Seattle Times reports on Mercer Garage rooftop P-Patch
April 25, 2012
The Seattle Times reported on the P-patch being constructed on the roof of the Mercer Garage. Click here to read the article.
P-patchers kick-off opening of Giving Gardens
April 23, 2012
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw and nearly 30 Interbay P-Patch gardeners, along with representatives from Lettuce Link, Ballard Food Bank, and Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, celebrated the kickoff of the Interbay P-Patch Giving Garden and of all the giving gardens at the P-Patches throughout the city. Last year P-Patch gardeners at Interbay… [ Keep reading ]
Join the Howell Collective P-Patch for an urban agriculture tour and BBQ on April 29!
April 19, 2012
On Sunday, April 29, 2012 we invite the community to learn about and celebrate the urban agricultural movement taking place in public spaces throughout Seattle. We will meet at the Seven Hills Park for a walking/biking tour of local gardens in and around Capitol Hill then return to the Howell… [ Keep reading ]
Interbay P-Patch kicks off its food bank gardening season April 17
April 11, 2012
The Interbay P-Patch Garden kicks off its 2012 Food Bank Gardening Season on Tuesday, April 17, at 5:30PM. Every year, Interbay P-Patch donates more than 5,000 pounds of fresh, organic veggies to Ballard Food Bank, Mary’s Place and St. Martin’s on Westlake. Well over half of that produce is grown… [ Keep reading ]
Leap into Spring at the Lincoln Park P-Patch Daffodil Festival and Food Drive this Saturday, 3/17
March 14, 2012
10:00 AM to 1:00PM (rain or shine) Bring a canned food donation to support the West Seattle Food Bank and receive a free bouquet of fresh harvested daffodils. Fresh daffodil bouquets will also be available for sale along with potted daffodil plants and rhubarb plant starts. location is behind the tennis courts… [ Keep reading ]
Barton P-Patch hosts compost workshop
March 13, 2012
Come learn how to make rich, organic soil for your garden! WHAT: Compost Workshop WHEN: Sunday. April 1, 2012; 1:00-3:00 WHERE: Barton Street Community Garden and P-Patch Learn from Master Composters Amanda Lee and Graham Golbuff how to manage garden waste, how to set up a good, working compost system… [ Keep reading ]
P-patch Food Forest featured on King 5
March 7, 2012
This innovative concept of an edible forest was supported by a Neighborhood Matching Fund Small and Simple award for $22,000 in December of 2010 to hire a design consultant and create a schematic design for a food forest. After a series of community meetings, the team presented a final schematic (viewable… [ Keep reading ]
Gardening with Children: Year-Round Fun and Success!
March 5, 2012
Are you and the kids in your life itching to get your knees in the dirt to start your gardening year? Start with a smile at this hands-on workshop, chock-full of information on how to have success in a children’s garden, p-patch plot, or your own back yard! Tour the… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Mike McGinn and the Seattle City Council invite you to participate in Our City, Our Food, Our Future: listening sessions on food in our community.
February 23, 2012
The City of Seattle envisions a just, sustainable, and resilient food system where: All Seattleites have enough to eat and have access to affordable, local, healthy, culturally appropriate food. It is easy to sell local and healthy food in Seattle. It is easy to grow food in Seattle, whether for… [ Keep reading ]
New P-Patch Community Garden at Westcrest Park
February 15, 2012
There’s a new P-Patch community garden coming to Westcrest Park, 9000 8th Ave. SW, Seattle, 98106. In partnership with community volunteers, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods would like to invite you, your family and neighbors in creating this garden. Come share your thoughts and hopes and, learn what, when, where and… [ Keep reading ]