After seeing some of the amazing pieces Eleanor has created at the Tool Library, we sat down with her to find out more about her projects, her process, and why she’s become a regular. How did you hear about the Capitol Hill Tool Library? After moving into my current...
This holiday season, your imagination and our tools are all you need to tackle your gift list. Create a vase or a guitar pick on our 3-D printer. Use our lathe to make a wooden spatula. Build a book stand with our table saw and drill press. And we have more cool DIY...
Volunteering is a great way to get connected in your community. For 2015, our metropolitan area ranks #8 (out of 51) in terms of the number of volunteers with 31.1% of residents getting involved. See more interesting volunteer facts on the governments website. There...
While herbs can be grown in any outdoor garden setting during the summer months, they are an ideal option for growing indoors and on balconies or porches all year long, since they enjoy the same temperatures we do—typically between 65 and 70 degrees during the day....
Sustainable Capitol Hill wants to help you get green, because even small changes at the individual level can lead to big changes in our community! Recycle! If your home or apartment does not have a recycling bin, visit Seattle Public Utilities to find out how you can...
In addition to using a curbside food scrap recycling bin (see the Local Recycling Page [link] for more info), composting at home is a great way to recycle your food and yard waste, and to create your very own compost to use in your garden or houseplants. Take a look...
The City of Seattle has one of the most advanced recycling systems in the country. Make sure that you are taking advantage of what our city’s recycling programs have to offer by keeping up-to-date on all program changes and additions! Seattle Public Utilities:...
Often people will see bees as pests that will sting their children and call an exterminator, who will spray toxic chemicals everywhere to kill them off. Please don’t let that happen to our pollinators! If you see a swarm of bees hanging out, on the street, in...
Growing your own food reduces the distance your food travels from the farm to you (10 feet, say, versus 250-2,500 miles). That means you’re eliminating the petroleum products used in farming equipment, fertilizers, pesticides, packaging, storage, and...
Supporting local farmers & local food diversity will be increasingly important in an economic crisis, as energy prices rise, as our climate continues to change, and as our food supply continues to become threatened by a loss of biodiversity. Eating local food...
Connect with, and support, your local community Sustainability Group (like Sustainable Capitol Hill)! The more invested you are in your community, and vice versa, the more likely it is that residents will shop local, supporting your business and keeping you a part of...
Making your apartment or condominium building greener not only helps the environment, but also saves you and your residents money, shows residents that you care about their well-being, and increases your building’s marketability: you can advertise your building...
The Capitol Hill neighborhood is lucky to have a tremendous quantity and variety of trees. The Fruit Trees of Capitol Hill will help promote awareness and, by extension, conservation of all of Capitol Hill’s trees. Thanks to Domonique Juleon and Gregory Waggoner for...
