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Family Fair Follow-up

May 22, 2013 / Amanda / No comments

Here’s a little report on the Rely On Renton Family Fair. In case you missed it, it was awesome! Thirty-four local businesses and nonprofits came together to share their vision for families in our community. It was a chance for families with kids to see what kinds of services are being offered right in their backyard. It was also a great opportunity for small businesses to get some face-to-face contact with people that might not find them otherwise. Win-win!

We had lots of businesses with things that kids love, like RylieCakes, serving up their gluten-free brownies and cookies!

Many of the booths hosted activities for kids. Blossoming Hill Montessori, for instance, made catapults from rubber bands and popsicle sticks. Their projectiles? Neon colored pompoms, of course!

Our favorite children’s entertainer, caspar babypants, played to a captivated audience. His silly songs appeal to a wide audience. This is what one grandma had to say about his performance…

“I’M IN LOVE WITH CASPER BABY PANTS! IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I DANCED AND CLAPPED AND SANG ALONG WITH A BUNCH OF KIDS. WHAT GRREAT FUN! IT SHOULD BE REQUIRED OF ALL SENIORS. IT MAKES YOUR HEART SING!”

We had other acts on our stage as well, from dancing, to martial arts, to product demos. One highlight of the day was when CryOut stepped up to the stage and brought in a little dubstep to downtown Renton! Way to step it up Renton!!!

The crowd loved CryOut’s addictive urban beats and positive message!

The best part for me was to see families flocking to downtown Renton, and even the TRANSIT CENTER (what what?) to a fresh, lively, vibrant,family event. Moments like these help us as residents of Renton to balance our concerns for safety of the downtown area with a greater understanding of the potential for good and positive experiences in these beautiful spaces.

Think about this for a minute: If you can dream it, it can happen. If you never dream it, how can it ever come about? Change starts with imagination. Positive change starts with imagination AND faith enough to carry through to the end.

Category: Community, Downtown Renton, Events / Tags: Downtown Renton events, Rely On Renton Family Fair, Renton Pavilion Event Center, Renton Transit Center

Press Release: Rely On Renton Family Fair Joins Annual Downtown Spring Celebrations

May 2, 2013 / Amanda / No comments

Rely On Renton Family Fair Joins Annual Downtown Spring Celebrations

By Amanda Liddle
May 2, 2013

Renton, WA– Adding an event to the 11th Annual Renton Spring Festival and Downtown Poker Run, Rely On Renton community campaign managers, Ian & Amanda Liddle, are hosting a family resource fair for Renton-area families on May 11, 2013 from noon to 5pm. The event will take place in the Pavilion Event Center, at 233 Burnett Ave. S, adjacent to the Piazza. Popular children’s entertainer, Caspar Babypants, aka Chris Ballew of the Presidents of the United States of America, will be headlining the event stage, joined by other acts such as dance, martial arts, music, and jump rope. There will also be food trucks, door prizes, and free gifts to the first 400 families who register.

“We created this event because we heard families complain that there is no central location to find resources for kids in Renton. That’s why we’re bringing all these people together under one roof for the day!” says Ian Liddle. “The response has been nearly overwhelming; we knew it would be a great event, but we certainly didn’t expect to fill up all our exhibitor spots in the first year.” The event will feature nearly forty small businesses and non-profits from the Renton area that are resources for families with kids ages 2-14. All ages are welcome. The event is free of charge to attendees.

Piazza Renton will hold its 11th annual Spring Festival in Piazza park in downtown Renton at 3rd and Burnett. This arts and crafts show will feature over 50 vendors showcasing handcrafted goods including jewelry, clothing, items for children, furniture, cosmetics, food, and housewares. The festival is run by a team of volunteers from Piazza Renton, the group that spearheads volunteer efforts for many downtown events, including the Farmers Market, Return to Renton Car Show, the Fall Harvest Festival, and the annual tree lighting.

The Downtown Events Committee is organizing the annual Poker Run—a family-friendly activity that gets participants blitzing through downtown Renton: participating businesses hand out random playing cards to players, with the possibility of winning prizes with the best 5-card hands. There is a suggested donation of $1 or a canned food item for the Salvation Army Food Bank.

