poles that will be used to protect future plantings and enjoy snacks and refreshments while exploring the food forest design. We encourage you to bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs, along with hand pruners or loppers and bamboo poles if you have them. We can't wait to see you at the FFAB!

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM; 23000 Lakeview Dr., Mountlake Terrace

Saturday August 22nd - FIRST Food Forest Work Party

We are getting the site ready for planting! Help us prepare the future food forest using an environmentally friendly sheet mulching method by laying down cardboard and covering it with wood chips.

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 23000 Lakeview Dr., Mountlake Terrace

Tuesday August 4th - Information Table

Stop by Evergreen Playfield between 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM for a family friendly event that combines entertainment, food and community and visit us at our table to talk about the latest with the FFAB & BOG.

22205 56th Ave. W Mountlake Terrace

Saturday July 25th - Information Table

Stop by Ballinger Park between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM for a good cause to benefit the Concern for Neighbors Food Bank and see us at our table to talk about the FFAB & BOG.

23000 LakeView Dr. Mountlake Terrace

April 30, 2026 - Trivia Night Fundraiser

Join us at Hemlock State Brewing Company for a fun evening to raise some money for the FFAB and test our knowledge of food and forests.

Trivia will start at 7PM. MLT's very own, comedian Kermet Apio will be our trivia host for the night.

Hemlock State Brewing Company 23601 56th Ave. W, Suite 400, Mountlake Terrace

March 29, 2026 - Seed Share

The BOG will be hosting a seed swap at the MLT Library on March 29, 2-4pm. Join us to browse the BOG Free Seed Library, and share seeds with your neighbors.

May 2, 2026 - Seed and Plant Share

Join us at the MLT Library for the second seed share event of 2026. This event will include plant starts and divisions, as well as seeds.

Wand to learn more about potting up or starting seeds indoors? Thanks to a partnership with Verdant Health Commission, we will have an educational table at this event where you can plant your own seeds to take home. Find us on the back patio and get your hands in the dirt!

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ffab@mltcf.org

The Food Forest at Ballinger is maintained by volunteers and managed by the Mountlake Terrace Community Foundation, a 501c[3] tax-exempt organization, with support from the City of Mountlake Terrace.

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