Sustainable Seattle will install a raingarden for five businesses in the Seattle Area and conduct a Whole Environment Building Recognition assessment for free. We are taking site submissions from businesses or organizations from the neighborhoods listed below. 

 Beacon Hill
Central District
Duwamish
White Center
West Seattle

What do you need to be a Sustainable Rain candidate?

• A desire to run a sustainable business in a healthy community
• About 180-400 sq. ft. of space; without steep slopes
• Well-draining soil
• Visibility from the street
• 6-10 hours of time for the project year
• Commitment to maintain the garden

Local businesses or nonprofits may submit a letter of interest to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   Please contact us by early April for your site to be considered.  

Sustainable Seattle, Creative4Community, Alleycat Acres and Stewardship Partners thank the Russell Family Foundation for funding this project. 

Sustainable Rain:

A collaborative project by Sustainable Seattle, Stewardship Partners, Alleycat Acres, Homegrown Organics & Creatives For Community.

Sustainable Seattle in collaboration with Alleycat Acres and Creatives 4 Community created a two-part project intended to inspire actions  individual homeowners and residents can take to lower their negative impact on the Puget Sound watershed with low or no cost projects. In part one of this project, Alleycat Acres in conjunction with Creatives 4 Community and Sustainable Seattle targeted the greater Duwamish region for the installation on the Rain Garden.  We installed the garden in an underserved neighborhood that elicited an unplanned for response from the neighborhood. When we were soliciting homeowners and local businesses to install a Rain Garden in their homes, we got an overwhelming response.  We chose the location because of its location: it is on a steep hill and it is in an under-served community. The location so provides education because of its location on a hill, its proximity to neighbors who do not have rain gardens demonstrate the need for such, it is accessible to neighbors.

The installation was a two-part process that involved soil consultation and then construction.  Alleycat Acres inspected the site finding it perfect for installation and then created the rain garden while the neighbors watched and we took video for you-tube.

The second part of the project was in a training-the-trainer session put together by Sustainable Seattle and Creatives 4 Community. Trainers were provided information on how to present and materials for their use in creating materials and presentations on the importance of the watershed and how individual homeowners and residents have a major impact on the Sound

Click here for train the trainer materials. (link coming)

Click here to get vetted facts from Puget Sound Starts Here. (link coming)