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Possibly someone thought it was free, but I put a dark blue plastic Adirondack chair next to the lending library for folks to sit and read on, on the NW corner 41st Ave SW and Heights Ave (Gatewood neighborhood). It was taken this morning in broad daylight.
Anyone know anything?
Looks like:
https://www.costco.com/Adirondack-Chair.product.100152232.htmlTopic: Organic Soil FREE
About 3 to 5 yards over near the Morgan Junction
This is decent organic soil. It’s mainly years and years of cedar tree debris that has decomposed over the years. I have about 3 to 5 yards. If you have a truck, you can back it up to the bottom of our front stairs.
You have to navigate a set up stairs, so buckets is probably easiest. If you brought some plywood or some sort of shoot, you could probably dump wheelbarrow loads from the top of the stairs into your truck bed. So the process would be shovel into wheelbarrow, wheel 20 ft, drop into bed. Repeat.
I have a wheel barrow,buckets and shovels you may use.
Message me at 2 Zero six 390 One Seven zero zero
Let me know when you would like to stop by and I will text back with my address.
Hi, I’m Sam Kothe, a 13 year old maker whose most recent project is building a small, simple mass spectrometer, a scientific instrument to detect what elements make up a substance. I’ve wanted to build some sort of apparatus like it (e.g., a nuclear fusion reactor, which I completely designed and parted out previously but which was vetoed by my mom) but cost has always been a major concern.
A mass spectrometer would likely cost under $100 to build except for the oscilloscope, required for reading out the graph of the data, which would triple the cost at $200 (including shipping, which is often 2-3x the listing price) even for the cheapest of used scopes on eBay – far beyond my budget.
I would likely need to borrow the scope for roughly 4-5 months, until I’ve completed the project. Thank you so much for your consideration, this has been a dream of mine for quite some time.
Thanks,
SamP.S. I’m following an article in the American Journal of Physics that can be found here: https://sci-hub.tw/https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1969211
Hi Everyone!
I work for KCTS 9 and we’ve been posing some fun “challenges” to the community to help lift spirits. I thought I’d share the latest if you’d like to participate. :)
At KCTS 9, we believe that our COMMUNITY is our greatest strength in times of adversity. The novel coronavirus has significantly changed the ways we interact with our family, friends and neighbors. In an effort to spread some joy during the difficult moment we’re all living in, we’re launching the OUR HEARTS LIVE HERE initiative. In the coming weeks, we’ll seek out and promote ways to safely bring our community together, something that’s core to our mission.
In March we asked you, our community, to decorate your homes in order to spread some joy during this difficult time and you delivered! We received so many amazing submissions that it was hard to choose just a few to feature…so we chose a bunch! You can view the submissions by clicking here. You can also click here to check out some of our favorites, which are also currently airing on KCTS 9.
For our next challenge, we want to see you, your kids, your pets or even your plants in your best “Mr. Rogers sweater”. Break out your cardigans and show us and your neighbors that we’re all in this together!
Post your sweaters by using #OurHeartsLiveHere and tagging @KCTS9. Make sure to nominate your friends on social media to participate! We’ll select some of our favorite submissions to be featured in segments that will air on KCTS 9 and shared out with our social media channels.
Finally, please share this with your family, friends and neighbors! The more people who participate the more we show we’re all in this together.
Here’s how to participate:
1) To be officially considered, fill out this form and include your name, e-mail and photo of your sweater(s)! Use the hashtag #OurHeartsLiveHere to share your work with the community.
2) Include the KCTS 9 flyer in your photo. Don’t have a printer at home? No problem. Just hand-write a sign that says “We’re participating in #OurHeartsLiveHere with KCTS 9!”
2) Follow all social distancing guidelines and stay at least 6 feet away from anyone who doesn’t live in your residence.
Our favorite submissions will be featured in spots aired on KCTS 9.
