Seattle Magazine just posted their list of the most influential people of 2013. We want to call-out and congratulate Lauren England of the West Seattle Bee Garden, Sarah Bergmann of the Pollinator Pathway, Bob Redmond of the Urban Bee Company, and Corky Luster of the Ballard Bee Company – all… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Farms is a city of Seattle pilot project to use land owned by the city for commercial food production. The goals of Seattle Farms are to address the need for more opportunities to grow and sell food in the city of Seattle and to establish high-quality urban agriculture sites… [ Keep reading ]
A special thank you to our volunteers, colleagues, staff, and friends who attended our 25th Anniversary Celebration at the Museum of History and Industry. The evening celebrated the history of the department, as well as acknowledged the special anniversaries of four of our programs: the 40th Anniversaries of the Historic… [ Keep reading ]
This article by Knute Berger shares the story of our P-Patch Community Gardening Program. As the largest municipally-managed community gardening program west of New York City, P-Patch is celebrating its 40th Year. Read this Crosscut article to learn about our start and celebrate these 40 years of P-Patch with us…. [ Keep reading ]
More than 100 volunteers showed up to get their hands dirty this past weekend at the Beacon Food Forest. Click here to view photos of the day.
This week will be your last chance of the season to visit High Point and NewHolly Farm Stands. High Point Farm Stand’s last day is on Wednesday and the NewHolly Farm Stand’s last day is this Friday. The hours of operation are 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. So come on… [ Keep reading ]
In August, more than 300 people interested in community gardening and urban agriculture attended the 2013 annual meeting of the American Community Gardening Association. “Cultivating Community, Harvesting Health: Community Gardens to Urban Farms,” was the theme that drew gardeners, planners, government workers, organizers and academics from all over the country… [ Keep reading ]
Join us on Saturday, September 28 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Greg’s Garden P-Patch, 14th Ave NW and 54th St. (behind the Safeway on Market St.) Explore the garden and meet your neighbors! cider from an old fashioned press * homemade treats * activities for kids $5 suggested donation (to benefit… [ Keep reading ]
Growing organic veggies and neighborhood connections is what the P-Patch program is all about! Read all about it in this article in the Capitol Hill Times.
In late August, Mayor McGinn announced the growth of our P-Patch Community Gardening Program with an increase of 20 new or expanded P-Patch gardens over the past four years, with another eight gardens in the works. This growth is a result of funding from the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces… [ Keep reading ]
