Sustainability commission plans August 6 Sammamish Farmers Market activities; seeks volunteers and materials
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Summary
Commissioners agreed on interactive exhibits for the August 6 Sustainable Sammamish market at City Hall — including a plant scavenger hunt, a rain‑garden demonstration, a new sustainability prize wheel, and kid‑friendly stamps or seed giveaways — and assigned volunteers to help staff the event.
The Sammamish Sustainability Commission reviewed plans for a Sustainable Sammamish booth at the Sammamish Farmers Market on August 6 and discussed interactive elements to engage families and residents. "So next, we are planning for the farmer's market on August 6 from 4 to 8," Christy Santadomingo said during the meeting.
Staff and commissioners proposed multiple hands‑on activities: a plant scavenger hunt across the City Hall campus, a small rain‑garden or drought‑tolerant landscaping demonstration, a heat‑pump or weatherization diagram, and the new sustainability “wheel” that Commissioner Steve Christensen is constructing. Commissioners emphasized low‑waste giveaways and games: hand stamps for children, wildflower seed packets or compostable seed pods, and an in‑person scavenger sheet residents can return for a small prize.
Logistics and assignments - Steve Christensen is building a new prize wheel (approximately two feet in diameter) for the market's debut; staff and commissioners will help paint and supply questions for the wheel. - Commissioners volunteered to staff tables and lead activities: several commissioners indicated they could attend the August market; staff will confirm a volunteer schedule. - Staff will check available giveaway inventory from earlier events and, if needed, procure low‑waste items (seeds, stamps, or compostable pots). Staff will also coordinate with the graphic designer on scavenger sheets and stamps.
Other outreach items discussed at the meeting included recycling demonstrations and the city’s upcoming community repair event on August 2. Commissioner Swan offered to help design scavenger hunt routes and checkpoints around the site; Rose said she would follow up to confirm materials and logistics.
Why it matters The market outreach is the commission's primary near‑term public engagement opportunity to promote the Sustainable Sammamish guide and to deliver hands‑on demonstrations that support the Climate Action Plan.