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Support Event

Urban Farming w/the King Conservation District

June 04, 2017

10:00 AM - 02:00 PM PDT

Seattle Platoon

Event overview

Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands is Seattle's largest urban farm. Community volunteer members of all ages are learning to grow food organically and restore the natural wetland habitat that runs down the middle of the farm all the while supplying fresh food for the community. Rainer Beach Urban Farm is collaborating with King Conservation District and the Mission Continues to restore the productivity of urban farm land, engage the Rainer Beach Urban Farm community and increase the farmable area of the available space for the farm. By removing previous petroleum-based fabrics and amending the soil with compost and mulch, volunteers will begin the soil-healing process and increase soil fertility for future food production.

Type

Support Event

What To Wear

Wear clothing and shoes/boots you don’t mind getting dirty. Tools and gloves are provided, and we also have some extra rain gear and rubber boots

What to Bring

Please ensure you come dressed for the weather and bring a water bottle to help reduce waste.

Inclement Weather

This is an outdoor project so please bring rain gear in case it rains.

Event Contact

event contact
Glen Wright
glenwright3@yahoo.com +18037435643

When and where

Date

June 04, 2017

Time

10:00 AM - 02:00 PM (PDT)

Location

Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands

5513 S. Cloverdale Street
Seattle, WA 98118

Parking Information

There will be construction on site as we build a new classroom and teaching kitchen. The regular parking lot may be inaccessible, so I’d recommend parking in the lot at the adjacent Beer Sheva Park and walking to the gate at the southwest corner of the farm. See Map https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1cdcYeXrAtEUqcE3IOYA5vSfOtqI

Who We Are

The Mission Continues is a national non-profit that empowers veterans to continue serving in our nation’s under-resourced communities, giving veterans the opportunity to keep serving even after the uniform comes off, right here at home. Our programs deploy veterans and volunteers to work alongside nonprofit partners and community leaders to improve educational resources, tackle food insecurity, foster neighborhood identity, and more.  

Who should volunteer?

Our service projects are for all veterans with a desire to continue their service and for all non-veterans that want to be part of a nationwide movement to transform communities. Please note, age and accessibility accommodations can be made at any project. There is room for everyone to make an impact. 

How to volunteer 

Click “Attend” to fill in simple volunteer information. You will get an email confirmation and updates about this event through your choice of email and text messages. 

What is a Service Platoon? 

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We currently have service platoons in more than 40+ cities across the country that are having events at least once a month. Everyone is invited to serve, regardless of veteran status: a service platoon is for you if you have a passion for service. 

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