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Civic Cocktail Features Segment on Urban Agriculture

 Laura Raymond from our P-Patch program answers questions on urban agriculture in this segment of Civic Cocktail, an event where a panel of pros discuss a range of topics and answer questions from a live audience. Civic Cocktail is a joint production of the Seattle Channel, Seattle City Club, and Crosscut.  Click here

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Posted: May 3rd, 2013 under Ballard District, Central District, Downtown District, East District, Environmental issues, Front Porch, General, Greater Duwamish District, Lake Union District, North District, Northeast District, Northwest District, P-Patch, Southeast District, Southwest District.
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Get the latest buzz on the West Seattle Bee Garden as reported in the West Seattle Blog

Read the latest updates on this Neighborhood Matching Fund project, and see how you can help get  it ready for the bees grand arrival in May!   http://westseattleblog.com/

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Posted: March 13th, 2013 under Environmental issues, Front Porch, grants, Neighborhood Matching Fund, Southwest District, West Seattle.
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Congratulations to the Winners of CleanScapes Waste Reduction Rewards Competition!

The neighborhoods of Wedgwood, Meadowbrook, Inverness, Matthews Beach and View Ridge won the 2011/2012 CleanScape's Waste Reduction Rewards competition and will receive $50,000 towards a neighborhood project.  Click here to read more.

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Posted: February 12th, 2013 under Environmental issues, Front Porch, General, Grant Opportunities, grants, Northeast District, Wedgwood.
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Call for Presentations for the American Community Gardening Assoc. National Conference

In August, Seattle is hosting the American Community Gardening Association National Conference, an annual event showcasing community gardening and its place in the community food system. We are excited to highlight progressive gardening and greening activities in the Pacific Northwest and to learn about activities in other parts of the country and the

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Posted: January 31st, 2013 under Ballard District, Central District, Delridge District, Downtown District, East District, Environmental issues, Front Porch, General, Greater Duwamish District, Lake Union District, North District, Northeast District, Northwest District, P-Patch, Queen Anne/Magnolia District, Southeast District, Southwest District.
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Join your Neighbors for a Neighbor Appreciation Day Waterfront Clean-up!

Meet your Downtown neighbors in celebration of Neighbor Appreciation Day on February 9 and help clean up the waterfront!  Councilmember Sally Bagshaw will be pitching in, supplies will be provided by the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, and Ivars will be providing free lunch for members of the clean-up crew!  Click here for

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Posted: January 17th, 2013 under Downtown District, Environmental issues, Front Porch, General, Neighbor Appreciation Day.
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Every Drop Counts: P-Patch Water Conservation Contest Results!

In early 2011 the P-Patch program decided to hold a water conservation contest. The goals were rooted not only in saving money for the program, but also in the ethic of conserving one of the most precious resources on earth. The initial goal was to reduce water consumption by 10%. We met our goal in 2011; however, this year we far surpassed it, reducing consumption by just under 20%. That translates into a savings of 731,544 gallons of water!

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Posted: January 14th, 2013 under Central District, Downtown District, Environmental issues, Front Porch, General, P-Patch.
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Celebrate Think Outside the Car

West Seattle CoolMom and the Think Outside the Car Steering Committee invite you to celebrate our Neighborhood Matching Fund supported project  Think Outside the Car! Hosted by: West Seattle CoolMom Fauntleroy Church 9140 California Ave. SW Seattle, WA 98136 Monday, December 1, 6:30-8:30PM WHAT Watch our Think Outside the Car video Share hors

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Posted: November 20th, 2012 under Environmental issues, Front Porch, General, grants, Neighborhood Matching Fund, Southwest District, Transportation, West Seattle.
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Calling for volunteers to help educate motorists about car idling

Volunteer on November 17 to help educate motorists about car Idling and help promote cleaner air. You can sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BACA82CA64-fauntleroy Did you know that 10 seconds of idling uses more fuel than turning off the engine and restarting it? And, that an idling vehicle emits 20 times more pollution than

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Posted: November 9th, 2012 under Environmental issues, Front Porch, Neighborhood Matching Fund, Southwest District, West Seattle.
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Fiskars’ Project Orange Thumb seeks applications for community garden grants and makeovers

To help communities achieve their neighborhood beautification goals and support healthy, sustainable food sources, nonprofit organizations in the United States and Canada are invited to apply for ten grants of $5,000 and a complete garden makeover....  Deadline: December 15, 2012  Posted: October 8, 2012 http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=395700006

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Posted: October 11th, 2012 under Ballard District, Central District, Delridge District, Downtown District, East District, Environmental issues, Front Porch, Grant Opportunities, grants, Greater Duwamish District, Lake Union District, North District, Northeast District, Northwest District, P-Patch, Queen Anne/Magnolia District, Southeast District, Southwest District.
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Last call – trees for neighborhoods!

Great news Seattle neighbors!  Seattle reLeaf still has free trees for residential yards available through the Trees for Neighborhoods program including western red cedar and fernleaf beech. The deadline to apply for one of these handsome trees is October 21st, so apply now: http://www.seattle.gov/trees/treesforneighborhoods.htm.  

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Posted: October 2nd, 2012 under Ballard District, Delridge District, Downtown District, East District, Environmental issues, Front Porch, Greater Duwamish District, Lake Union District, North District, Northeast District, Northwest District, Queen Anne/Magnolia District, Southeast District, Southwest District.
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