Buyers who previously made an offer but weren’t able to work out pricing for repairs with the Seller (needed due to FHA requirements) spent some time working things out with their lender and came back with another offer and we reached mutual acceptance last week.

The Seller would like to have any interested backup offers in position in case the FHA financing can not be waived successfully. Conventional or cash out only, or a 203K Streamline loan may work given it appraises “as is” and “with repairs”. (Have not seen that paperwork yet).

Great house, nice level corner lot, 1 mile to LightLink Rail station. View of Lake Washington from the street!!

This event runs in conjunction with West Seattle GardenFEST (but not ticket requires for THIS event) Sat, June 6, 10am – 5pm Click here for map

Seattle’s first Carbon Sequestration Garden Biochar Test Plot Project needs your help! Join them for a day of site preperation and demonstrations at the south end of the South Seattle Community College’s West Seattle campus. SSCC’s Arboretum Foundation will also be hosting an event at the north end of campus, featuring noted Northwest gardening expert Ed Hume (speaking in support of his new book: @ the LOH complex from 3pm-4pm) where they will have an information table.

They are preparing their plot for the application of treatments. This is the beginning of a 5-year multi-partner biochar soil test. This exciting example of citizen science, gives us all the opportunity to learn how best to use biochar, locally, for carbon cycle management and increased soil tilth. There will be rocks to pick, weeds to pull, tilling to be done. Come with your shovels, garden forks, wheel burrows and pick-ups. Don’t forget your gloves and sun screen.

They are also continuing to look for partners to help them make this very special site, a demonstration of their shared belief in the power of permaculture ideas, to build a new, more sustainable urban environment.

Share your thoughts on how they can use their 12’x 250′ frontage, garden border, to best effect. And help them develop a management practice, that will enhance their very own Class 4 wetland feature on the southern border if the plot.

See you @ the Carbon Garden
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“it’s time to get positive about negative thinking”

For more information: art.donnelly@seachar.org

The Biochar event is running in conjunction with the West Seattle GardenFEST

Note: You must purchase a ticket for admission to this event (I’ve emailed to get pricing information)

West Seattle GardenFEST: A celebration of edible and sustainable gardening that showcases important concepts, practical applications, and knowledgeable speakers.

Eat Your Greens! at the West Seattle GardenFEST Saturday, June 6th 10:00am – 4:00pm at the SSCC Arboretum

S C H E D U L E O F E V E N T S :

10:00am GARDEN CENTER OPENS
10:30am ARBORETUM TOURS BEGIN
11:00am SPEAKER LYNNE THOMPSON,
Great Plant Picks Coordinator Introducing the 2009 Great Plant Picks selections
12:00pm DEDICATION OF THE NEW WATERWISE PERENNIAL GARDEN
Plus a highlight of the new path and patio in the Upper Rose Garden and rededication of the Gazebo
12:30 – 3:00pm DEMONSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE ARBORETUM
Composting, Straw Bale Gardens, Gardening for Kids, Exotic Edible Containers
1:00pm SPEAKER SUE GOETZ, CPH,
The Creative Gardener Vegetable gardens for urban spaces/sustainable gardening
3:00pm AFTERNOON TEA WITH ED HUME

Ticketed event, by reservation only; email Arboretum@sccd.ctc.edu for reservation and ticket prices
http://www.southseattle.edu/
6000 16th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98106
Tel 206.768.6790
Email Arboretum@sccd.ctc.edu

Eat Your Greens!

I was contacted via my blog through a post about Rufous hummingbirds and/or backyard wildlife habitat by this amazing couple in coastal Waldport, OR because they needed to find a real estate agent to market the property and find a buyer who was going to continue their legacy. Unfortunately I am only licensed in Washington but agreed to try to find an agent or team that could appreciate the uniquness of the mission of their home and property.

Strangely enough I have family by marriage in the same town but there was no connection just coincidence.

“Birders” will flock to this stunning 3 bed/2 bath, 2564 sq. ft. river-view home high above the Alsea River! This lovely home feels like a peaceful paradise with many upgrades and amenities, including granite countertops, cherry cabinets, wood flooring and ceiling, daylight basement, infra-red sauna, 2 wood stoves, back-up generator, shop/ hobby rooms, and two garages.

Thoughtfully landscaped with hummingbird gardens, organic gardens, fruit trees, blueberries and more! Carry on the joy of this Certified Backyard Wildlife Habitat where 100+ hummers depend on this feeding station during migration. Visit this BWH via the website (www.birdsamore.com) included in purchase price.

If you know someone with a passion for migrating hummingbirds, and can appreciate a stunning home w/ acreage that is Paradise, please pass along this blog post. You can see the full listing information with an extensive photo gallery and detailed lists of features – both inside and out – and then contact the listing agent team I put together with Emerald Coast Realty, a strong regional company that KNOWS coastal Oregon property.

Pacific NW Jason McLennan is setting the pace to create the greenest building ever Seattle Times Newspaper:

“Jason McLennan is setting the pace to create the greenest building ever
With his ‘Living Building’ competition, architect Jason McLennan of Seattle is challenging the world to create the ultimate in green structures. As the passionate CEO of the Cascadia Region Green Building Council, he’s aiming to raise design standards to new levels.”