A member of the public shared this website with Mayor Nils Jensen who shared it with the rest of Council. This is an innovative concept that addresses a variety of environmental goals, such as encouragement of local food production/security, use of native plant species, local habitat and eco-system enhancements and water conservation.
http://www.takepart.com/article/2012/02/21/its-not-fairytale-seattle-build-nations-first-food-forest