Edgewood, WA Real Estate Blog

Darn.
Why won’t those pesky landowners do what the City Council wants? Whose land is it anyway? What right do they have getting in the way of the city fathers’ vision?
Just because their action is legal and conforms to the existing laws doesn’t mean these upstart citizens can do whatever they want.
It shouldn’t matter that [...]

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This photo epitomizes the summer character of Edgewood I know. Even though the valley soil of Sumner-Puyallup-Fife is much better suited for growing vegetables, small farms used to populate the North Hill of Puyallup (now incorporated into the City of Edgewood). It is the rural character of an island enclave located so close to urban areas and freeways that has made Edgewood a favorite place for those who live here. There still a number of farms in Edgewood, but development is slowly taking its toll.

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According to John, one of the first truck farmers converting from horses lost a bulldozer when the ground swallowed it up. It happened near the intersection of 20th St E and Freeman Rd. It sank and they only had horses and trucks to try and pull it out. Didn’t work and they lost it.

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Edgewood has crummy soil. My friends who live in the valley are always amazed that anyone would want to farm/garden on the hill. Mostly rocks. Worse yet is the impermeable clay barrier 8-15′ down. That’s why there’s so many septic problems in the winter. Once the soil is saturated, the water has no where to go but sideways.

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Edgewood has some of the best tasting water available anywhere. Mt. View Edgewood Water Company is owned by the residents of Edgewood (you have to be a shareholder to obtain service) and maintains its own wells. But some water shares don’t automatically transfer with a home sale.

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