RNs don’t just heal peoples’ bodies—they can also touch their lives. If you’d like to have that kind of impact every day, Providence Mount St. Vincent is calling you. “The Mount” is an innovative care community primarily for older adults. Our West Seattle campus is home to more than 400 people. Our collaborative, interdisciplinary team is there to safeguard patients’ independence, dignity, and freedom to make decisions while allowing them to feel safe and secure. Your patients will include short-stay, sub-acute patients transitioning out of the hospital, as well as residents in long-term care.
Openings include full-time, part-time, and per diem (on-call) positions as well as multiple shifts. Right now, we’re offering a $5,000 bonus to external RN hires for positions 32 hours per week and above.
Apply Today! https://bit.ly/RNWestSeattle
Contact Jenna.Rossmeier@providence.org for more information.
Certified Nursing Assistants can improve lives in so many ways. It’s not just about your medical training—it’s also about your capacity to care. If that’s your mission, then Providence Mount St. Vincent is calling you. “The Mount” is an innovative care community primarily for older adults. Our West Seattle campus is home to more than 400 people. Our collaborative, interdisciplinary team is there to safeguard patients’ independence, dignity, and freedom to make decisions while allowing them to feel safe and secure. Your patients will include short-stay, sub-acute patients transitioning out of the hospital, as well as residents in long-term care.
Openings include full-time, part-time, and per diem (on-call) positions as well as multiple shifts. Right now, we’re offering a $500 bonus to external CNA hires for positions 32 hours per week and above.
Apply Today! https://bit.ly/NACWestSeattle
Since good health still reigns, I’ve begun sewing face masks for neighbors and medical personnel in my home studio in West Seattle, now in Week Three of “Shelter in Place.” The 2-ply 100% cotton masks are made according to the directions published in the New York Times; they are available in Adult and Petite sizes, and are attached by cotton ties. See pictures here.
I’m offering them on a complimentary basis to medical personnel upon request, and $5.00 each for other folks. Cash on delivery: pick them up at my home studio in West Seattle (with sufficient social distancing, of course). Limit: 6 per household.
For info, see my business website or just email me.
Honey Girl Books and Gifts website
email: juliawsea@gmail.comJulia
West Seattle neighborHello folks,
If you, or someone you know, needs help regarding their drinking, AA (and others) in Seattle have shifted a massive amount of meetings to Zoom, and other online platforms. We are all doing our best to respect the tradition of anonymity as well as learning new tech for a fair amount of our population.
Feel free to head over to our Seattle AA site listing meetings that have gone online.
There’s a vast amount of both national and international meeting online now, as well.
I’m also available to talk to if you need someone to reach out to, and I have lists of people available as well.
Thank you
Topic: West Seattle Businesses
Hello! I have created a survey to ask local businesses about their rents/landlords during this time. It is completely anonymous and just three questions for a simplistic collection of data for those in West Seattle to know more information. Averages they could bring forward when negotiating a rent break during this time. IF you could take a moment to fill it out, that would be wonderful. Thank you so much, I hope you are all staying safe and healthy!
We are hosting Growing Washington’s new 6 week CSA starting April 2nd! Lots of veggies for sure and then week 2 and on they hope to offer add ons like eggs, pasta, meat, etc! There are a lot of WS drop locations. (We are listed as West Seattle 4056 49th Ave (Closest house to Genesee Hill Elementary! :)) Below is A LOT of info right from Growing Washington on how to sign up and what to expect.
