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"Try mass transit if you can't walk or bike."  We Need Your Help!
Ever borrow a tool from your neighbor?
Ever wish they had a better selection?
Sustainable West Seattle has won a grant from the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and has set up a tool lending library. You can find out more information or check out our inventory!
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Visit the Sustainable West Seattle booth at the West Seattle Farmers Market. We’re here to help you with your questions about being more sustainable, about being a bit more green, and we’re here to take your left-over or under-used tools for the West Seattle Tool Library. Look for us along the alley next to Key Bank. We’re tabling at the Farmers Market roughly every other Sunday – working with the ...continue reading
Buy your tickets now, this event WILL sell out again!! Eat Local Now! Dinner will celebrate it’s seventh year running on September 30th, 2010! Always a sell-out, this year Sustainable West Seattle, West Seattle CoolMom, Seattle Good Business Network (formerly BALLE Seattle), and Herban Feast are co-presenting this fundraising dinner. This year’s event is focused ...continue reading Sustainable West Seattle is offering two $50 scholarships (good towards reserved $65 admissions) to the 2010 Northwest Permaculture convergence held at South Seattle Community College from September 17-19. Applicants are must live within the SWS neighborhood (all of West Seattle and unincorporated King County West of the Duwamish river, and North of Burien), and submit the following information via email to brian@sustainablewestseattle.org before 5:00 pm on September 1, to be considered for the scholarships: Full Name, Street ...continue reading
Visit the Sustainable West Seattle booth at the West Seattle Farmers Market. We’re here to help you with your questions about being more sustainable, about being a bit more green, and we’re here to take your left-over or under-used tools for the West Seattle Tool Library. Look for us along the alley next to Key Bank. We’re tabling at the Farmers Market roughly every other Sunday – working with the Farmers Market Alliance folks to keep a non-profit and ...continue reading Seattle City Council approved Council Bill 116907, which updates the City’s Land Use code, allowing “urban farms” and “community gardens” in all zones, with some limitations in industrial zones. Seattle residents now have more freedom when it comes to growing their own food or raising their own chickens. Residents will now be able to sell food grown on their property and construct rooftop green houses (adding no more than 15 feet to building height limits)! “The code changes related to rooftop ...continue reading
Join your neighbors at the Alki Community Center as they host an evening of kid-friendly activities, including a very kid-friendly music act for their Community Picnic and Music in the Park at the Alki Playfield – just south of “Whale Tale” Park one block off the beach in Alki. Ten dollar bike helmets will be available for sale just in time for school so come on down. Bring your family and friends to meet your neighbors at the Alki Community Center’s ...continue reading
WANTED: Home Stays for Permaculture Convergence Attendees The 2010 NW Permaculture Convergence is happening in our own back yard this year. The Permaculture Convergence Organizing Committee is looking for West Seattle residents who are willing to host out-of-towners for the Convergence weekend, September 17-19. If you have a spare bed, a fold-out bed, a floor for a sleeping bag or two, or even an outdoor ...continue reading
The Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability (NBIS) Eco-Hour is being co-hosted by NBIS members Graphics Plus and Rhizome Design and Images at Graphics Plus, 10007 13th Avenue SW, in White Center.RSVP to this website: http://ecohouraugust.eventbrite.com/ NBIS Eco-Hour is a popular social hour for NBIS members and friends. Each monthly Eco-Hour is hosted by an NBIS member company and provides an opportunity for members to showcase ...continue reading
It will be a weekend packed with arts and outdoor experiences for people of all ages and from all walks of life. Festival goers will have access to a wide-range of performing arts including: Music Dance Aerial & fire performances Puppetry Marching bands;And, visitors ...continue reading Community Harvest of SW Seattle (CHOSS) is about to begin harvesting trees again this year. We are so grateful to all of our volunteers who have harvested over 100,000 pounds of fruit in the past 3 years. These pears, plums, apples, grapes and even kiwis were enjoyed by many at the local food banks who otherwise would not have been able to afford fresh local fruit. Are you interested in helping out this year? We will be harvesting Thursday ...continue reading |
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