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Electric Lawn Mower is Most Popular Tool
At the Ballard Tool Library, our #1 rented tool is an electric lawn mower. This beast is out every week in the spring and summer seasons. It’s so popular that […]
Icelandic Yarn Will Warm Seattle Heads & Hearts
There is truly nothing better than summers in Seattle. Blue skies, cool breeze, the smell of sunscreen and the feel of your favorite pair of needles in hand…so very nice. […]
Save the Date: Art in the Garden Sat. Aug 1st
Join our garden friends at Ballard P-Patch(the starting point for last year’s Edible Garden Tour which explored Northwest Ballard gardens) for 50 years of celebration! This is a lovely event […]
PNW Climate Week July 13th-19th
Here at Sustainable Ballard our goal is to create more sustainable communities where eco-systems are healthy and peace is inevitable. PNW Climate Week is a first ever gathering of 7 […]
Without Soil & Seeds We Could Not Grow
There are some basics involved in gardening-healthy soil, viable seed, prolific pollinators, sunshine, and water. Then there’s the intangibles-love of gardening, growing, creating, nurturing, sweat and labor. If you garden […]
Market Gleaning Picking Up for Summer
The market gleaners have been busy, and expanding! Our gleaning hauls are picking up for the summer and the last few weeks our volunteers have collected 700-800 pounds of produce […]
Menders Give Second Life to Clothing
The SB Menders want more people to know we are available. Please use our flyer and the information it contains to let others know about us – especially the seniors, […]
Edible Garden Tour was Delightful
17th Annual Edible Garden Tour: a very Seattle day Despite rainy forecasts, we had over 175 visitors show up for the Edible Garden Tour this year! Hosts and visitors alike […]
An Abundance of Gardens and Volunteer Needs!
We’re fast approaching the annual Edible Garden Tour, coming up on Saturday June 27th. We have a lovely array of gardens in the Southeast Ballard/west woodland area, from mini farms […]
Idle Less for Your Health and the Planet’s Too!
As we know, unnecessary vehicle idling has health, environmental, and financial costs. Recently, New York City Mayor Mamdani and city officials recovered more than $9 million in unpaid idling fines […]
Worldwide Knit in Public Day June 13th at the Beach
June brings sun, colorful flowers, and afternoons under the shade of your favorite tree knitting something fabulous. Many SBK-ers are easily meeting the 26 in 26 challenge which is super […]
Monthly Burke-Gilman Cleanups
Our friends at Ballard Fremont Green Streets are doing a monthly clean up of the Burke-Gilman Trail. Join them every third Sunday from 2-4pm. Meet at the corner of 8th […]
Tool Library Virtual Orientation Sat. June 6th
Curious about becoming a volunteer at our Tool lending Library? We have a new volunteer orientation this Saturday June 6th. RSVP here to receive link to join training.
17th Annual Edible Garden Tour This Weekend
Join us this Saturday June 27th from 10-3pm! Come see a variety of gardens, from a local P-Patch (Greg’s Garden) to a restful restaurant garden (Brimmer & Heeltap); from a […]
SB Menders Still Need More volunteers!
Now that Summer has arrived people are busier and travel more. We now mend on Wednesday evenings (6-8) as well as Thursday during the day (11-1). The SignUp Genius enables […]
SHCH Summer BBQ Party Saturday
Join our dear friends at the Sunset Hill Community Hall this Saturday June 27th from 4-6:30pm for a fun filled evening of community! This is the perfect follow-up to our […]
The Importance of Community
Meaningful Movies Ballard had an incredible turnout for May’s screening of Join or Die, our largest event to date! A huge thank you to everyone who attended and participated in the […]