We have some amazing women heading up the Community Garden this year. Now that we have insurance through the Chamber of Commerce We can Rock and Roll!! Keep an eye out cause we are adventuring into the world of grants...so keep your fingers crossed for us!!
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Showing posts with label SLUH Events. Show all posts
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Some Garden Prep...
We have some amazing women heading up the Community Garden this year. Now that we have insurance through the Chamber of Commerce We can Rock and Roll!! Keep an eye out cause we are adventuring into the world of grants...so keep your fingers crossed for us!!
Soap Lake Farmers Market
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PRODUCE COMING IN JULY!!
FARMERS MARKET BEGINS SUNDAY JUNE 7TH
The Farmers Market begins Sunday June 7th.
The farmers market produce usually shows up in July so we have themed June as our plant month. In favor of this new tradition we are inviting all gardeners large and small with extra seedling to sell at the market this year...no table fees for the month of June. So if you sell at the farmers market for the month of June and MORE THAN HALF of what you are selling is seedlings/starts you only have to pay your $20 member fee...no table fees in June. We want to promote our community to grow their own and keep it local. You can download and print your application below.
Soap Lake Community Garden Work Day Saturday 4/6/2013
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| Laying out spiral herb garden |
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| Volunteers laying Giving Garden |
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| Washington Army National Guard vounteer (photo courtesy Empire Feeds) |
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| The beginnings of Soap Lake Community Garden...the beds (photo courtesy Empire Feeds) |
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| Washington Army National Guard vounteer laying kids garden (photo courtesy Empire Feeds) |
August Update!!
Just an update at where we are at with the SLUH
projects. Some of you maybe wondering what is going on with the community
garden or if there is going to be a SL Farmer’s market or how to donate to the
Foodpool…
Community Garden ~
We are a rockin and a rollin!! Water is in and
land has been cleared. Our Bed making workday is Saturday August 11th
8 am to 2 pm! We will be working on making 8 beds instead of 12 this year
because we are so late in the season but will be making more beds as they are
needed. Half the community garden will have beds available for rent and the
back half will be our community’s “Giving Garden” that will feed our community
family through our food bank.
Project Coordinator
Tracy
Gardener Contact Info: tracyjayne@live.com
509-460-1040
Farmer’s Market ~
We are still working on our insurance for our
event permit with the city. We are hoping for a Fall Farmer’s Market ;-)
Project Coordinator
Candice Ruffle Contact Info: 509-264-8072
Foodpool ~
We are now taking volunteers and donations for
the Foodpool. If you are someone who would like to volunteer a Tuesday morning
to collect donations or if you have garden goodies to donate (or anything else
for that matter :) Let us know
Project Coordinator
Jennifer Peterson Contact info: SLUH@nctv.com 509-312-9826
Nonprofit status ~
Our Treasurer Brenda Ready has all our nonprofit paper work in YAY!! We will keep you all updated as Brenda teaches us the lingo haha it has been a learning experience indeed and we are so very thankful to have someone as knowledgeable as Brenda jumping the paperwork loops for us.
☼ SLUH Programs Update ☼
Community Garden ~
As of now everything
has been approved and signed by the McKay board, city council, and mayor. The
hold up is us…what a twist LOL. It seems we need our nonprofit status after
all. How it is going to work is that
the City and McKay have the lease agreement and SLUH is going to manage the
project under the city. For this to work we must have at least nonprofit
status. We will be having a fall garden class once the garden is completed and
allowing fall gardening for those who are interested.
Farmer’s Market ~
As with the Garden we
must have nonprofit status & insurance for our event permit with the city.
We are hoping for a Fall Farmer’s Market ;-)
Foodpool ~
We are now taking
volunteers and donations for the foodpool. If you are someone who would like to
volunteer a Tuesday morning to collect donations or if you have garden goodies
to donate (or anything else for that matter :) get a hold of Jennifer Peterson
– SLUH@nctv.com,
www.Facebook.com/soaplakeurbanhomesteads,
or 509-312-9826
Where we’re at ~
So as of now our SLUH
secretary is looking into all the legalities of it all to make sure we have the
right nonprofit status appropriate to operate our programs (we must come up
with the green dough as well ;-). We appreciate everyone’s patience while
remembering we are a group of volunteers wanting to make a difference in our
community and are learning as we go. A garden and farmer’s market is new to
Soap Lake and are beneficial in so many ways…and we’ll get there!!
