The weather has certainly been mixed, but Grow Community construction continues apace. Crews have completed the majority of the excavation work and have now started forming and pouring footings and foundation walls for the garage for the Grove, our next neighborhood. While progress may not always be apparent from street level, we are using a […]
Grow Community got some more great kudos this week in Urban Land, the online magazine of the prestigious Urban Land Institute. Grow is honored in the feature article “Growing Sociability: Integrating Communal Spaces with Development,” which looks at “agrihoods” (development-supported agriculture), edible landscaping, and other trends in sustainable community design. “A new day is dawning […]
Our bountiful neighborhood gardens get all the press, but there’s still plenty going on during these chilly indoor months. YULE FEST: Over the holidays one Grow resident hosted a Weihnacht Evening, a German-themed Christmas get-together with tasty hot mulled wine (and NA cider, for those who don’t imbibe), homemade cookies and spicy bread. FETE ’15: […]
Grow Community is outstanding in its field — more precisely, its planter boxes. Grow is one of 10 exemplars of the new Urban Agriculture, the Urban Land Institute Magazine says in its current issue. The ULI praises Grow for the rich mix of raised beds and plantings throughout the community grounds, tended by residents and […]
Our sales office will be closed this week for the holidays. Normal office hours will resume on the 29th. Monday-Friday 12-5 and Sundays 1-4
Grow Community has been honored with a coveted “Green Home of the Year Award” in the “Best Community Project” category for 2014 by Green Builder magazine. In a feature headlined “Holistic Homes,” the magazine praises Grow for “connect[ing] health and happiness with sustainability” through every element of design and construction. The magazine highlights Grow’s […]
That’s literally true for the rich sea life of Eagle Harbor and Puget Sound. Sediments and other runoff from land can have a harmful effect on their ecosystem, smothering fish eggs, increasing ocean acidity, or carrying heavier pollution (like plastics) into their — our — precious waters. So as we continue site work for Grow […]
BASE presents: Sustainability Meets the Real World Friday, Dec 5, 8:00pm IslandWood 4450 Blakely Ave. NE (Please note this new location and start time! ) This month features three BGI at Pinchot University alumni: – Betsy Blaisdell, Vice president of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition – Juliette Delfs, Founder and Owner of Hub and Bespoke – […]
Your closest neighbor at Grow Community? The environment. Healthy, sustainable living has never been more convenient. Grow puts you close to your community – and closer still to the great outdoors. Residents of the Grove enjoy the quiet company of woodland trees and an orchard right outside their doors; homes in the Park flank the […]
Grow Community is an urban Net Zero neighborhood on Bainbridge Island, just a 35-minute ferry ride from downtown Seattle. With beautifully designed solar-powered homes, shared community gardens and clean transportation options, Grow allows all generations to enjoy a high-quality and healthy lifestyle.