For more information, please contact:

Ian & Amanda Liddle
Rely On Renton
425-243-3399
info@relyonrenton.com

http://relyonrenton.com

Category: Downtown Renton, Events, Featured /

Rely On Renton Family Fair

April 9, 2013 / Amanda / No comments

Category: Downtown Renton, Events, Featured /

From Consumers to Investors

April 9, 2013 / Amanda / No comments

To consume, or to invest, that is the question: whether ’tis nobler to shop local.

I’m joining the ranks of the people who dislike using the word “consumer”. We use the term consumer to designate a person who is on the receiving end of transactions. We use it interchangably with “customer”, as in the people who buy things and use services. This is the definition of consumer that I found on a web search:

con·sum·er

1. a person or thing that consumes.

2. Economics . a person or organization that uses a commodity or service.

3. Ecology . an organism, usually an animal, that feeds on plants or other animals.

Origin: 1375–1425 for earlier sense “squanderer,” 1525–35 for current senses; Middle English

For contrast, look at the definition of “investor”.

investor

1. One who puts (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.

2. One who uses (money), as in accumulating something: to invest large sums in books.

What would happen if we began to approach our community as investors rather than consumers?

Consumer	Investor
Focuses on the present	Focuses on the future
Feeds, eats	Cultivates, nurtures
Concerned only about self, without regard for others	Concerned about self in the context of others
Believes that their present success is independent of others	Recognizes that their future success is wrapped up in the success of others

I’m not naive enough to suggest that all Renton residents should be philanthropists. I’m suggesting that Renton residents would do well to consider how their money can continue to work for them after they’ve spent it. In other words, sometimes what seems like a good deal on the surface is actually not a good deal. Saving money by shopping at a big box store or online leeches money out of your community. Spending money at local, independent stores may or may not cost more, but stays within your community longer to create more wealth and health in your community.

Let’s look at some of the research on this topic.

A series of studies conducted by Civic Economics demonstrates that money spent at independent, locally owned stores is more likely to circulate locally than that spent at a chain. For example, the study for Louisville found that independent stores recirculate 55.2% of revenues compared to 13.6% for big retailers, and that local restaurants recirculate 67%, while big chains do 30.4%.
Communities with a greater proportion of small businesses show lower rates of mortality, obesity and diabetes, according to a study from Louisiana State University. “What stands out about this research is that we often think of the economic benefits and job growth that small business generates, but we don’t think of the social benefits to small communities,” says Troy Blanchard, Ph.D., lead author and associate professor of sociology at LSU.
Home values increase faster when they’re located near a business center dominated by independent businesses. Independent We Stand, a national collaboration of small businesses, developed a calculator to show how much a home’s value would have increased over a 14-year period if it was located near a strong independent business district. The calculator revealed that in ZIP codes that contained a central district dominated by strong, independent businesses, home values went up 54.2 percent more on average than those without one.

In summation, the dollars spent with small local businesses in your city continue to work for you after you’ve spent them, by helping your home value increase faster, improving your community’s health, and circulating more money within your city. There are many other studies that document the contrasted effects of spending money at a local, independent store versus a big box chain or online.

It’s like you have a big, juicy ripe tomato. Add a little salt, and you have a tasty lunch. Alternately, you can save the seeds and plant them for a bumper crop harvest at a later date. The choice is yours!

I want to challenge you. The next time you’re tempted to make financial decisions based solely on price, take into consideration the bottom line of your community. What will happen to your money after you spend it? Will it continue to work for you, or will it end up in another community, benefiting someone else?

What do you think? Is it more important to save a few dollars today, or invest a few more dollars at a local business to ensure that your money stays in your community and continues to aggregate and grow to improve your community?

To find some local, independent businesses near you, check out our RelyLocal directory at http://relyonrenton.com.

Category: Community, Shop Local /

Downtown Renton

March 5, 2013 / Amanda / No comments

Speed of Travel

rushing, speeding, polluting
always moving, looking ahead
never seeing
the beautiful, the fragile, the distinctive
collection of small growing things
trampled underfoot
slow down, stop, look around
the beautiful, the fragile, the elements of place
can grow again once we begin
to acknowledge them

I regularly ask Renton residents that I meet, “Have you been to downtown Renton?” The most common response is “Downtown? There’s a downtown Renton?” (a variation of this is, “Downtown? You mean the Landing?”)

