WHEN:
Saturday, August 9, 2008
1:00 – 3:00 pm
WHERE:
Marra Farm in South Park
(9026 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108) Please park at nearby Concord Elementary School
(723 S Concord St, Seattle, WA 98108). See more on parking & directions below.
WHAT:
You are invited to celebrate Lettuce Link’s 20 Years of Squashing Hunger! Join staff, volunteers, donors, gardeners and community members for this family-friendly event.
WHO:
All proceeds benefit Lettuce Link, a Solid Ground program that has been squashing hunger since 1988! From the seed of a great idea, Lettuce Link has blossomed into the largest provider of fresh organic produce to Seattle’s emergency food system.
This year we:
- Coordinated the distribution of nearly 45,000 pounds of produce to food banks.
- Provided seeds, starts and gardening education to more than 900 families with low incomes — so they can feed themselves.
- Involved 50 P-Patches, hundreds of backyard gardeners and dozens of volunteers in addressing hunger in our community.
- Salvaged 11,000 pounds of fruit from neighborhood trees through the Community Fruit Tree Harvest project.
HOW:
There are several ways you can support Lettuce Link:
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Order a Lettuce Link Tote Bag! $20 each. These are so fresh we don’t even have a picture yet, but they’re roomy enough to hold a large bag of groceries. Supply is limited; contact us to order yours today at lettucelink@solid-ground.org or 206.694.6754.
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Donate: If you can't attend Squashing Hunger but would like to make a gift to support the program, please go to Lettuce Link’s donation page.
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Subscribe to Edible Seattle, a quarterly magazine, and you can designate Lettuce Link as one of three optional beneficiaries of an $8 donation taken from the subscription cost (for new subscribers).
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Volunteer: Lettuce Link’s success depends on our fabulous volunteers. We can always use organic gardening help at Marra Farm. Also, we are currently looking for a Special Project Lead to create increased access to organic produce for low-income people through cooking demonstrations, developing new gardens, writing and evaluation projects.
PARKING & DIRECTIONS:
Parking: Please park at nearby Concord Elementary School
(723 S Concord St, Seattle, WA 98108) as the Marra Farm parking lot is currently inaccessible due to Parks construction.
Directions to Concord Elementary School Parking:
(723 S Concord St, Seattle, WA 98108)
For directions to Concord Elementary from an exact address, please use this Google Map locator, then follow the walking directions below from Concord to Marra Farm.
From North Seattle:
- Take I-5 S
- Take exit 161 for Albro Pl toward Swift Ave (.3 mi)
- Turn right at S Albro Pl (.3 mi)
- Slight left at Ellis Ave S (.5 mi)
- Turn left at E Marginal Way S (.5 mi)
- Turn right at 16th Ave S (.5 mi)
- Turn right at S Cloverdale St (.5 mi)
- Turn left at 7th Ave S (.2 mi)
- Turn left at S Concord St (151 ft)
Park, then walk a few blocks to Marra Farm:
- Walk west on S Concord St toward 7th Ave S (151 ft)
- Turn left at 7th Ave S (302 ft)
- Turn right at S Henderson St (.2 mi)
- Turn left at 4th Ave S (276 ft)
From Tukwila & locations further south:
- Take I-5 S
- Take I-5 N toward Seattle (1 mi)
- Take exit 156 for WA-599 N toward W Marginal Way/Tukwila (.4 mi)
- Slight left at WA-599 N (1.6 mi)
- Continue on WA-99 N (1.6 mi)
- Take the Des Moines Dr. exit (.4 mi)
- Merge onto Des Moines Memorial Dr (.3 mi)
- Turn right at S 96th St (.4 mi)
- Turn right at 8th Ave S (.5 mi)
- Turn left at S Concord St (.1 mi)
Park, then walk a few blocks to Marra Farm:
- Walk west on S Concord St toward 7th Ave S (151 ft)
- Turn left at 7th Ave S (302 ft)
- Turn right at S Henderson St (.2 mi)
- Turn left at 4th Ave S (276 ft)