Vision for the Future
Our goal is to strengthen Georgetown’s food system through resilience, shared stewardship, active participation, and a culture of care.
Our Areas of Focus
1. ‘The Bend’
Development of a neighborhood food system.
- Grocery: Small-format grocer, with fresh and affordable food with a sliding scale or co-operative business model
- Food Bank: Partnership with PSLA food bank to move into permanent space within or adjacent to ‘The Bend.’
- Food at the Bazaar: Business incubator for a minimum of 5 local food-related businesses. Providing a commissary kitchen for production, storage, and storefront retail.
- Food Education: Community involvement in growing, harvesting, and zero-waste practices— supported by garden-integrated park spaces, cooking classes, and hands-on learning opportunities.
- Park: P-Patch program at new neighborhood park adjacent to ‘The Bend’
2. Food @ Equinox Studios
Transform an office space into a community-run cafe/restaurant that supports artists and emerging culinaries.
3. Mobile Market
FareStart’s mobile grocer is a grocery-on-wheels that makes scheduled stops in select neighborhoods each week, delivering fresh produce and essentials directly to the community.
4. Georgetown Community Fridge
Partner with Seattle Community Fridge program to sponsor small-scale and distributed food storage.
Other Priorities
- CSA Drop-Off – Community Supported Agriculture
- South Seattle Food Pantry
- Food Waste Program
- Community Dinners
- Culinary Art
Engagement
Interviews
Invite and document historical experiences in the neighborhood by researching past projects and businesses, sharing lessons learned, understanding barriers to success, and preserving memories of food and communal gathering for posterity.
Survey
Understand how the Georgetown community (residents & employees) accesses food today. This early research that will help guide future food and grocery options in Georgetown. Documenting grocery habits, food preferences, and barriers to access. Take the survey here.
Pop-Ups
Attending annual neighborhood events and partnering with other food businesses to support their organization and bring awareness to GHFI opportunities to impact the food ecosystem.
Participation + Volunteering
Attending other neighborhood events and supporting organizations in the community in building relationships.
Workshops
Dedicate opportunities to publicly invite neighbors and stakeholders in the conversation around food access in the neighborhood. Provide prompts for community brainstorming and strategic next steps for action.
Focus Groups
In alignment with The Bend, support food programming through strategic planning conversations focused on implementation, program development, and partnership building.