[TheUWfarm] Fwd: Yes We Did - Board of Park Commissioners Votes Yes on Rainier Beach Urban Farm

This is so exciting! Let me know if anyone wants more information on this project.

-Michelle

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From: Friends of Atlantic City Nursery <pmasundire1@msn.com>
Date: Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 11:54 AM
Subject: Yes We Did - Board of Park Commissioners Votes Yes on Rainier Beach Urban Farm
To: michelle.ann.harvey@gmail.com

Friends of Atlantic City Nursery   RESOURCES:   Seattle Parks & Recreation Project Site   Parks Board Of Commissioners   2010: The Year of Urban Agriculture      Seattle Tilth   Zenger Farm  Urban Farm Hub RECENT NEWS: Parks Board Public Hearing Held on August 12, 2010. (View Video) Mayor McGinn visits Atlantic City Nursery   Dare to Dream KEEP IN TOUCH:   Send us an Email Phone: (206)  276-1472 September 10, 2010   BREAKING: Board of Park Commissioners votes YES on a recommendation for an urban farm at Atlantic City Nursery to Superintendent of Parks! Dear Michelle Ann,   Yesterday, September 9th, the Board of Park Commissioners voted unanimously, with abstention, to recommend the establishment of an Urban Farm and Wetlands Restoration site at Atlantic City Nursery!   On behalf of the Friends of Atlantic City Nursery, I would like to thank you for your effort and support on this journey. In just nine months, we have moved closer to making the Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands Project a reality. While this is a major milestone, there is still more process to go through and more work to do before the first vegetables are planted. Next Steps Although the Board voted Yes on the establishment of an Urban Farm and Wetlands Restoration site at the Atlantic City Nursery, the Parks and Recreation Superintendent will actually make the final decision. Once this decision has been made, Parks and Recreation will most likely issue a Request For Proposal (RFP) for organizations that would like to operate the Urban Farm and restore the wetlands.   To learn more about what this means for us, the Friends of Atlantic City Nursery, please come to our community meeting that is scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, September 11 at 10:30 am at the Rainier Beach Library. Once again, thank you for your support for this community-wide undertaking. We look forward to our continued partnership with you in our efforts to increase food security in Rainier Beach.   Sincerely,     Harry Hoffman                Peter Masundire Co-Chairs, Friends of Atlantic City Nursery Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands Project at Atlantic City Nursery Community bred and Community led

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Michelle Venetucci Harvey
University of Washington '11
Community, Environment, and Planning
Environmental Anthropology