Project Work

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/DuS4b-2zMb4"][vc_empty_space image_repeat="no-repeat"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]We loved seeing our project at the New Holly Youth and Family Garden featured in this video about the Seattle Department of Neighborhood P-Patch Community Garden Program.   This was wonderful project within a Seattle...

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="349305" img_size="full"][vc_empty_space image_repeat="no-repeat"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I love this image of the "Wallybug" that the Seattle Times published today. The Wallybug was my first real community organizing and placemaking project, completed right after grad-school on the intersection where...

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="5333" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_empty_space image_repeat="no-repeat"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Eight years ago, Nicole Kistler and I facilitated the design and construction of the UpGarden - the county's first rooftop community garden. It has since blossomed into...

A new Community Hub takes shape   We are excited to share with you one of the current projects in our office - the Casino Road Community Hub.   The Casino Road neighborhood, located in South Everett (and not having anything to do with a casino),  is one of...

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="348395" img_size="full"][vc_column_text] "Innovators Turn Ideas into Reality"   How cool is this? This week I chaperoned my son's field trip to the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) in Seattle.  In the "Innovation" display on the first floor, I stumbled across an...

The energy and passion of parents, students, and staff at our Hawthorne Elementary Project continues to blow us away. On October 20th, 2018, we helped lead an "Early Success" community work party, a way for community members to get their hands involved in the project...