Hazel Heights Site Plan

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The site plan for Hazel Heights P-Patch was created by Barker Landscape Architects in cooperation with the community, including the Hazel Heights P-Patch Steering Committee.
www.barkerla.com/portfoliothumbs.html
Seattle's P-Patch Trust (the owner of the property) and the City of Seattle P-Patch Program have also been deeply involved in the planning and design of the garden.

The site will include 19 garden plots, including one dedicated to growing organic produce for food banks through the Lettuce Link program. www.solid-ground.org/Programs/Nutrition/Lettuce/Pages/default.aspx

It also features an innovative rainwater harvesting system, including an 8,000 gallon underground cistern that will provide water for irrigation.

There are opportunities for future artwork on surface walls, seating areas and walkways, as well as plaques to commemorate the donations that have made the garden possible.

Numerous public meetings were held to plan the park, and onsite meetings are being held with the Hazel Heights P-Patch Steering Committee during the construction phase.

Hazel Heights P-Patch is part of the City of Seattle P-Patch Program, one of the largest municipally supported community gardening programs in the nation. www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/ppatch/locations.htm

If you are interested in applying to garden at one of the Hazel Heights plots, information is here:
www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/ppatch/gardening.htm Priority is given to those who have volunteered at the site.

Rainwater Harvesting

Hazel Heights P-Patch will contain an 8,000 gallon cistern that will catch rainwater from the roofs of two adjacent houses.

The cistern is shown below in the construction stage. When the garden is graded and construction is complete, the cistern will be underground with a plaza gathering space on top. The plaza will feature panoramic views to the west, including the Ship Canal and the Olympic Mountains.

The stored rainwater will be available for irrigating the 19 garden plots at the P-Patch. There will be hand pump and a spigot, and a hose can be attached to water the plots that are downhill from the cistern.

This innovative rainwater harvesting system is one way that the neighborhood and the community garden are utlilizing and demonstrating sustainable practices. It is hoped that the system will be a demonstration model for other gardens or sites.

The rainwater harvesting system is primarily funded by a WaterWorks grant from King County.

More information about this Water Quality Block Grant Fund is here: http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/grants-and-awards/grant-exchange/waterworks.aspx

Most Recent Grant - Groundswell NW: 3 to 1 Match!

Groundswell NW has just announced its pledge to match up to $5,000 for contributions made through Groundswell NW for the Hazel Heights P-Patch.

In addition, Seattle's P-Patch Trust will match these donations. So in effect, contributors will get a great value - a match of 3 to 1 for their tax-deductible charitable gift.

To be eligible for the match, contributions must be made through Groundswell NW by December 31, 2009.

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To maximize your donation, and to ensure that your donation is targeted for Hazel Heights P-Patch, send your check to:
Groundswell NW
PO Box 17163
Seattle, WA 98127.

Please make out the check to "Groundswell NW" and in the memo part of the check just write "P-Patch".

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Alternatively, you can use the PayPal "Donate" button on the Groundswell NW website.
http://www.groundswellnw.org/participate.html
This option will allow you to use your credit card.
In this case, please also send a follow-up e-mail to Mark Dexter at dextercowley@gmail.com indicating that the donation is for the Hazel Heights P-Patch. Thanks!
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Hazel Heights sends a big thank you to Groundswell NW!

Most Recent Grant: Parks Levy

2008 Seattle Parks and Green Spaces Levy

Thank you to everyone who worked on and voted for the successful 2008 Seattle Parks and Green Spaces Levy.

The levy included $2 million for the acquisition and development of new community gardens.

http://www.seattle.gov/parks/levy/parks_levy_poster.pdf

In the summer of 2009 the City designated $20,000 of this funding toward construction of the Hazel Heights P-Patch.

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Hazel Heights Fundraising Summary

The community raised the funds to acquire the property, which is quite unique for a p-patch in Seattle. The property is owned by Seattle’s P-Patch Trust. http://www.ppatchtrust.org/

The community has also raised most of the funding for the planning, permitting and construction of the community garden, including the 8,000 gallon underground cistern and the innovative rainwater harvesting system. City, County and State grants, as well as foundation contributions, have played a huge role in this project, in addition to hundreds of individual donations.

