Food Innovation Network

City Farming and Food Access Focus of New Summit
2017-03-17 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Highline college, PO Box 98000, Des Moines, WA, 98198, United States
Free and Open to All
March 17, 2017: 2–5 p.m.
March 18, 2017: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Highline’s main campus, Building 8
A mother goat with her new kid are likely to steal the show at the South King County Urban Agriculture Food Summit.
In its inaugural year, the free summit is open to all who want to learn about growing food and farming in the city. The two-day event will feature workshops, demonstrations, vendors and children’s activities.
Attendees will learn about permaculture/sustainability techniques, soil science, beekeeping for increased pollination, edible landscaping and more.

Goats, like this doe and kid, will be part of the goat-keeping demonstration at the Urban Agriculture Food Summit. The goat visit will not be a first for Highline. The college brings goats to campus at least once a year as an environmentally friendly way to keep blackberry bushes in check.

“The goal of the summit is to support, develop and promote new energy for urban agriculture in south King County,” said Rick Shultz, who is one of the event organizers and advises the Highline College Permaculture Club.

Rick Shultz

Shultz noted that the new summit, as well as Highline’s Urban Agriculture/Food Security program in general, gives the college and its community partners the ability to increase awareness and opportunities to develop urban agriculture in a region of King County that is recognized as a food desert.
Several outside organizations are participating in the two-day event. Ravenna Ridge Metro Milkers will bring goats to demonstrate urban goat keeping, and the Seattle Tree Fruit Society will present its 12th annual grafting show, with many fruit growing–related workshops.

Bobby Butler

“I am excited to be partnering with King Conservation District and the Seattle Tree Fruit Society for this event. Both organizations are wonderful resources for folks in the community who are interested in growing their own food and learning more about sustainable practices,” said Bobby Butler, who along with Shultz is organizing the summit. Butler manages Highline’s Urban Agriculture program.
“I am hoping that this event will give members of the community the motivation and guidance they need to get their garden or farm off and running this spring. The event will also be a great opportunity for people to get to know about some of the wonderful food-based organizations that are here to serve their community.”
In 2015, Highline was awarded a two-year, $80,000 grant from the King Conservation District (KCD) Regional Food System program to help launch its Urban Agriculture/Food Security program.
The KCD grant program was initiated to serve as a catalyst for making local food production environmentally and economically sustainable. It funds projects that contribute to the economic viability of local farmers, encourage new farmers, expand acreage in food production, improve food access and increase demand for King County farm products.
Questions?
Bobby Butler: (206) 592-3985, bbutler@highline.edu
Rick Shultz: (206) 592-4117, rshultz@highline.edu

Urban Ag Summit At Highline College, Learn How To Farm & Grow Food In The City
2017-03-17 14:00 - 17:00 | Highline college, PO Box 98000, Des Moines, WA, 98198, United States

Exploring Dignity
2017-03-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Jewish Family Service, 1601 16th Avenue, Seattle, 98122, United States
Dignity and respect are central values in Jewish Family Service’s mission to help vulnerable people of all backgrounds achieve well-being, health and stability. Join Director of Project Kavod Beth Huppin and Education Coordinator Talya Gillman to discuss treating those in need with dignity and respect while volunteering or working. We’ll look at how these values can vary depending on our identities and life experiences, along with what Jewish tradition has to say. Our ability to live out our values is strengthened through dialogue and reflection; join one, two or all three conversations! These groups are free and open to anyone interested, from volunteers to community members.
Thursday, March 16
Thursday, April 20
Thursday, May 18
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
JFS Capitol Hill Campus
1601 16th Avenue, Seattle
RSVP to Talya Gillman or call (206) 861-8784 for more information.

Business Resource Open House
2017-03-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Eventbrite, 5423 Delridge Way SW, Seattle98106, WA, 98106, United States

First Step (South Seattle)
2017-03-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Neighborhood House, Rainier Vista 4410 29th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98108, United States
This four-week series includes First Step Idea Session: From Idea to Startup, Does Your Idea Make Financial Sense, and a session on personal readiness. This workshop or equivalent is required to receive free one-on-one business advising from CIE. To register, or ask questions, email communityenterprise@cie-nw.org

Looking for Work? Nearly 50 Employers Expected at Job Fair
2017-03-15 11:00 - 14:00 | Highline college, PO Box 98000, Des Moines, WA, 98198, United States
Highline’s main campus, Building 8
Are you looking for a job? Highline College’s Spring Job Fair will bring employers from a wide variety of industries together with students, alumni and community members.
Close to 50 employers are expected to attend, looking to fill full-time, part-time and temporary jobs.

