Urban Agriculture Happenings
Food in the City of Seattle-Office of Sustainability

Growing Food in the City-Seattle Public Utilities

Table of Contents

• Educational Opportunities (Gardening, Harvesting, Leadership, etc...)

• Urban Agriculture  (Growing food in or near the city. Includes community gardens some with market activities)

• Urban/Local Healthy Food (Preparing /Eating and Education and/or Activism)

• Urban Ag Retail/Consulting Businesses (Selling urban-grown food & related services)

Educational Opportunities (Gardening, Harvesting, Leadership, etc...)

• USDA People's Gardens Webinars Click here to sign up

*Wednesday, October 19
**Webinar: Pollinators For Your Garden *with Dr. Jeff S. Pettis, research
leader with USDA-Agricultural Research Service Bee Research
Laboratory<http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/site_main.htm?modecode=12-75-05-00>in
Beltsville, Maryland.

Pollinators are essential to any gardening endeavor. Hear about the variety
of native or wild pollinators and things you can do to encourage or increase
them in your area.

*Wednesday, October 26
**Webinar: Food Stamps Grow Gardens! Leveraging SNAP to grow gardens across
America *with Daniel Bowman Simon, founder of SNAP
Gardens<http://www.snapgardens.org/>

Did you know that you can use SNAP (formerly known as Food Stamps) benefits
to help plant a garden? This session will provide ideas for how
garden-minded professionals and amateurs alike can spread awareness and
connect SNAP recipients to resources and information that will enable
productive gardening experiences for all.

*Wednesday, November 2
**Webinar: Extending the Growing Season Using High Tunnels and Hoop
Houses *with
Ron Cordsiemon, Missouri Plant Materials
Center<http://www.plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/MOPMC/>Manager for
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service in Elsberry,
Missouri

High tunnels and hoop houses can be used to increase the growing season of a
variety of plants. This session will cover the different types of structures
used and the time and expense involved for construction. This session also
will look at the potential for increased production among different types of
vegetables.

Urban Agriculture  (Growing food in or near the city. Includes community gardens some with market activities)

• P-Patch Market Gardens: http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/ppatch/marketgardens/
• Seattle Tilth:  http://seattletilth.org/
• Alley Cat Acres:  http://www.alleycatacres.com/
  
• Ground Up:  http://groundupproject.blogspot.com/
  
• Clean Greens:  http://www.cleangreensfarm.com/
  
• City Fruit:  http://cityfruit.org/
  
• Community Orchard of West Seattle:  http://fruitinwestseattle.org/
  
• Harvest Collective: http://harvestcollective.wordpress.com/
  
• Urban Land Army (Bucket Brigades): http://www.urbanlandarmy.com/
  
• Gilman Gardens:http://www.queenanneview.com/2010/03/29/friends-of-gilman-urban-gardens-set-to-work/http://www.queenanneview.com/2010/03/29/friends-of-gilman-urban-gardens-set-to-work/
  
• City Kids Farm: http://www.citykidfarms.net/
  
• Rainer Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands- Atlantic City Nursery: http://uwfarm.org/rbuf/about/
  
• Just Garden Project (Support from Tilth, United Way): http://www.justgarden.org/
• Seattle Parks Urban Food Systems (PUFS): http://www.seattle.gov/parks/pufs/default.htm   
• Miller Community Center Community School Garden (partnership between Parks, King County and International School) http://millergarden.wordpress.com/

Urban/Local Healthy Food (Preparing /Eating and Education and/or Activism)

• Solid Ground/ Lettuce Link: http://www.solid-ground.org/Programs/Nutrition/Lettuce/Pages/default.aspx
• FEEST:  http://feestseattle.wordpress.com/
• Community Kitchens NW: http://www.communitykitchensnw.org/
• Rainier Valley Eats (Community Kitchens, Tilth, & other partners):   http://www.rainiervalleyeats.org/?page_id=9
• Healthy & Active Rainier Valley (SKPH w/ Partners):  http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/chronic/steps/harvc.aspx
• Green Plate Special (also have community garden): http://greenplatespecial.org/
• Crave (Cultivating Radical Activism, Vitality and Education): http://www.socialheartistryeducators.org/SHE/CRAVE/CRAVE.html
• CAGJ (Community Alliance for Global Justice)  Food Justice Project:   http://www.seattleglobaljustice.org/food-justice/

Urban Ag Retail/Consulting Businesses (Selling urban-grown food & related services)

• Stockbox Grocers:  http://stockboxgrocers.com/
• Healthy Corner Stores Project – Delridge: http://healthycornerstores.org/wp-content/uploads/resources/Delridge_HCS_Toolkit.pdf
• Cascadian Edible Landscapes: http://www.eatyouryard.com/
• Amaranth Urban Farm: http://www.amaranthurbanfarm.com/?page_id=17
• Urban Farm Co: http://www.seattleurbanfarmco.com/
• Urban Bee Company: http://www.naturallygrown.org/farms/2779  
• Ballard Bee Company: http://www.ballardbeecompany.com/Ballard_Bee_Company/Welcome.html
• Walt's Organic Fertilizer Co: http://waltsorganic.com/
• Seattle Farm Coop: http://www.seattlefarmcoop.com/