In 2009, a contract was signed with the construction contractor, and a final budget was determined. The community set a goal of $80,000 to complete the fundraising for construction of the garden.

Funding raised to date toward the 2009 goal of $80,000:
· $20,000 from the Seattle Parks and Green Spaces Levy
· Up to $10,000 pledged from the P-Patch Trust to match community contributions.
This leaves a current balance of $50,000 to be raised as of September 2, 2009.

The fundraising plan for the remaining $50,000 includes:

- Groundswell NW has pledged up to $5,000 to match individual donations that are raised through their tax-deductible organization. More information will be posted about this pledge in a separate post.

-Any portion of the construction contingency fund that is not needed for the actual construction contract will be applied toward the fundraising goal. As of 9/2/09 the balance available in the contingency fund is approximately $20,000.

- Donations from Fremont's generous residents and businesses, and citizens interested in Seattle's p-patches, open space, and livable communities.

Hazel Heights P-Patch History

Fremont's newest public green space is the result of extensive community collaboration.

Hazel and Don Hurlbert lived for nearly 50 years at 4204 Baker Avenue NW on the west side of Seattle's Fremont neighborhood. Don worked at Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum and was a proficient beekeeper. The Hurlberts gardened on the extra lot between their house and NW 42nd Street. The p-patch is named in honor of Hazel Hurlbert.

When Hazel Hurlbert died in 2003, nephew Tom Hurlbert generously held the house and extra lot off the market long enough for the neighborhood to organize its purchase, and to secure the vacant lot for future use as a community garden.

Fremont is Seattle's ninth mostly densely populated neighborhood and there has been no community garden to serve the area west of Fremont Avenue.

Former Fremont Neighborhood Council president Beckey Sukovaty had worked with the City of Seattle for years to identify suitable p-patch sites in Fremont and approached every source she could think of about this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

In 2003, Beckey and other neighbors collaborated with Jack Tomkinson of Urban Sparks, an anonymous donor, P-Patch Trust and Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods to purchase and preserve the vacant lot at 4200 Baker Ave NW. The land is now owned by P-Patch Trust and a conservation easement was recorded guaranteeing that the site will be used for "community garden and open space in perpetuity."

The Hurlbert's house at 4204 Baker Ave NW was purchased by lifelong Seattle resident Pete Hanning, who is a strong supporter of the adjacent community garden


A new steering committee, ably led by David Clarridge, obtained a $100,000 Neighborhood Matching Fund grant, and we were off on the dollar chase. Due to the steep slope this is the only Seattle p-patch to date to require a SEPA review and master use permit, so the cost of construction is higher than a typical community garden. Midway through the project, Dave was taken from us by cancer. A memorial will be established at the garden.



To promote environmental sustainability, Hazel Heights P-Patch will have an 8,000 gallon cistern under the central plaza, fed by rainwater catchment from two neighbors' roofs. The rainwater system and improved alley will reduce stormwater runoff.

Contributing to Seattle's food security is a major aim of the project. One of the nineteen garden plots, plus on-site fruit trees, will be maintained by volunteers to provide fresh produce for local food banks.

We are grateful for the significant funding and support provided by:

• The anonymous donor who made possible the acquisition of the P-Patch site
• Jack Tomkinson and Urban Sparks
  
• City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Department of Transportation and P-Patch Program


• Seattle City Council, particularly Councilmembers Jean Godden and Richard Conlin


• Family and friends of David Clarridge


• Dan Mageau (Geoengineers), Frank Shields (Excavators Northwest), John Bjorkman (K&L Gates)


• Fremont Neighborhood Council and Fremont Neighborhood Fund


• Hurlbert family members
• King County Council, particularly Councilmember Larry Phillips


• King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks


• Norcliffe Foundation, The Seattle Foundation, Ferguson Foundation, Starbucks Coffee Company


• P-Patch Trust


• State of Washington Legislature, particularly Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles and Representative Mary Lou Dickerson


• Groundswell NW


• Everyone who voted for the 2008 Seattle Parks and Green Space Levy


• Countless grass roots supporters.