Come early for free giveaways. The event is free and open to the public. Bring copies of your resume and dress professionally. This is a great opportunity to network and meet employers in person.
For tips on how to prepare for a job fair and more information, visit the Student Employment website.
View the current list of employers scheduled to attend the job fair.
Questions?
Contact Chantal Carrancho at (206) 592-4026 or ccarrancho@highline.edu.

Evolution and Intersection of Race and Religion for American Jews
2017-03-14 10:30 - 12:00 | Temple De Hirsch Sinai, 3850 156th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA, 98006, United States
In the changing context of American categories of race and religion, Jews have found themselves shifting their identities depending on the times. Join 37-year-old Rabbi David Basior of Seattle’s Kadima Reconstructionist Community for a discussion about how the changing landscape has affected Jewish identity, privilege and assimilation. Hear how a Reconstructionist perspective sheds light on the topic and bring your own personal stories of identity shifting as we will explore the topic together.
This Endless Opportunities event is part of a community-wide program for adults 60+. It is co-sponsored by Jewish Family Service, Congregation Beth Shalom, Temple De Hirsch Sinai and Temple B’nai Torah.

Renton Senior Center (Metro Transit ORCA To-Go)
2017-03-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Metro ORCA To-Go, 211 Burnett Ave N 98057, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
ORCA To-Go mobile sales and service is where you can take care of all your ORCA card needs. The sales van provides full-service ORCA card sales and assistance for purchasing or loading bus fare on to a card.

First Step: Start a Home Based or Cottage Food Business: Week 3
2017-03-13 18:00 - 19:45 | Eventbrite, Lake City Library 12501 28th Ave. N.E, Seattle, WA, 98125, United States
ant to start a Small Food Business in your own kitchen? Yes, you can! Join the Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship and the Seattle Public Library for a free six week workshop to find out if your food business idea makes sense, and how to get started.
Class includes rules and regulations, marketing, keeping records, financing your business, packaging and required labels. Qualified individuals will be able to take advantage of free one-on-one business consulting with a Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship business advisor after they complete the series.
Mondays, 6:00pm – 7:45pm
Week 1: February 27
Week 2: March 6
Week 3: March 13
Week 4: March 20
Week 5: March 27
Week 6: April 3
For details, link here: www.eventbrite.com/e/first-step-start-a-home-based-or-cottage-food-business-tickets-29340563415

Code Compliance Committee
2017-03-09 16:00 - 17:30 | City of SeaTac, 4800 S 188th Street, SeaTac, WA, 98188, United States
Code Enforcement Committee
*Please note: A quorum of the City Council may be present.

The following links will take you to documents for the Code Enforcement Committee. Once the Code Enforcement Committee’s agenda and minutes have been published, the current documents will appear at the top of the current years’ list.
Click here for the Agendas
Click here for theMinutes

Special Library Advisory Committee Meeting
2017-03-08 17:00 | City of SeaTac, 4800 S 188th Street, SeaTac, WA, 98188, United States
Location:SeaTac City Hall – Riverton Room (CR 128)

Hotel Motel Tax Advisory Committee
2017-03-08 03:00 - 17:00 | City of SeaTac, 4800 S 188th Street, SeaTac, WA, 98188, United States
Hotel Motel Tax Advisory Committee
Location: SeaTac City Hall – Council Chambers – First Floor
*Please note: A quorum of the City Council may be present.
The following links will take you to documents for the Hotel Motel Tax Advisory Committee. Once the Hotel Motel Tax Advisory Committee’s agenda and minutes have been published, the current documents will appear at the top of the current years’ list.
Click here for Agendas
Click here for Minutes

Planning Commission
2017-03-07 17:30 - 19:00 | City of SeaTac, 4800 S 188th Street, SeaTac, WA, 98188, United States
Planning Commission
*Please note: A quorum of the City Council may be present.
The following links will take you to the Planning Commission in Document Central, a webpage where the City’s documents are housed. Once the Planning Commission agenda, minutes, packet and any additional addendum or presentations have been published, the most current documents will appear at the top of the current years’ list.
Click here for All Planning Commission Documents
Click here for Agendas
Click here for Minutes
Click here for Packets
Click here for Addendums & External Presentations

Public Safety & Justice Committee
2017-03-02 17:00 - 18:00 | City of SeaTac, 4800 S 188th Street, SeaTac, WA, 98188, United States
Riverton Room 128 – City Hall

Administration and Finance Committee
2017-03-02 15:00 - 17:00 | City of SeaTac, 4800 S 188th Street, SeaTac, WA, 98188, United States

CIE March Lean Launch
2017-03-02 10:00 - 12:00 | CIE, 4410 29th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98108, United States
For details: www.eventbrite.com/e/cie-march-lean-launch-tickets-31931971386
A lean launch meet up is not a class but a simple and flexible process.
Meet ups will be offered monthly at a regular place and time. You can come every month, or you can just drop in whenever you need help or want to help others – or if you just need a little inspiration.
Every meet up includes a chalk talk about the lean launch approach to starting a business. Then you’ll have an opportunity to make a 5-minute “fast pitch” presentation on your business model, followed by 5 minutes of discussion and feedback. There will be time at the end of the meet ups to go deeper, or make connections for one-on- one coaching or mentoring.