Chicken Ordinance Reading Tomorrow!!!!
Hey everyone!! Tomorrow night (4/4/2012) will be the reading of a draft of the chicken ordinance. I encourage everyone to attend if you want your voice heard!!
SLUH Field Trip...1 pm Tuesday March 20th
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| Ryan Lancaster/Columbia Basin Herald |
Just a reminder of our “field trip” tomorrow :) We will be meeting at the potential community garden lot across from John’s grocery. This is a ‘no touch’ field trip…still waiting for our land usage agreement from SAMIS. We will be met by two city officials…first about 1-ish we will be measuring the lots then about 1:30 we will have someone out to help us plan for water hookup. We also will discuss bed placement…so anyone interested in these plans is welcome to join us ☼
Soap Lake supports community garden plan
Soap Lake supports community garden plan
Slated for lot near Daisy Street
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| Ryan Lancaster/Columbia Basin Herald |
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| Ryan Lancaster/Columbia Basin Herald Jennifer Peterson addresses the Soap Lake City Council Wednesday regarding a community garden and the possibility of raising chickens within the city limits. |
Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:00 am
SOAP LAKE - The Soap Lake City Council approved the installation of a community garden on a lot near Daisy Street.
Soap Lake resident Jennifer Peterson spoke in favor of the concept in front of a crowded council chambers at the last meeting.
"This (lot) is visible from downtown and from the highway - it's an attraction both ways," she said. "The garden is meant to be a part of the community that everyone can interact with, residents and non-residents alike."
Peterson recently founded a group called Soap Lake Urban Homesteads in an effort to educate her neighbors on the benefits of a more self-sustainable lifestyle.
She asked the council to consider the garden as a park project and provide water to the site, saying she has rounded up community donations for other costs associated with the garden, which will contain about 10 to 12 plots.
While Peterson didn't have estimates for what it would cost the city to bring water to the site, Moses Lake Park Superintendent Roland Gonzales said that city spends about $1,300 a year on water for a community garden with about 70 plots. He added the cost is offset by a modest per-season charge to gardeners of $5-$25, depending on plot size.
Councilman John Glassco said he'd support the Soap Lake garden as long as the city puts a water meter at the site, which he estimated would cost about $300.
Councilwoman Crystal Lindgren was meanwhile concerned with how the garden would be protected from vandals, to which Peterson said the plan is to keep it open for now and look at installing a fence when funds become available.
"Moses Lake went for years without fencing. It was just this last year they started having problems with gleaning," said Mayor Raymond Gravelle.
Gravelle said he's spoken with a representative of the Samis Foundation, the group that owns the land, and received tentative approval for at least a portion of the lot to be used for the garden.
The space will be more than just a collection of rented plots, according to Peterson, who said it could be used as a gathering place for classes on topics like gardening or healthy eating, and it would house a regular farmer's market.
A certain portion of the land would be dedicated to growing produce for the Soap Lake Food Bank, she added.
Peterson was joined at Wednesday's meeting by Grant County Health District Administrator Jeff Ketchel, who said he was thrilled to learn about Peterson's efforts from Soap Lake Mayor Raymond Gravelle.
"I said, 'Wow, that sounds really exciting. That's something the health district really wants to be a part of,'" he recalled. "One of the aspects of a healthy community is healthy eating, and while healthy eating is often a personal choice, it is also a community choice."
Ketchel introduced Wendy Brzezny, a nurse with the health district who will act as a "healthy community consultant" to help organize projects such as the community gardens in Soap Lake and Ephrata.
Community gardens have proven to build healthier communities, Brzezny said, pointing to studies showing they increase consumption of fruits and vegetables, encourage activity and help provide food security and access to citizens.
"About 65 percent of adults in Grant County are either overweight or obese," she said. "We're trying to initiate things to help increase activity and healthy eating. (Community gardens) are ideal places where neighbors can gather to cultivate vegetables, fruits and friends."
In order to be sustainable, Brzezny said community gardens must have the backing of local governments.
Gravelle asked how many people in the audience, of about 40, were in support of the idea. Nearly everyone raised a hand.
"That's a pretty strong show of hands there," he said.
The council passed the measure unanimously with an amendment to have the Samis Foundation give their final OK before any ground breaking is planned.
Soap Lake resident Jennifer Peterson spoke in favor of the concept in front of a crowded council chambers at the last meeting.