My answer to you, my confused fellow Rentonians (Rentonites? Rentonistas?) is as follows:

To those of you who have not experienced downtown Renton, and wonder whether or not there is such a thing, you are missing out. South Third and surrounding vicinity, is smack in the middle of the historic district of Renton. If you want to taste Renton’s unique flavor of community, this is the place. Legends abound about prohibition-era subterranean tunnel networks beneath the city, underground jail cells, ghosts, and scandal.

Chat up the friendly, genuine merchants that characterize this area and you will find many that have lived here since childhood. If you ask them to tell you stories of cruising the “Renton Loop,” they’ll probably tell you Renton could have been the inspiration for “American Graffiti”: glamorous tales of girls, cars, speed, and run-ins with the law. They will blush and tell you that it was a time long ago, and they have long since settled down, but you can still see a mischievous adolescent twinkling in their eye.

I’m just going to come out and say it: I love The Landing. I do! It’s convenient, clean, and attractive. It feels safe. There are several beautiful indie stores in The Landing, and a few anchor chain stores. I can get things at the The Landing that I can’t buy at independent shops, without leaving Renton. That being said, The Landing will never be downtown. It doesn’t look like Renton because it isn’t Renton. It’s history is short and foreign. It attracts ubiquitous chains that no roots. Thousands of other cities have outdoor malls just like it.

Downtown Renton is ripe to be discovered. It is full of hidden treasures: passionate young people, sharp-witted old people, food and wine, fresh and aged things, all overlooked. If we want Renton to be a place where people come…stay…stop… we must have a vibrant downtown scene. If we want a vibrant downtown scene, we need to choose to spend there: spend time, money, and effort. We must care about downtown.

Without care, our city center will quickly become a placeless space: a void through which people commute. Shop local. Dine local. Play local. Enjoy life local. If not you, then who?

For a list of independent downtown businesses, visit our “locals only” directory!

Category: Downtown Renton, Featured, Shop Local / Tags: DTR

Valentine’s Day Adventures in Renton

February 16, 2013 / Amanda / 4 comments

For Valentine’s Day, Ian and I decided to take to Downtown Renton to see what kinds of adventures we could have.

First we stopped over at Garland Jewelers to get me a pretty little piece of jewelry. We made it at 5:45pm (which for us means getting off work early). They were closed, so we took silly pictures in front of their store. Don’t you love the quaint mosaic tile floor with their name on it

Next we walked until we found something open: Old Renton Book Exchange! I love books of all kinds, and particularly children’s books. We stopped in to see what we could see. Dacia, the owner, had some great recommendations for us. This is how the conversation went:

Me: “What do you have with pretty illustrations?”

Dacia: “How pretty is pretty?”

Me: “I don’t know, pretty.”

Based on her recommendation I found a new book of a French fairy tales with illustrations from Edmund Dulac. Monsieur Dulac’s illustrations are what I would call “pretty”. We also bought the next book that the Old Renton Book Exchange book club is reading. I hope we can read it before Wednesday when they meet again!

After leaving the bookstore with hugs and well-wishes, we stopped over at Renton Flower Shop where Ian had cleverly called ahead and ordered me roses. Don’t they look lovely? They smelled so lovely too! Thanks Ian!

The arrangement was an aromatic delight to carry down the street as we walked toward our dinner destination. On the way I noticed this sign in the window of Uncle Mo’s Snappy Inn. Funny the things you notice when you walk as opposed to drive.

We arrived momentarily at our dinner destination: Red House Beer & Wine Shoppe and Tapas Bar. We had peeked at the Valentine menu. Our mouths watered with anticipation.

We sat at a table surrounded by floor-to-ceiling wine bottles. The flowers we bought looked beautiful on the table. Here is Ian poring over our new treasures.

Ian had the venison special, which had a fruity balsamic reduction, and came with garlic turnip mashed potatoes and sauteed spicy greens. I had the Filet Mignon Oscar with Dungeness & Rock Crab Meat, Asparagus Caper Hollandaise Sauce over Garlic Turnip Mashed Potatoes. My steak was fork-tender, and the sauce delectable. I didn’t lick my plate. That’s not to say I didn’t want to.

After dinner we drove up to the Highlands to get a little something for Ian. We stopped in at 4th Street Wine and Spirits for some Scotch. Here’s a happy Ian with his treat. Actually we both love Scotch, and buying from this independent liquor store, so this gift is a win-win-win!