Legal Clinic - Wayfind Legal
2017-03-01 17:00 - 20:00 | Sno-Isle Lynnwood Library, 19200 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, 98036, United States
Time: 45-minute appointments available between 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Location: Sno-Isle Lynnwood Library – Small Meeting Room
Cost: FREE for FIRST STEP GRADUATES and CommunityEnterprise® Member
Wayfind is partnering with Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship to offer free business law consultations with a lawyer to small business owners.
Sign up to meet with a lawyer, at no cost, and ask them your legal questions about your business. There will be an attorney with expertise in the following areas:
• Starting up your business Which type of legal entity should you become? Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Liability Corporation, Incorporation
• Contracts
• Employment Law
• Intellectual Property (Protecting your name and logo)
To register, send an email to: giselle.saguid@cie-nw.org
PLEASE NOTE:
Legal Clinic is only for First Step graduates or CommunityEnterprise Members ONLY!

First Step (South Seattle)
2017-03-01 14:00 - 16:00, 2017-02-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Neighborhood House, Rainier Vista 4410 29th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98108, United States
Neighborhood House

This four-week series includes First Step Idea Session: From Idea to Startup, Does Your Idea Make Financial Sense, and a session on personal readiness. This workshop or equivalent is required to receive free one-on-one business advising from CIE. To register, or ask questions, email communityenterprise@cie-nw.org

First Step - Week 2 (Lynnwood)
2017-03-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Lynnwood, 7020 196th St SW, Lynnwood, WA, 98036, United States
CommunityEnterprise offers accessible and affordable “first step” entrepreneurship training, consulting and other support, empowering people in low-wealth and underserved communities to start and grow profitable small businesses sustainably connected to a local, living economy.
The First Step series is essential for those who want to start a business. It is not a “How to Start a Business” class. Instead, it will help you assess your readiness and the feasibility of your business idea and business goals.
Classes meet for 2 hours a week, for 3 weeks.
Apply online at www.cie-nw.org/applyhttp://www.cie-nw.org/apply
or email communityenterprise@cie-nw.org for more information.

WEBINAR Micro Business: Online Marketing Workshop
2017-02-28 18:00 - 21:00 | StartZone, 2400 S. 240th St, Des Moines, WA, 98108
CLASS IV

Building and Preserving Your Online Reputation
1.Building your Online Reputation
2.Handling a Social Media Crisis
3.Q & A
4.Specific help and training
Students will learn about building, managing, and marketing their business online reputation as well as how to handle any online reputation issues.
How to join: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/5a87e77d62c409bd7c24e00bf0acd2b8
Presenter: Washington, Annette Webinar

First Step: Start a Home Based or Cottage Food Business: Week 1
2017-02-27 18:00 - 19:45 | Lake City Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E, Seattle, WA, 98125, United States
Want to start a Small Food Business in your own kitchen? Yes, you can! Join the Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship and the Seattle Public Library for a free six week workshop to find out if your food business idea makes sense, and how to get started.
Class includes rules and regulations, marketing, keeping records, financing your business, packaging and required labels. Qualified individuals will be able to take advantage of free one-on-one business consulting with a Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship business advisor after they complete the series.
Mondays, 6:00pm – 7:45pm
Week 1: February 27
Week 2: March 6
Week 3: March 13
Week 4: March 20
Week 5: March 27
Week 6: April 3
For details, link here: www.eventbrite.com/e/first-step-start-a-home-based-or-cottage-food-business-tickets-29340563415

First Step: Start a Home Based or Cottage Food Business: Week 1
2017-02-27 18:00 - 19:45 | Lake City Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E, Seattle , WA, 98125, United States

Special Human Services Advisory Committee
2017-02-27 17:00 - 17:30 | City of SeaTac, 4800 S 188th Street, SeaTac, WA, 98188, United States

WEBINAR Micro Business: Online Marketing Workshop
2017-02-23 18:00 - 21:00 | StartZone, 2400 S. 240th St, Des Moines, WA, 98108
CLASS III

Conversion Funnels
1.Email Marketing Overview
2.List-building Strategies
3.Setup email client
4.Creating Funnels
5.Setup Campaigns
6.Follow up
Students will learn the importance of a customer list and how to setup an email campaign complete with follow-up strategies that can work to drive traffic and sales. Students can create an email marketing account and campaign in this class.
How to join: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/5a87e77d62c409bd7c24e00bf0acd2b8
Presenter: Washington, Annette

