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Events, Gardening

Edible Garden Tour June 26 2010

The 2nd Annual Edible Garden Tour will be on June 26th, from 10a-3p, so save the date! The theme this year is “Start with a Pot, or Start with your Lot!” This inspirational and educational self-guided tour will focus on East Ballard, from 65th to Market and 14th to 3rd. Right now there are still ways to get involved, and we are looking for help. First of all, looking for all types of edible gardens in that neighborhood, from fruit trees to planting strip gardens to condo gardens. Secondly, this year we want to get the word out far and wide, so publicity help is needed. To volunteer your garden or your time, please contact Catherine Darley, drdarley@naturalsleepmedicine.net or 293-2899. More information at http://groundswellnw.org

Announcements, Events

Crown Hill Neighbors Annual Meeting / Jim Diers Workshops

Crown Hill Neighbors Annual General Meeting, May 15th 2010

Crown Hill Neighbors will be holding its annual general meeting this year on Saturday, May 15th. A dynamic program is planned. We’ll start with about 30 minutes of updates on neighborhood topics such as:

Crown Hill Park
Holman Road Median
Landmark Tree Survey
Crown Hill Center (former school) facility improvements and changes planned
Public safety

Then the well-known neighborhood activist, Jim Diers, will fire us up with his energy and ideas. Many people recall that Jim Diers was instrumental in the Neighborhood Small and Simple Grants program, developing the neighborhood plans for Seattle, and putting Seattle in the forefront of empowering neighborhoods to create local color and local amenities.

9250 14th Ave NW
10 a.m. to Noon for essential neighborhood updates and presentation

Noon – 2:30 PM for “neighbor power” workshop

Events, History

2010 Parade of Classic Ballard Homes Tour on June 6

Ballard Classic Homes Tour

Sunday, June 6, 2010, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Join the Ballard Historical Society to tour seven lovely vintage homes built between 1909 and 1929. The homes on this year’s Ballard Classic Homes Tour serve as standards of enduring interest, quality and style. The tour is the Ballard Historical Society’s largest fundraiser and takes place only every three years. Check out the home of a doctor who housed tuberculosis patients — right inside his home! And tour the home of a family that served residents for decades at its Ballard meat markets.

Beginning May 14, purchase tickets for $20 at Secret Garden Bookshop, REStore, Johnson & Johnson Antiques and the Sunset Hill Green Market. Exchange your ticket for a tour brochure on Sunday, June 6 beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Sunset Hill Green Market.
Contact Coordinator Lesli Billings at (206) 992-7010 for more information or to volunteer as a docent on this year’s tour.