Message from Growing Washington:
With that said, we are NOW ACCEPTING MEMBERS to this 6-week delivery program. Registration will only be open this week and we anticipate selling out quickly, so SIGN UP SOON! Deliveries will be every Thursday starting April 2nd, and will continue through May 7th. Depending upon the restrictions upon our society, whether our farmers markets are open by May 7th, and if this project proves popular, we will either extend it into the summer or cease after six weeks. Since none of us has any idea what the next 6 weeks hold in store, we feel that being cautious but doing something that is needed and safe right now is our best course of action.Now, for the action-phase of this message:
You can register now by following this link: https://csa.farmigo.com/join/growingwashington
1) This goes against the cliché of being pride-filled farmers, but given how broke we are and how much work this is going to be for us, we have started a Go Fund Me Fundraiser and we are asking each interested member to help chip in a small amount and spread the word to help us get this thing going and bring food to you NEXT WEEK!
a. Here is a link to our fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/covid19-emergency-food-amp-farm…/
b. Please strongly consider donating and please also strongly consider sharing this link on your social media or with your networks/friends/family/etc.
c. It is hard to ask for help, but we need it! We firmly believe that this is a needed project that will help both consumers and farmers. Otherwise, we wouldn’t bother. In fact, we think that it is going to be an AWESOME testament to the power of community.
2) We are trying to keep it simple, so at this point there are two options: A small box of mixed produce that will cost $30 a week or a large produce box that will cost $50 a week. More details about the two shares will be found when following the link above. Basically, you just choose where you want your Food Box to go, what share size you want, and then pay for your share. Members will be required to pay the total amount for 6 weeks upfront, and we encourage you to use the “ACH Check” option at checkout to save us on the credit card fees, though using a credit card is fine, too.
3) For the last 15 years we have operated Washington’s largest Community Supported Agriculture program, so rest assured that we are professionals at bringing farm fresh food to neighborhoods throughout our region. That said, we normally do not commence until mid-June when local food is really starting to pour out of the fields, and it normally takes several staff members a couple months to get everything set up. In this case, just a few of us have put this together in a week. So, it won’t be perfect, but we feel like it is the best option available to get healthy food brought to your neighborhood in a way that respects social distancing while simultaneously supporting farms who are struggling right now.
I don’t want to make this a 3 page message that puts everyone to sleep, but there are some important details that we want to discuss before you commit.
· For nearly 15 years our farm has prided itself on running the state’s largest locally sourced CSA program. Given the current situation, the fact that it was just winter last week, and the fact that we are trying to put this together during a time when local farms have the LEAST amount of food, we need to be transparent in our approach.
· We will try to source the entire contents of your box locally, and will seek local food first, but depending upon how many people sign up, the weather, transportation logistics, etc. we will most likely have to use some locally owned distributors to bring in food, especially in the first couple of weeks. So, we’d like you to think of this project as a response to an emergency that won’t be perfect, but we’ll damn-well do our best. Right now farms are running through their storage crops and seeding and planting for the upcoming year. None of us farmers have much food right now, and none of us has much money. But, it is critical that we sell what we have to give us the resources to plant for summer and fall. So, expect a lot of greens, a lot of fast-growing root crops like radishes and turnips, storage crops like potatoes, onions, beets, carrots, and seasonal favorites in a couple weeks like asparagus, rhubarb, spring onions, etc. But, don’t be surprised if you see something in your box that you wouldn’t normally find at the farmers market in late March. Our goal here is to feed folks in a safe way and feed farmers who need income.
· What is REALLY cool about this project is the response from the community. So, while you may receive some food from a farm that isn’t local, you will providing income to a number of local farmers who are going to help us pick up and aggregate food, help pack boxes, and help deliver. So, you are not only helping to buy food from local farms, but you will also be providing them with work in a time when they need it most!
· Taking the notion of community one step further, we have been literally floored by the number of folks who have volunteered to be site hosts, and even more FLOORED by how many have volunteered to help get food to folks in their neighborhood who can’t do it alone. As you sign up you’ll see that nearly every pick-up site is a “Pay it Forward” site, which means that the site host has volunteered to pay it forward by bringing boxes dropped at their homes to the homes of their neighbors. That said, we are setting this system up to be considerably safer than shopping at a grocery store. So, these wonderful site hosts who have volunteered to help community members get their boxes will only be delivering to those who leave close (think within a half mile) and absolutely NEED their food delivered. For the purpose of this project, the notion of *need* means that this individual is elderly, sick, immunocompromised, or without any transportation. In these cases, members will need to contact their site hosts (we can help), given them the address, and make sure it works for the host. If it does, the host will drop off the food outside the door, knock, and then be on their way.
