@ the Fest – Our Projects
Explore What We’re Working On
Sustainable Ballard serves as an incubator for grassroots sustainability projects that directly benefit our community. This year, we’re excited to highlight all 14 of our active projects—ranging from resource sharing and waste reduction to social justice and community resilience. These initiatives are led by passionate volunteers and fueled by local creativity.
Got an idea of your own? We’d love to hear it! Stop by our info booth and let’s talk about how we can support your vision for a more sustainable Ballard.
| Project | Location | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| @ our Info Booth | Info Booth | Learn how to join Sustainable Ballard and collect all the member benefits. Gather info about Bakery Gleaning, Idle Free Ballard, Free Letters Home, RainWise, Holiday Barter Fair & Spring Beer Hop. Take home coloring sheets, flyers and stickers. Try the bagel toss. |
| Ballard Knitters & Ballard Menders | Booth | Sit down with our knitting circle. Yarn, needles and instruction available. Bring your excess yarn, thread and sewing machine needles. Find out about the knitting and mending we do for people experiencing homelessness. |
| Ballard Tool Library | Booth | Join us for a game of cornhole and make a birdhouse from recycled materials to take home. Learn about our tool lending library. |
| Cider Press | Booth | Help us make apple cider with a modern press set up and then sample the fresh juice result. Thank you to Collins Family Orchards for donating 400# of apples. |
| Edible Garden Tour & Ballard Sprouts | Booth | Bring your plant starts and divisions to share with other attendees. Take home a new plant or two. Also, see if you can identify 6 herbs by smell only. Learn about sustainable gardening and how you can grow food for the hungry. |
| Game & Puzzle Swap | Booth | Bring your lightly used games and complete puzzles for our Game & Puzzle Swap. |
| Market Gleaning | Booth | “Guess the Weight” and “How Many Meals is That?” of a box of produce. Win prizes. Join a gleaning team to pick up leftover produce from the farmers market and deliver to the Food Bank. |
| Meaningful Movies Ballard | Booth | Check out some movie shorts and trailers and take a poll about what you want to see. Complete with popcorn. |