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Seattle Department of Neighborhoods participates in Vietnamese Resource Fair

Staff from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods took part in the Vietnamese Resource Fair on Friday, September 3, providing information in Vietnamese on department programs such as Neighborhood Matching Fund and the P-Patch program.  Attendees at the fair sampled Vietnamese cuisine and strolled among the 25 booths which offered a plethora of useful… [ Keep reading ]

P-Patch Community Garden tours launching September 18

The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods P-Patch and Neighborhood Matching Fund programs are joining forces to show off the best each has to offer.  The free tours are district based and will take place on Saturdays from September 18 through October 23.  Tours will visit five gardens on each of the… [ Keep reading ]

Classes offered on P-Patch community gardening and Small Sparks fund

The Seattle Public Library is offering a series of free urban self-reliance classes at the Capitol Hill Library branch.  Seattle Department of Neighborhoods will offer classes on P-Patch community gardening and on the Neighborhood Matching Fund’s Small Sparks program.  Click here for more information and program schedule.

Be sure to enjoy Blues for Food Fest this weekend, Sept. 4

Join us at the Blues for Food Fest on Saturday, Sept. 4 at Magnuson Park. This event strives to raise awareness of community gardens and the foodbank gardens that voluntarily grow 40,000 pounds of fresh organic produce that is donated to local area foodbanks, meals on wheels programs and women… [ Keep reading ]

Seven Hills Park and Howell Collective P-Patch Opening Celebration

Join in the community celebration for this new neighborhood park and P-Patch.  This Pro Parks project turned a parking lot into a beautiful open space and great place for the community to gather, enjoy barbeque, garden and sit in the sun. Date:  Thursday, September 9 2010 Time:  6 – 8 p.m…. [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Times gardening column features Ballard P-Patch fundraiser

Today’s Ciscoe Morris “In the Garden” column in the Seattle Times features the upcoming “Art in the Garden” fundraiser at the Ballard P-Patch.  Click here to read more.

P-Patch Staffer named Seattle Weekly’s Best Garden Ambassador

Seattle Department of Neighborhoods P-Patch staffer Bunly Yun was named Best Garden Ambassador in Seattle Weekly’s annual “Best of” edition.  Click here to read the article.

Bitter Lake P-Patch float wins first place in Greenwood Parade

    On Wednesday, July 28, 2010, the Bitterlake P-Patch participated in the 60th Annual Greenwood Seafair Parade. This year’s theme was “Greenwood Has Talent.”   Here’s the blow by blow on the float and parade by Lee Hewitt: The Bitterlake P-Patch entry exhibited the  amazing talent of Green Thumbs and the transformation of a… [ Keep reading ]

Squire Park P-Patch-Seeds of Jazz Public Art Fence Project

There is some new artwork on the corner of 14th Ave and Fir in the Squire Park Neighborhood!    Lead Artist Mary Cross, and teaching artists Brent McDonald and Mike Lawson worked with 24 Youth from Coyote Central’s Hit the Streets program to create and install smaller fence panels at the… [ Keep reading ]

P-Patch Staff tour Bart Harvey Building rooftop garden

As part of the Parks and Green Spaces Levy, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods P-Patch Program is partnering with low income housing providers to build gardens for residents.  Staff recently visited the Low Income Housing Institute’s Bart Harvey Building in the Cascade Neighborhood to learn what this provider is doing and about other low… [ Keep reading ]