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More than 44,000 pounds of produce donated to local food banks and meal programs through the P-Patch Giving Garden Program

January 25, 2023

Serving as both restorative and neighborhood gathering spaces, Seattle’s P-Patch community gardens have strengthened community networks through civic engagement and comradery since their formation in 1973. Giving back to the community through volunteer hours and donations of fresh, organic, and locally grown produce has long been a priority of the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: P-Patch Community Gardens, Public ParticipationTagged With: P-Patch Community Gardening

Landscape Architect, Marsha Tolon, reflects on her 33 years as a P-Patch member and the universal language of gardening

November 30, 2022

Marsha Tolon, Burke-Gilman P-Patch What sparked your interest in gardening? When I was a kid, our family would go to the grocery store, and I would always go to the magazine aisle and look at gardening and flower magazines like Sunset Western Garden. I’d read them while everybody else was… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Stories, P-Patch Community GardensTagged With: Black Stories, Gardener Stories, Laurelhurst, P-Patch Community Gardening, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods

Picardo P-Patch Rethinks their Produce Donation Program to Directly Serve Communities in Need

November 16, 2022

Picardo P-Patch: Alex Soleil and Ava Clennon How long have you two been gardening at Picardo P-Patch Alex: I’ve been gardening Picardo farm since 2013 when I moved in with a house that had a plot here. And since 2016, I’ve been coordinating the Giving Garden, and that’s where we… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Stories, P-Patch Community GardensTagged With: Gardener Stories, P-Patch Community Gardening, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Wedgwood

Aishwarya Nair Brings Color to Pinehurst with Flowers Grown at Jackson Park P-Patch

October 20, 2022

Aishwarya Nair, Jackson Park P-Patch Where are you from and what brought you to Seattle? I was born and raised in India and moved to Seattle four or five years ago. I’ve loved finding a community. I’ve always been someone who never really felt a strong sense of community, even… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Stories, P-Patch Community GardensTagged With: Asian Stories, Gardener Stories, P-Patch Community Gardening, Pinehurst, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods

“All Are Welcome:” Ethiopian Immigrant, Girma Toke, Embraces Community Gardening at Westcrest P-Patch

October 5, 2022

Girma Toke, Westcrest P-Patch How long have you been gardening at the Westcrest P-Patch? I am from Ethiopia and have been here in Seattle for six years. I have been at the garden for two years. At the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, I was laid off from my work…. [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Stories, P-Patch Community GardensTagged With: Black Stories, Gardener Stories, Highland Park, P-Patch Community Gardening, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods

Community Gardener, Thuy-Van, Pursues Pandemic Project to Remove Invasive Species

September 22, 2022

Thuy-Van Vu, Fremont P-Patch How long have you been gardening at Fremont P-Patch I’ve only been here for a little over a year. I had a plot here years ago, but my son was really little, and it wasn’t the right time to get invested in a garden. We had… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Stories, P-Patch Community GardensTagged With: Asian Stories, Fremont, Gardener Stories, P-Patch Community Gardening, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods

Giving Garden Program donates more than 41,000 pounds of produce to help fight food insecurity in Seattle.

January 12, 2022

There is no doubt that many people are happy to bid farewell to 2021. With hardships related to COVID-19 and unprecedented weather events, the past year was challenging, to say the least. One issue that didn’t garner as much widespread attention, but significantly impacted the lives of many people, particularly… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Stories, P-Patch Community GardensTagged With: P-Patch Community Gardening, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods

Cambodian refugee, Kimli Sieng, utilizes P-Patch community garden to grow herbs that remind her of home

June 7, 2021

Kimli Sieng, Hoa Mai Gardens What is your ethnicity and how long have you been in the U.S. I am from Cambodia, and I am a refugee. I was in five refugee camps including refugee camp Khao I Dang, one in Thailand, and another in the Philippines. I stayed in… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: P-Patch Community GardensTagged With: AANHPI Heritage Month, Asian Stories, Gardener Stories, P-Patch Community Gardening, Yesler Terrace

Gardening with family at the Leo Street P-Patch reminds Edenkeo Duangprasert of childhood in Laos

May 26, 2021

Edenkeo, Leo Street P-Patch What is your ethnicity and how long have you been in the U.S.? I come from a small land-locked country in Southeast Asia called Laos. I am first-generation and the only person in my family to reside in the United States. I left home about 10… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Stories, P-Patch Community GardensTagged With: AANHPI Heritage Month, Asian Stories, Gardener Stories, P-Patch Community Gardening, Rainier View

P-Patch gardener, Rocel, shares her family heritage of farming and the importance of garlic in Filipino cuisine

May 20, 2021

Rocel, Rainier Vista Sunrise Garden What is your ethnicity and generation in the United States? I am Filipino American. We migrated here. I only have one brother left back home right now. My parents and my two sisters are here, and a lot of relatives-aunties and uncles are all here. It’s… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Stories, P-Patch Community GardensTagged With: AANHPI Heritage Month, Asian Stories, Gardener Stories, P-Patch Community Gardening, Rainier Vista, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods

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