· Social Distancing and Food Safety: While food doesn’t present much of a threat to spreading COVID-19, surfaces and hands do. So, on the farm we’ll be wearing gloves when we pack your food. We’ll be sanitizing lots of surfaces. Our staff will keep a distance from one another. We’ll wash our hands a lot. We’ll follow all recommendations by the pros. Your food will be packed in produce boxes, but we’ll use a new and recyclable plastic liner (a fancy word for a clear trash bag) so that your food remains safe from contamination on the farm, in our cooler, in the trucks, and at your site. Your box will be left at our sites outdoors (generally in the shade or in a covered area). We want to have at least 5 boxes at every site (to make it worth the trip), but no more than 25 or so (to allow for social distancing). When you arrive at your site, if you see someone else picking up at the same time, just stay 6 feet away. This approach to getting your food is probably the safest way right now because it is handled very little, does not travel far, does not originate in a grocery store (if you do grocery delivery), you don’t have to go to a grocery to get it, you won’t need to open doors or touch surfaces, no standing in a line, no handling of cash, etc.
· Once we get through the first week successfully we will likely start adding on additional items that you can order a la carte via our online member store. Historically we have had a robust online store where members can order additional things like eggs, cheese, meat, pasta, bulk vegetables, jam, honey, etc. Before we add too much complexity to this project we first want to make sure that we get week one done right! So, stay tuned for more information on additional offerings.
OK, I think that covers most of the BIG topics. Don’t forget to sign up soon and donate to our fundraiser if you can!
Topic: Whistling Farm CSA
Whistling Train Farm’s CSA which starts only in a few weeks and we are hosting their drop spot in West Seattle! They offer an amazing CSA at an affordable price. It runs a whopping 36 weeks too so by signing up you will secure fresh veggies from April to December! Pickup will be at our place Tuesdays. Once the WS Farmer market reopens you will have the option to pickup there or continue pickup at our place.
Mini: 5 items per week
Small: 7-10 items per week
Large: 14-28 items per week.Visit their website for their CSA information and their sign up form. You can fill out the form and either mail it in or better yet you can snap a picture of it filled out and email it back to Shelley (shelley@whistlingtrainfarm.com). I would recommend sending it in via email to ensure you snag a spot before they are gone. https://whistlingtrainfarm.com/our-csa-program/
Please write “WS Krista” for your pickup location on the form.
Shelley will need payment (at least a deposit) and the filled-out form from anyone who wants to sign up. People can send a check, or Shelley can send a square invoice for credit card payments, or Payment through Zelle will be available.
Again spots are limited so take action quickly if you want in on this amazing CSA!For those that would rather sit this one out this is an opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Some might have underlying conditions while others would rather be on the safe side. Seeking several other individuals that would like to rent a large house outside of Seattle in a rural setting. We live there for a couple of months to over a year until conditions are safe again. We would basically be secluding ourselves as a group., for our own safety and peace of mind. We have tight procedures for leaving our community house if we need to do an occasion (bulk shopping) food run but the intention is not to leave as much as possible. For those that need to leave they would need to do a 2-week quarantine when they get back for everyone’s safety.
Being that this would be a safe space that means we can be social and relax about being social and being in close contact with each other, we can hug, touch and be ourselves without the worry of the worst. Peace of mind and sanity.
At the worst it will be a group of people tightly living together, at the best we’ll make it through with peace of mind along the way. How I see it this would be a good situation either way
I made a simple web page with more info if anyone is interested:
https://sites.google.com/view/social-distancing-house/home
West Seattle, Washington
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