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Picardo Farm P-Patch Plots Available

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 ]

City of Faces at the Angel Morgan P-Patch

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 ]

Dine Out to Support the Belltown P-Patch

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 ]

39,000 lbs. of Food Donated by P-Patch Gardeners

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 ]

P-Patch Program Receives Grant from King Conservation District

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.

Join Us for the Solstice P-Patch Fall Harvest and Craft Festival

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 ]

P-Patch Program participates in Seattle Disaster Relief Trials this Weekend

(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 ]

City Fruit hosts Orchard & Harvest Tour

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 Giving Gardens Highlighted in Story on KING TV

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 ]

Haller Lake P-Patch Invites Community to Open Garden Celebration

Gardeners at Haller Lake P-Patch invite the community to join in celebrating the 18th year of gardening at HLPP at its annual Open Garden celebration on Sunday, August 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come by for refreshments and garden tours. The gardeners are expecting a special appearance by the… [ Keep reading ]