Beginning in March 2016, University of Washington Landscape Architecture students began using the community driven area of Cascade Park and P-Patch for a design studio project focused on urban agriculture. Taught by Eric Higbee, Design Director at the Pomegranate Center, the students examined the social justice, community building, cultural meaning,… [ Keep reading ]
We have available plots now and during the summer in the fabulous Picardo Farm P-Patch in northeast Seattle.This P-Patch is the oldest and biggest in the city and is rumored to have Seattle’s “best soil!” You can grow fresh produce for yourself and your family while learning great gardening techniques… [ Keep reading ]
Our Angel Morgan P-Patch will be hosting an art exhibition featuring birdhouses created from the faces of local youth. The exhibition, titled City of Faces, was created by George Lee in an effort to build community and deter youth violence in the everyday streets of South Seattle. The exhibition opens… [ Keep reading ]
Do you want to enjoy a delicious meal while also supporting community gardening? Then join us April 24-28 at Ethan Stowell’s Belltown restaurant Tavolàta. For five nights, Tavolàta’s chefs will be serving up delicious, P-Patch-inspired vegetable dishes and donating the proceeds to our Belltown P-Patch. “We have been so fortunate… [ Keep reading ]
Last year our P-Patch gardeners’ “green thumbs” grew 39,377 pounds of fresh organic produce for Seattle food banks and meal programs. These food donations came from the 52 P-Patch “giving gardens,” which are P-Patch plots dedicated to growing food for donation. In addition, a percentage of the total food donations… [ Keep reading ]
Congratulations to our P-Patch Community Gardening Program on its $16,000 grant from the King Conservation District through its Seattle Community Partnership Grants program. The funds will be used to provide compost, fertilizer, tools and seeds for the 90 P-Patch community gardens in the city.
On Sunday, October 11, you’re invited to our harvest festival from 1 – 4 p.m. Enjoy pumpkin painting and carving, hot apple cider, roasted corn on the cob, organic produce and herbs, homemade preserved foods, plant and craft sales, and more. Come visit and learn about community gardening in Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
(article by Julie Bryan, P-Patch Community Garden Coordinator) The 2015 Seattle Disaster Relief Trails will take place Saturday, September 12, from 11am to 3pm. This is a fun, emergency preparedness event which mobilizes bicyclists to carry emergency supplies to and from community and communication Hubs throughout the Central District, Madison… [ Keep reading ]
On Sunday, October 4, visit Seattle’s historic orchards throughout the city. Each orchard is planning special activities, including cider pressings, historical tours, and more! Your self-guided tour will take you throughout Seattle’s neighborhoods to a hidden orchard, a former homestead, and other beautiful community sites. Several of our P-Patch community gardens will… [ Keep reading ]
P-Patch community gardeners and volunteers are highlighted in this KING 5 story about Maple Leaf P-Patch. Four volunteers are stewarding the four giving garden plots in Maple Leaf for donation to North Helpline food bank in Lake City. Last year, P-Patch giving gardens (plots dedicated to growing food for donation)… [ Keep reading ]