Our final stop was at Sweet Decadence Chocolates in Newcastle*. Like business smarties, they were open until 10pm on Valentine’s Day! Even in the late evening, Sweet Decadence had a wide selection of handmade chocolates and caramels. We chose a half-pound of truffles, which were carefully placed in a white box and tied with a red ribbon.

*For the record, we are not exclusive to Renton. We love Newcastle and businesses in Newcastle too! Ian and I both grew up there. Ian’s dad, Stuart Liddle, was among the first city council members when Newcastle incorporated as a city.

Category: Downtown Renton, Featured, Holidays, Local Food, Shop Local /

February’s “Love Our Locals” Contest

February 11, 2013 / Amanda / No comments

February’s “Love Our Locals” Contest

Show some love to our local businesses on the RelyLocal – Renton directory and win a pair of tickets to the Renton Civic Theater 25th Anniversary Dinner and Auction
($100 value!)

Here’s how: from now until March 2nd, rate and review businesses that are listed on the RelyLocal – Renton directory. Reviews must be at least 30 characters long. Each action will receive entries in a drawing. Actions include writing reviews on RelyLocal – Renton, publicly promoting reviews on social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Google+), and sharing this contest on social media. Drawing will be conducted on March 3rd, 2013. Winner will be notified by email.

Points will be awarded as follows:

REVIEW!

Write a review on the RelyLocal–Renton for a business. Qualifying reviews must be at least 30 characters long. One review per business only. – 2 entries each.
Additional point for being the first review of a busiiness- 1 entry each

PROMOTE!

Publicly post a link to the RelyLocal business listing reviewed on OUR Facebook wall (e.g. http://www.relylocal.com/renton-washington/business_listings/…) – 1 entry per review
Tweet the link to the RelyLocal business listing you’ve reviewed and tag us (EXAMPLE: I just reviewed Renton Civic Theater on RelyLocal- Renton http://goo.gl/sylbC @RelyOnRenton) – 1 entry per review
Share a link to the RelyLocal business listing you’ve reviewed on Google+ and tag us (EXAMPLE: I just reviewed Renton Civic Theater on RelyLocal- Renton http://goo.gl/sylbC @RelyOnRenton)

SHARE!

Tweet about this contest and tag us (EXAMPLE: Review local Renton businesses and be entered in a contest for a pair of RCT dinner & auction tickets! Details here: http://goo.gl/bZbQv) – 1 entry total
Share about this contest and tag us on Google+ (EXAMPLE: Review local Renton businesses and be entered in a contest for a pair of RCT dinner & auction tickets! Details here: http://goo.gl/bZbQv)- 1 entry total

Good Luck and Happy Reviewing!

Category: Contest, Downtown Renton, Events /

Moving On: Letting go of the old makes room for the new

February 5, 2013 / Amanda / 2 comments

Ian and I moved a week ago. Moving is not my favorite project. I always start out determined to be organized, but by the end, you find yourself chucking random things into boxes. For instance, found in one box: a half-used bag of pecans, 2 shallots, a small stack of printer paper, a stapler, a loose earring, the blender jar, and a couple seed catalogs.

It would be less trouble to move if the place where you moved was exactly the same: same size, shape, scale. It always seems like one piece of furniture or another inevitably doesn’t work out in the new place and has to go. It’s not that the chair / table / lamp is necessarily faulty, offensive, or outdated. Instead the environment has changed, and so must the items contained in it.

Last week we received the news of Renton Western Wear’s pending closure. It is the most recent in a dramatic sequence of downtown Renton closures. Each time another closure is announced, panic and despair spread swiftly as plague through the surrounding community. Each business owner wonders if they might be next to succumb.

It reminds me of a yoga class I took a few weeks ago. The teacher drew our attention to our breath. “Breathe in. Breathe Out. Your breath is nature’s gift to remind you that everything in this life is temporary. We must let go of the old in order to allow space for the new to come in.”

The face of Renton has changed dramatically in the last decade. No longer predominantly white, Renton is home to people representing a veritable rainbow of ethnicities. Meadows and forests have been replaced with developments. The population has increased, and little wonder! Our location is superb. We have fantastic parks and city amenities. What do we have to be proud of in Renton? Umm, hello. We have the Seahawks.

Change can be scary. Or is it?

