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Come celebrate our volunteers, the farm, and the harvest with:
- A potluck dinner (if you can, bring the recipe for your dish to share as well)
- An apple cider press
- Conversations and sharing stories with your friends and neighbors
The party is on Tuesday September 13th 6 – 8pm at The Seattle Community Farm, which is located just west of MLK in between Lilac and Andover Streets. It’s directly behind the new Habitat for Humanity houses.
For more information, contact Mariah Pepper at 206-387-6644 or urbanfarm@solid-ground.org.
Looking for an outdoor space to host a meal or event? The Seattle Community Farm is offering the use of its Community Space free to any group, organization, or even family in neighborhood that wants to use it.
The Community Space consists of three large concrete tables and some seating along the wall, and is a great place to set up potlucks or other informal gatherings. We just ask that you make sure everyone stays out of the garden beds, and that you’re respectful of the farm’s neighbors by keeping noise down after dark.
If you’re interested in using the space, please contact Mariah Pepper at 206-387-6644 or urbanfarm@solid-ground.org.
Lettuce Link is pleased to announce the official Grand Opening of our newest project, The Seattle Community Farm at Rainier Vista! You are all invited to come by on Saturday, June 25, 2011 12 noon — 3pm.
Come celebrate our first growing season! Visit the farm, enjoy a light lunch, and hear about all the exciting things we’re doing. Bring your friends, bring your kids, and enjoy the day!
- 12pm — Food is served
- 12:30pm — Welcome & official opening
- 1-3pm — Children’s Games, Arts & Crafts, Farm Tours
The Farm is at the far north end of Rainier Vista, north of the P-Patch. For more information, please contact Mariah Pepper, Seattle Community Farm Outreach Coordinator at urbanfarm@solid-ground.org or 206.387.6644.
The Seattle Community Farm (aka the Urban Farm to the north of the Dakota P-Patch at the north end of NRV) will be having a Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, June 25th from 12 - 3pm. Come celebrate the farm’s first growing season with food, stories, and a chance to help paint a street mural at the top of Lilac St S.
Seattle Tilth and the Seattle Community Farm are sponsoring a four-part gardening class that will teach you how to start or maintain your Northwest garden. Interpretation will be available in Vietnamese, Chinese (Cantonese) and Somali.
Tuesdays from 5:30 – 6:30pm:
May 3rd
June 7th
July 5th
August 2nd
Classes take place at the Seattle Community Farm, immediately north of New Rainier Vista.
Each class will focus on growing food in the Northwest and will begin with a lecture or demonstration. You can come to all four classes, or just the ones that interest you. Participants are encouraged to put their new skills to use by staying for the Seattle Community Farm’s regular Work Party, which goes until 8pm.
Please tell us if you are planning to come, or drop by. Classes are FREE. Questions? Contact us at urbanfarm@solid-ground.org or (206) 694-6746 x2
Thanks to everyone who attended our Community Meeting on Feb 28th! We got some really good feedback about what type of crops to grow and what kind of classes/workshops to offer. In a matter of months, you’ll see the vegetables you requested growing on the farm!
To read more about the meeting and see a few pictures, check out Lettuce Link’s blog post.
Now that we have a better plan for the farm, we can start working!
We will have Volunteer Work Parties every Tuesday and Saturday from 10am to 2pm at the farm. Please come for any amount of time during those hours that works for you. We take a lunch break at 12 or 12:30, so if you’re planning on staying the whole time, we suggest you bring a lunch.
As it stays light later and the weather warms up, we’ll be shifting Tuesday work parties to a late afternoon/evening time and adding another weekday morning. Please let us know if there is a different time that will work better for you. We are open to changing our work party schedule so that more people can come.
Please feel free to contact Mariah Pepper, Outreach Coordinator ((206) 387-6644 or mariahp@solid-ground.org) or Scott Behmer, Farm Coordinator ((206)-694-6828 or scottb@solid-ground.org.
It’s getting towards spring, and the Seattle Community Farm (at the north end of NRV) is planning their first growing season. They’d like to share their plans with you, so everyone is invited to a Community Meeting on Monday, February 28th from 6 – 7:30 pm at Neighborhood House. At the meeting you will:
- Help decide what to plant. Vote for what vegetables you want to grow and eat!
- Hear about the Work Trade Program and how you can get involved
- Hear about other program ideas, such as a Children’s Garden and gardening classes
There will be food and childcare provided at the meeting. There will be interpreters for Chinese, Vietnamese, Somali and Amharic.
Also, plan now for the first work party of the year on Saturday March 5th.
For more information, contact Mariah Pepper at mariahp@solid-ground.org or 206-387-6644 or Scott Behmer at scottb@solid-ground.org or 206-694-6828.
The grading and terracing at the Urban Farm (officially it’s the Seattle Community Farm) is nearly done. The first volunteer opportunity at the Farm is coming soon! Come out and help move wood chips over paths, add mulch to the planting areas and build a few small retaining walls.
Saturday, November 20
9am - 2pm
Rain or Shine!
Bring your lunch or a snack and plenty of water.
For more information, email the farm manager, Scott Behmer, at Scottb@Solid-Ground.org.
The Seattle Community Farm at Rainier Vista is excited to unveil its final design (see previous post)! The feedback we heard from the neighborhood has helped to develop a beautiful design for growing, sharing, and gathering around food.
Our volunteer Landscape Architect, Eric Higbee, has been working with the Seattle Housing Authority, P-Patch Program, and Solid Ground in order to create a garden design that will enrich the Rainier Vista neighborhood and immediate surroundings.
The prominent characteristic of this design is the “long tables.” Three long tables will stretch the width of the cul-de-sac at S. Lilac Street. These tables will be used for teaching, eating, and harvesting. Whether or not you’re an avid gardener, this space belongs to everyone in the neighborhood. Coffee, barbeques, and birthday parties are all encouraged!
A children’s garden will be developed south of the cul-de-sac, while terraced garden beds will be built on the northern end. Compost bins will dot the western edge of the garden, and there are plans for a street painting in the cul-de-sac. We heard from many residents that the space should be fenced in; a four foot fence is planned for the food production space in the garden.
The Seattle Community Farm at Rainier Vista is currently accepting proposals from contractors, with construction slated to begin in July. Community members are invited to join the work parties beginning in August, with an opening celebration on September 25th, 2010. If you would like to be involved with small construction projects or artistic contributions to the garden, please contact us! You can reach Leslie Heimer and Jamie Robinson, the Farm’s Outreach & Development team, at 206.694.6829 or urbanfarm@solid-ground.org. Do you have ideas for scarecrows, worm bins, garden signs, or another art project? Give us a call!
On behalf of the whole team at the Seattle Community Farm project, we can’t wait to work and grow alongside you in the garden…
The final design for the Urban Farm (going in at the north end of the Vista) has been approved and released. If the little image above isn’t enough, there’s a large PDF file available as well.
Timeline information has not been announced or released yet.
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