Information provided by Ruth Callard, Chair of the Freeway Estates Community Orchard Marketing Committee Growth of many kinds is underway at the Freeway Estates Community Orchard! Fruit and nut trees have recently been planted, a landscape architect will be hired, and a new website is now live! The Orchard recieved a… [ Keep reading ]
The 2012 Report to the Community is now available, providing an overview of the many activities of our department last year. To receive a hard copy, email wendy.watson@seattle.gov. To read the electronic version, click here.
by Jenny Frankl, North Region Neighborhood District Coordinator It was a gorgeous, sunny Saturday for the 20th annual “U-District Community Clean-Up” on May 11th, 2013. Over 140 U-District neighbors – including students, families, churches, local businesses, community groups, youth groups, and non-profits – came together to give the U-District that extra… [ Keep reading ]
Editor’s note: Our P-Patch gardens have “giving gardens,” plots where gardeners grow food for food banks and feeding programs with the help of Solid Ground’s Lettuce Link program. Last year, gardeners donated more than 26,000 pounds of produce. This story of an extraordinary gardener was shared with us by Lettuce… [ Keep reading ]