When some people see empty stores, they see a problem of downtown decline, rumors of crime, or a sludgy economy. Basically, they fear the void, and want to fill it immediately. Rather than resorting to fear, we should be interrogating reality. Ask, “What does it mean that we have seen so many downtown Renton business closures?” It’s important to note that a problem is also an opportunity in disguise. For one company, a vacant building is a vanished dream. For another it is a possibility and hope for the future.

Take a deep breath when you see vacant storefronts. Breathe in and remember the our past: it’s what brought us to this place and made us who we are. Then breathe out, move on, and imagine what the future of Renton could be.

What do you want to see in downtown Renton? What would be useful / beautiful / exciting/ awesome? What would you brag about to your out-of-town friends?

Category: Downtown Renton, Featured /

Fixing Renton’s Future: Recap!

January 20, 2013 / Amanda / 2 comments

The room fairly glowed with imagination, enthusiasm, and love of Renton when residents and business owners gathered at Blossom Vegetarian for our first ever “Fixing Renton’s Future” meetup on Saturday January 19th. The attendees ranged from lawyers to auto mechanics, babies to retirees, city officials to brand new residents. They gathered with the common goal of creating a better future for Renton. Hope was spoken and received.

After introducing themselves and setting some ground rules, while enjoying some delicious food from Blossom Vegetarian, they broke into smaller groups at each table to give some thought to the assets Renton has. They answered with the things they really appreciate, love and consider strengths of this city and community.

We love Renton because: Central to the freeway and airport; on-ramp to Talbot; everything is close to home (w/in 5 mi); sound income base / steam to the city; diversity; loyal local customer base; lots of community activities (esp in summer); food! yummy and unique; small town feel; Carco, golf course etc pay for itself; historic buildings, parks We love Renton's: Seahawks; Museum; Small businesses; Parks; People; Food; Charitable non-profit support; Gene Sens; Farmers Market; Parks and recreation; Positive big businesses like Boeing, Paccar, Frys, Ikea, etc; Oktoberfest; SIFF; Manufacturing; Walkable; Arts support; Diversity; Big city with small town feel; Car show; Location; Hawks! What we love about Renton: Diversity; Weather; History; Accessibility to freeways and location; Strong organizations; Major events (Go Hawks!); Neighborhoods; Scenic views, parks and trails; Great locally owned businesses (good foot and eats); Improvement in schools; Transportation; River and lake; Small town feel with big town amenities; Community involvement; Friendliness; POTENTIAL

You can see some common themes that arose in these three groups. Rentonites love:

Our location. Just outside of Seattle, we are close to everything important in this region, yet without the big city density and traffic.
Diversity. Renton’s face has changed dramatically in the last ten years. We’ve gone from being primarily a white city to being a minority majority, and we think it’s awesome!
Our parks and trails. Our summers are not complete without picnics at Gene Coulon Beach Park and walks along the Cedar River trail.
Great restaurants. Renton has the makings of a foodie destination. We rarely need to leave the city to find a great night out.
Unique city-wide events. From Renton River Days to Oktoberfest, there is something for everyone here!
Our diverse business community. We’re proud of Boeing, Paccar, and other big businesses that keep so many people our city constructively employed. We also love the small-town closeness we experience in the small business community.
We love the historic sections of town. The history museum, even if we don’t go often (or ever), is something we are proud of and smile about each time we drive by.
The Seahawks. The Seahawks’ decision to grace our city with their practice facility did more for Renton’s self-esteem than anything since the beginning of the century. Rentonites feel they have a reason to be validated by other cities: if we’re good enough for the Seahawks, we’re good enough for you, thank you very much.

We wrapped up by talking about how it is important for us to move forward keeping in mind our strengths. Rather than trying to recreate our city, we want to capitalize on our assets and allow them to catapult us into a brighter future.

With the ideas heard in the Fixing the Future film as a starting point, we brainstormed ideas for how to improve our local economy. As we unpacked those ideas, we coded them: blue for ideas that we have direct control over and orange for ideas that we can have influence over. We also had a green code for ideas that we had no control over, but there were none of those on our list, thankfully. Such a practical, intelligent group was participating!

We consolidated the list of ideas within our direct control and voted on the ideas we considered most interesting.

Our top favorites were:

Beautifying our city with more flowers, seasonal decorations, recognition of holidays, such as Independence Day, Veterans Day, etc.
Educating the our city about the importance of shopping local, and
Expanding the Farmer’s Market.

