Archive for the “Landscaping” CategoryThe NRV Landscape Committee invites you to join your neighbors for a volunteer workparty on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 10am in Viewpoint Park to cut ivy off the trees in the back of the park. Impact will provide some tools, but bring your favorite ivy whacker, if you have one, and your gloves. We’ll spend a couple hours pulling down the ivy that’s grown up in the last three years. With any luck, there might even be refreshments!
The September neighborhood clean up will be Saturday, Sept. 11, at 10am at the Central Park. Come on out, bring your gloves if you have them, spend some time with your neighbors and beautify our neighborhood. Oh, and grab some coffee and doughnuts, too!
For volunteer opportunities and more information, check out www.rainiervalleygardentour.com.
The next Community Cleanup will be Saturday, July 10th at 10am. Meet in the Central Park for doughnuts, coffee, neighbors, and a chance to tidy up the neighborhood. Please bring gloves if you have them; grabbers and bags are provided.
There’s a meeting this Thursday, June 17, from 5:30-7:30 at 4520 MLK (Boys & Girls Club). This playground has been selected for KaBOOM participation and sponsorship - it’s crucial there’s a large turnout for this event! Come bring your ideas for our new playground! Limited childcare will be provided; if you need it, please sign up with Tom at 206-436-1904.
Come out this Saturday (tomorrow! May 1!) at 10am for our monthly community clean up. Join your neighbors, enjoy coffee and doughnuts, and help keep our neighborhood clean. Bring gloves if you have them; bags and grabbers provided.
There will be a community meeting for the Urban Farm next Monday, April 26, at 6pm. The landscape architect will be presenting the three designs he’s developed out of the comments and feedback from the last community meeting in March. Monday’s meeting should include an opportunity to provide further feedback and refinement on these designs as well as a chance to ask questions about the project in general. Monday, April 26 Questions or comments? Contact urbanfarm@solid-ground.org.
Come out and help make our neighborhood look good. Mingle with your neighbors, too. This is a great way for students to earn their community service hours. And Free Coffee and Donuts! Saturday 03/6/2010
Save the date for a Neighborhood Survey and Garden Design Meeting and Dinner. March 3, 2010 Bring the family and have a say in the design, use and programs of the new Urban Farm going in at the north end of New Rainier Vista. Plans currently include giving gardens, seed saving, and a youth garden. What else would help you benefit most from our farm?
 
Seattle Community Farm coming to NRVPosted by: webmaster in Food, Health, Kids, Landscaping, Social, VolunteerThe January sky lightens up a bit, and thoughts turn toward spring. With the help of the Department of Neighborhoods, the Seattle Housing Authority, and other community partners, LettuceLink is working to transform half an acre in the New Rainier Vista neighborhood into a giving and teaching garden. This garden will be located at the north end of NRV, between Andover and Yancey and next to the Habitat site.
Modeled after Marra Farm, the Seattle Community Farm will be a space for low-income residents of Rainier Valley to grow food for themselves and to share with the Rainier Valley Food Bank. While the garden will focus on food production, there will be many chances for gathering, celebrating, and learning. Garden education opportunities will be available throughout the growing season—seed saving, children’s gardening, and food preparation workshops are all being considered. Jamie Robinson and Leslie Heimer of Solid Ground and Lettuce Link are coordinating outreach activities in and around New Rainier Vista: asking neighbors what they would like to grow, how they would like the garden to look, and how they will be involved. They are particularly interested in hearing ideas for celebrations and community gatherings that can take place in the garden. When neighbors come together to break bread (or chard or broccoli for that matter), strong communities can take shape. If you are interested in being involved in the Seattle Community Farm, please contact Jamie Robinson at jamier@solid-ground.org, or Leslie Heimer at leslieh@solid-ground.org. There will be many opportunities to share your ideas, or just get your hands dirty.
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The Columbia City Garden Tour is now the Rainier Valley Sustainable Garden Tour. There will be three tour pods, one each in Othello, Columbia Flats and Genesee, on Saturday, July 17, from 10am to 5pm. Tickets are $5/person and can per purchased in advance at KC’s Flowers in Columbia City.