Idle-Free Ballard can’t be Stopped!
Idle Free Ballard, a project of Sustainable Ballard, educates Ballard residents about the ecological, financial, and health costs of unnecessary vehicle idling. …
Three Retired Projects Get New Life – Jump In!
In 2025, we’re excited to announce the return of three beloved projects: Meaningful Movies, Ballard Sprouts, and our DEI Taskforce (which will …
Meet our 2025 Board Members
Sustainable Ballard welcomes new board members Ashley Wilson, Bryn Bachman, Scout Jaech and Susan Ridgley! They will join returning board members Andrea …
Ballard Tool Library Builds Community
The Ballard Tool Library is humming along with 193 new members gained in 2024! Last year, 25 volunteers put in 500+ hours, …
Free Letters Home™ Delivers
Free Letters Home project has been providing stationery and postage to customers at the Ballard Food Bank on a weekly basis since …
It’s Raining Rebates!
RainWise: making an impact one property at a time Sustainable Ballard’s RainWise Outreach Team was very productive in 2024, visiting 1242 doors …
Cheers to the 2024 Spring Beer Hop!
Our 2nd Annual Ballard Spring Beer Hop was another huge success in 2024! We were joined by numerous community partners and 8 …
Board Game & Puzzle Swap Came to Play!
There were 5 total swaps in 2024! That’s a whole lot of fun, community, and sharing of resources. Thank you to all …
Market Gleaning Team Gathered 18,267 lbs in 2024!
In 2024, we gleaned 18,267 pounds of food for the food bank. We had a total of 36 volunteer gleaners who together gave …
2024’s Edible Garden Tour was a Bumper Crop!
Every June we host our annual Edible Garden Tour around the various areas of Ballard. Historically there have been 5 micro regions-SW, …