"This (lot) is visible from downtown and from the highway - it's an attraction both ways," she said. "The garden is meant to be a part of the community that everyone can interact with, residents and non-residents alike."
Peterson recently founded a group called Soap Lake Urban Homesteads in an effort to educate her neighbors on the benefits of a more self-sustainable lifestyle.
She asked the council to consider the garden as a park project and provide water to the site, saying she has rounded up community donations for other costs associated with the garden, which will contain about 10 to 12 plots.
While Peterson didn't have estimates for what it would cost the city to bring water to the site, Moses Lake Park Superintendent Roland Gonzales said that city spends about $1,300 a year on water for a community garden with about 70 plots. He added the cost is offset by a modest per-season charge to gardeners of $5-$25, depending on plot size.
Councilman John Glassco said he'd support the Soap Lake garden as long as the city puts a water meter at the site, which he estimated would cost about $300.
Councilwoman Crystal Lindgren was meanwhile concerned with how the garden would be protected from vandals, to which Peterson said the plan is to keep it open for now and look at installing a fence when funds become available.
"Moses Lake went for years without fencing. It was just this last year they started having problems with gleaning," said Mayor Raymond Gravelle.
Gravelle said he's spoken with a representative of the Samis Foundation, the group that owns the land, and received tentative approval for at least a portion of the lot to be used for the garden.
The space will be more than just a collection of rented plots, according to Peterson, who said it could be used as a gathering place for classes on topics like gardening or healthy eating, and it would house a regular farmer's market.
A certain portion of the land would be dedicated to growing produce for the Soap Lake Food Bank, she added.
Peterson was joined at Wednesday's meeting by Grant County Health District Administrator Jeff Ketchel, who said he was thrilled to learn about Peterson's efforts from Soap Lake Mayor Raymond Gravelle.
"I said, 'Wow, that sounds really exciting. That's something the health district really wants to be a part of,'" he recalled. "One of the aspects of a healthy community is healthy eating, and while healthy eating is often a personal choice, it is also a community choice."
Ketchel introduced Wendy Brzezny, a nurse with the health district who will act as a "healthy community consultant" to help organize projects such as the community gardens in Soap Lake and Ephrata.
Community gardens have proven to build healthier communities, Brzezny said, pointing to studies showing they increase consumption of fruits and vegetables, encourage activity and help provide food security and access to citizens.
"About 65 percent of adults in Grant County are either overweight or obese," she said. "We're trying to initiate things to help increase activity and healthy eating. (Community gardens) are ideal places where neighbors can gather to cultivate vegetables, fruits and friends."
In order to be sustainable, Brzezny said community gardens must have the backing of local governments.
Gravelle asked how many people in the audience, of about 40, were in support of the idea. Nearly everyone raised a hand.
"That's a pretty strong show of hands there," he said.
The council passed the measure unanimously with an amendment to have the Samis Foundation give their final OK before any ground breaking is planned.
- Posted in News on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:00 am.
☼GIVE US A SHOUT!!!☼ WE WANT CHICKENS!!
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Hey Soap Lake locals! I was hoping I could get you to voice your support for Backyard chickens via this thread (comment below)!!Let us know you want chickens!! We will print this thread and submit it with our presentation to the city council (minus the names - unless you want your name posted) ~ ☼GIVE US A SHOUT!!!☼
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SLUH Events updated 2/24/2012
☼ Up Coming Events ☼
- March 2nd Next SLUH council meeting 2 pm @ SL library.
- March 7th Introduction for community garden and urban chickens. Community garden city council vote. 7 pm @ City Hall.
- March 17th poop and compost drive. 10 am @ Community Garden
- March 21st Public hearing for urban chickens. 7 pm @ City Hall
- April 4th urban chickens city council vote. 7 pm @ City Hall
Soap Lake Urban Homesteads Committee
Soap Lake Urban Homesteads Committee
We are asking for volunteers to join our urban homestead committee. If you have a passion for living local, growing your own food, and pursuing a more local sustainable life this is for you. Our current projects include the Soap Lake Community Garden, Soap Lake Farmer’s Market, and Soap Lake Urban Homesteads Support. Please contact Jennifer if you are interested or have any questions @ urbantopiahomestead@nctv.com or visit our Facebook page @ www.Facebook.com/soaplakeurbanhomesteads
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