Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands
(Formerly Atlantic City Nursery)
Project Information

Location: 5513 S Cloverdale St, Seattle WA 98118

Project Status

May 2012
Parks and the Friends of Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands (RBUFW) have selected the consultant Architect and Engineer (A/E) team for design Berger Partnership.

Parks, the Friends of RBUFW and the Berger Partnership will be working together on the public planning process for the renovation of the nursery space into an urban farm and restoring the existing wetlands. Public Meetings will begin in June 2012.

Seattle Parks and Recreation selected Seattle Tilth and the Friends of RBUFW in 2011 through a competitive public selection process for the development and long-term operation of an urban agriculture and wetland preservation and enhancement project. Parks has completed negotiations with Seattle Tilth and the Friends of RBUFW for the Operator Contract. City Council Approval of the contract is slated for June 2012.

Project Description

This project was selected for the first round of Parks and Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Funding. The application received in this community-initiated process is a preliminary concept and the final design may be constrained by the project budget.

The goal of the project is to establish a unique green infrastructure development project transforming the Atlantic City Nursery into a working organic urban farm and demonstration wetlands restoration site.

This project will go through Park’s public involvement procedure which includes public meetings and community input. It will also go through an internal Parks process to ensure the most effective implementation.

The property is the low area that separates the Pritchard Island residential area from the original lake shoreline and the residential area to the west. The property is bordered on the north and south by adjacent park property; Pritchard Island Beach Park (separated by Cloverdale) and Beer Sheva/Atlantic City Park to the south and west.

Seattle Parks and Recreation’s “Atlantic City Nursery” was closed January 2010. The Atlantic City Nursery was included in the Shoreline Management Study.

In November 2010 the Acting Superintendent, Christopher Williams endorsed the Use Plan proposed by the Board of Park Commissioners for Atlantic City Nursery site. Please see attached. The Acting Superintendent supports the urban agriculture use, improving safety and providing for public access for the site.

Community Participation

• RFQ
• RFQ - Questions & Answers
• Design Program
• Opportunity Fund Application
• NMF Large Fund Application
• Draft MOA

• Agenda
• Sign In
• Notes

• Agenda
• Meeting Notes
• Public Involvement Summary

• Questions & Answers

• Agenda
• Meeting Notes
• Concept Board
• Timeline

Important Links

• Seattle Parks and Recreation
• Parks & Green Spaces Levy
• Parks and Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Fund
• Beer Sheva Park
• Pritchard Island Beach
• Shoreline Management Study
• Request for Proposals
• 2010: The Year of Urban Agriculture
• Parks Urban Food Systems (PUFS)
• Seattle Tilth

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