Migrating Meals: Gourmet family flavors of the Ukraine
2017-02-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Migrating Meals: Gourmet family flavors of the Ukraine, 13136 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98133, United States
Join us for an evening with Ludmila and Gregory at European Foods, a Ukrainian family owned Russian and Ukrainian restaurant, deli, and grocery store. Come learn about the Ukrainian refugee and immigrant community here in Seattle and the unique flavors they have brought with them. Ludmila, Gregory, their daughter Alina, and her son will be joining us to share their immigration story and dinner menu hand picked by Ludmila.
Here is their story:
“For as long as we remember ourselves, our family loved good food. Maybe because it was never available in such abundance in Russia where we grew up and lived until 20 years ago. Or maybe because European and especially Russian and Ukrainian foods are too delicious not to love. But the fact remains – our family always cooked gourmet food, truly enjoyed discovering new dishes, and many people around us always appreciated the dinners we often invited them for.
For the above reasons, when we, Ludmila (a registered nurse in the past) and Gregory (a civil engineer in his past life), immigrated to the United States 20 years ago, it was almost obvious for us what kind of business we had to start here, in the Land of Opportunities.
Ludmila got her chance to shine as the Most Creative Chief of the Russian and Ukrainian communities, and her ever-changing menu never fails to pleasantly surprise people.
Gregory’s job is to make sure that everyone who comes to the store finds something to their delight – be that smoked meats or fish, European cheese, dairy, chocolates, German breads, marinated vegetables, or the best pierogi in town. Their collection of European beer and wine is simply the best.”

TIB Community Workshop
2017-02-23 18:00 - 19:30 | Church by the Side of the Road, 3455 S. 148th Street, Tukwila, WA, 98168, United States
You have an opportunity to share your ideas regarding the walkable environment, street connection, design, multicultural character, and overall enhancements of the Tukwila International Boulevard neighborhood with community members, city staff and architects. We encourage you to come and bring your families to share in the designing of your community. More information can be found at http://www.tukwilawa.gov/TIBPlanning.#TIBRising
Cohosts: Congress for the New Urbanism
• Thursday February 23rd from 6:00PM- 7:30PM
– Come tell us your hopes and dreams for the TIB Neighborhood
• Friday February 24th 1:00-3:30 PM and 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday February 25th 10:30am-12:00PM
– Drop in anytime to ask questions or provide input. One on one with CNU and Tukwila Staff. The team will discuss with you the choices and the trade-offs, and ideas on transitioning from existing conditions to a new neighborhood.
• Saturday February 25th from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m
– Come see the draft recommendations and give us your feedback.

Land Use and Parks Committee
2017-02-23 17:00 - 18:30 | City of SeaTac, 4800 S 188th Street, SeaTac, WA, 98188, United States
Land Use and Parks Committee
*Please note: A quorum of the City Council may be present.
The following links will take you to the Land Use and Parks (LUP) Committee documents in Document Central, a webpage where the City’s documents are housed. Once the LUP agenda and minutes have been published, the most current documents will appear at the top of the current years’ list.
Click here for Agendas.

Click here for Minutes.
Click here for Packets.

First Step - Week 1 (Lynnwood)
2017-02-22 10:00 - 12:00 | CIE, 4410 29th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98108, United States
CommunityEnterprise offers accessible and affordable “first step” entrepreneurship training, consulting and other support, empowering people in low-wealth and underserved communities to start and grow profitable small businesses sustainably connected to a local, living economy.
The First Step series is essential for those who want to start a business. It is not a “How to Start a Business” class. Instead, it will help you assess your readiness and the feasibility of your business idea and business goals.
Classes meet for 2 hours a week, for 3 weeks.
Apply online at www.cie-nw.org/apply
or email communityenterprise@cie-nw.org for more information.

WEBINAR Micro Business: Online Marketing Workshop
2017-02-21 18:00 - 21:00 | StartZone, 2400 S. 240th St, Des Moines , WA, 98198, United States
CLASS II

Content Marketing
1.Blogging Overview
2.Video Marketing Strategies
3.Keyword Research
4.Video Creation Techniques
Social Media Marketing
1.Facebook Marketing
2.Other Social Marketing
Students will learn how to create blogposts that work to build a list and get sales. Students will also learn how to use video to promote their business. They will learn tips on how to create video with or without being in the video and how to market the video online. Students should have access to their YouTube account or be ready to create a new account to work on the tasks in this class. Students will also learn basic marketing strategies for Facebook or other social accounts.
How to join: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/5a87e77d62c409bd7c24e00bf0acd2b8
Presenter: Washington, Annette
