Great news for urban farmers and community gardeners! Mayor McGinn announced December 18 the creation of additional space for growing food in the city. Approximately 185 P-Patch community garden plots will be developed or made available, along with 14,500 square feet of land dedicated to large tract gardening. Funding is… [ Keep reading ]
Neighborhood Matching Fund fall grants were announced on December 3, with over $2 million being awarded to groups for both Large Projects (up to $100,000) and Small and Simple Projects (up to $20,000). Among the many great awards this fall (PDF) to groups working to better our community, there were… [ Keep reading ]
The work of the City of Seattle and King County to make their operations more sustainable and help residents reduce their environmental impact has caught the attention of STAR Community Rating System. Both Seattle and King County have been invited to participate in the STAR Community Pilot Program. The program… [ Keep reading ]
Are you a landscape architect or other design professional working with teams designing green roofs and living walls? This workshop will provide information to help you understand this complex and evolving design environment. The workshop will be held on December 12 from 1:00-5:00 pm at the Center for Urban Horticulture in… [ Keep reading ]
Our children’s and grandchildren’s health is affected by our exposure to what we eat, our lifestyles, and our exposure to introduced chemicals in our environment. Find out more about new research in epigenetics at “Beyond Nature vs. Nurture: Our past becomes our children’s future.” Sustainable Path Foundation presents the event on… [ Keep reading ]
The American Institute of Architects Washington Council and the Masonry Institute of Washington present the fall masonry symposium on November 8 at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Seattle. Attend the symposium to learn about how masonry, when designed into our built environment, supports a shared vision of a sustainable future. The… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle continues to strengthen equal access to local and healthy foods with the Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance (NFMA) Fresh Bucks pilot program. Now the program has been extended through December 31, 2012. Fresh Bucks stretches the value of purchases made with SNAP electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards… [ Keep reading ]
To mark Food Day (October 24th)—a nationwide celebration and movement toward more healthy, affordable and sustainable food—the City of Seattle released the Seattle Food Action Plan at an event held at Stockbox Grocers in South Park. The Action Plan outlines actions the City will pursue over the next 3-5 years to… [ Keep reading ]
“There’s No Place Like Home,” also known as the Blue House, is coming to a neighborhood near you. The 13-foot-tall Victorian house, created by Lucia Neare’s Theatrical Wonders, will roam the streets of Seattle on an alternative energy truck to deliver messages of energy conservation and sustainability. The first stop… [ Keep reading ]
Join Biomimicry Puget Sound for the local network kick-off on November 1. The evening will feature three quick presentations, with dynamic networking fun between them. Biomimicry Snapshot Urban Greenprint Project Presentation Keynote Presentation— Biomimicry Applied to Design: Case Studies of International Biomimicry Projects, by Thomas Knittel, member of the Biomimicry… [ Keep reading ]
