Dakota Grange Project Modern Day Home Economics Sewing, cooking, fermentation, edible gardening, composting, knitting, crochet, papercraft, cheesemaking, canning & jams, baking, emergency prep, business & more. Urban Farm Indoor classroom Teaching kitchen Seed library Farm Stand Greenhouse Chicken coop Gardens and fruit orchard Keep current trees on site
Dakota Grange Project School Benefits Partnership with teachers to enrich curriculum with hands on projects. Special speakers Seasonal events – pumpkin patch, plant sales by school gardening club Offsite location for meetings Community Benefits Classes for all ages Camps Parties – birthday, cohort, neighborhood, etc. Community gatherings Seasonal events – seed swap, urban farm tour, Farm Fest – local art, music & farmers New farmer training program
Dakota Grange Project Current Situation Surplus property to be sold by Seattle City Light Current value: $530,000 for land Contact Me! How can you help? Working with Seattle City Light & City Council to get time to purchase property Construction expertise to help with estimating cost to build Fundraising! Getting the word out! Petitioning City Council?