Just a friendly reminder that the next NRV Traffic & Safety Committee Meeting will be held Monday, April 05 from 6:45pm to 7:45pm at the Neighborhood House’s Paul Allen room (4410 29th Avenue South). Please note: the meeting time has changed to 6:45pm.
Topics below will be discussed at the meeting:
- Discussion of Block Watch implementation with SHA Impact Property Management (Mr. Willard Brown) and Security Trans staff
- Curb Painting near alley
- Phase II construction update
- South Precinct Meeting update
- Meeting frequency
Please contact Naomi Chang at nchang@seattlehousing.org with questions or for more info.
There was an informative one-sheet about the Urban Farm available at the P-Patch Gardeners’ Gathering this morning. Here’s the scoop:
Seattle Community Farm
- Will turn unused urban land into a farm for local residents and volunteers, with the produce going to low-income residents, the Rainier Valley Food Bank, Teen and Childcare programs.
- Is modeling a shared garden rather than individual plots.
- Will have staff on-site managing operations and coordinating volunteers; residents who volunteer will receive fresh produce.
- Will help teach children and youth about gardening and eating healthy foods.
- Will respect the ethnic, racial and cultural richness of Rainier Valley.
- Is a partnership among Solid Ground, Seattle Housing Authority, the P-Patch Program, and YOU.
Expected Timeline
- Nov 09 - Feb 10: Talking with Rainier Valley residents and service providers about the concept, soliciting concerns and visionary ideas.
- Mar - May 2010: Design meetings and design work
- May - June 2010: Land terracing, construction and community work parties
- June - July 2010: First seeds planted
- Sept 2010: Official opening and community celebration
How can you be involved?
Design: From your suggestions offered at the March 3rd design meeting, the volunteer Landscape Architect, Eric Higbee, will create three options. In April, we will ask you for your feedback and this will help create a final design that we will share with you before construction.
Create: Join coordinated work parties to lay paths, dig garden beds, haul compost, plant and craft art for the site.
Garden: Plant, weed, harvest, eat and learn together. Produce will be shared with volunteers who need it and with the Rainier Valley Food Bank and other programs. There is no fee to participate, just a dedication and willingness to work together.
The Seattle Community Farm and Good Food Project is creating an urban farm at New Rainier Vista to grow food for hungry people while providing garden education, market garden & retail produce opportunities in Rainier Valley, the Central Area, and Delridge. For more information on the Seattle Community Farm, email urbanfarm@solid-ground.org.
On March 3rd the Seattle Community Farm team held a meeting with the community of Rainier Vista. The meeting was held to get a better understanding of the people who live in the neighborhood, and how it functions as a community. One portion of the meeting was dedicated to the new urban farm–with the intention of gathering feedback for its design.
The meeting was a total success! We had dinner donated from restaurants in the area and free childcare. About 50 people came to the meeting from seven different language groups- with interpreters for five languages- Somali, Tigrinya, Vietnamese, Cantonese, and Amharic. Using visual surveys and conversational exercises, we got some great responses. Our wonderful landscape architect, Eric Higbee, is currently using neighborhood feedback to guide his design process.
Look back for updates! Designs for the Seattle Community Farm will be available for public response in April. And as always, if you have any questions please feel free to call (206) 694-6829 or email urbanfarm@solid-ground.org.
The Neighborhood House would like to extend a special invitation to the community for the Launch Event of the Technology Center in the Neighborhood House on Tuesday, March 23rd at 5pm. Come celebrate the newly revitalized Technology Center here at New Rainier Vista with food, fun and raffles. The Technology Center now offers many programs, classes and extended hours to help bridge the digital divide in Rainier Valley. We hope you can join us on this special evening.
The Traffic and Safety Committee meeting that was scheduled for tonight (Monday, March 1) has been postponed. The next meeting will be Monday, April 5, at 6:45pm in the Paul Allen room at the Neighborhood House.
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