A close runner up was

A local gift card, which is one expression of an alternate currency. It’s another way to keep money in our city, and small businesses in particular.

At our next event we want to focus on the assets that we, as a group of Renton-lovin’ people, bring to the table. Let’s get to know each other in a better way, and see where we each fit in to bring our plans and ideas to fruition!

Between now and then, we can start to take action on the above steps by:

Talk to people about the importance of supporting small, local, independent mom & pop shops. I (Amanda) want to coin an acronym, SLIMPS, but Ian thinks it’s stupid. Anyone else have a better way of saying this?
Invite neighbors and friends to participate in this important work with us. Invite them to our facebook, twitter, blog, etc., and to our next event. Stefeny Anderson wasn’t here to say “what about the youth?”, so I have to say it for her. I would love to see some teens and mature tweens getting involved as well.
Participate in our Facebook Group. Since it seems that the forum didn’t take off (unfamiliar medium? Difficult to navigate? Not enough content?) we have created a Facebook group for discussion. It is open to the public. Please participate and add your friends. http://www.facebook.com/groups/319359004830793/

Looking forward to seeing all the great things this group can do as we move forward together!

Category: Community, Events /

Keeping Food Local: Community Gardening in Renton

January 8, 2013 / Amanda / No comments

This is the first post in a series on eating locally in Renton.

The video I posted the other day about “Carrots, Pigs, and $3 Million Dollars” got me thinking about local food. Locally grown food has so many advantages over the same kinds food grown far away. Long travel time causes food to lose flavor and nutrients. Shipping food from distant places adds to foods’ cost and carbon footprint. Buying food grown locally means supporting farmers who will in turn support your local economy.

Eating locally also means eating seasonally. Those fresh berries in the grocery store in January are expensive because they are not in season in Renton. January berries are in season where January is summer, likely south of the equator.

Home grown food is delightful on so many levels. A well tended vegetable garden is like an edible jungle. I love roaming about through vines winding up stalks, stepping carefully to avoid crushing tender underbrush, while prowling for food. Once you know the enchanting flavor of a freshly-picked, juicy, sun-warmed, vine-ripened tomato, out of season grocery store tomatoes never seem worth your money again.

To a child, gardening is magical. In my childhood backyard, there was always space to garden. I remember one year my mother charged me with weeding a gladiolus bed. This prolific flower had given birth to thousands of tiny bulblets that had no home. She gave me a small plot of earth behind the compost pile to dig in and plant the baby bulbs. It was fun for a day or two. Then summer stole my attention, and I forgot about the possibility of flowers. A couple of months later, I saw some ruffly, orange flowers peeking out behind the compost pile. There, in my neglected garden, was a tall, stately stalk of gladiolus flowers. Those flowers served to remind me that a seed, or bulb, may not look like much, but given time it will bear fruit. A seed is a promise of good things to come.

As an adult, the joys of gardening are harder to come by. Along with almost two-thirds of the American population, we live in multi-family housing. Apartment living comes without backyards, as a general rule. How can apartment dwellers grow their own food?

That’s where community gardens come in. Last year I had two plots at Sunset Community Garden in the Sunset Neighborhood in Renton. A co-operative effort between Sunset Neighborhood Association and Calvary Baptist Church, Sunset Community Garden is open to the public. I rented two garden spaces for $15 each for the year. This covered soil amendments and water. We were also expected to participate in scheduled work days around the garden.

My two garden plots equaled 40 square feet in sum. The first veggies planted were replaced as they completed their production. In this way I planted over forty different kinds of vegetables over the growing season. During the peak of summer I was harvesting between 5 and 10 POUNDS of produce a week! I grew several varieties of kale, beets, tomatoes, onions, green beans, carrots, radishes, baby greens, herbs, fennel, peas, spinach, Swiss chard, and others. During the hour a week I spent tending my beds, I conversed with newly-met neighbors, fellow gardeners, and passersby.

Other community gardens exist around Renton. They are popular, and spaces fill quickly each year. If you are interested in being a part of the community at Sunset Community Garden, registration begins in February 15th.

Category: Community, Featured, Local Food, Shop Local /

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Press Release: Rely On Renton Family Fair Joins Annual Downtown Spring Celebrations

Rely On Renton Family Fair