Mayor Mike McGinn announced in May that the Seattle Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (DoN) have been awarded $35,000 from the FEMA Community Resilience Innovation Challenge. The cash award will establish community emergency preparedness “Hubs” in selected P-Patch community gardens in southeast Seattle, in addition… [ Keep reading ]
This exhibit, presented in conjunction with our P-Patch Program, celebrates Northwest artist and master of collage Paul Horiuchi (1906 – 1999), who pushed the limits of paper through his innovative collage work. His works will be featured at the Wing Luke Museum along with seven contemporary artists who continue to… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle is hosting the conference this year. Click here to register. https://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50272/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=69409
Laura Raymond from our P-Patch program answers questions on urban agriculture in this segment of Civic Cocktail, an event where a panel of pros discuss a range of topics and answer questions from a live audience. Civic Cocktail is a joint production of the Seattle Channel, Seattle City Club, and Crosscut. … [ Keep reading ]
By Susan Casey, chair, Friends of Magnolia Manor Park After more than three years of planning, the Magnolia Manor P-Patch celebrated its grand opening on April 14, joining more than 80 other P-Patches in Seattle. The garden is located on Settle Public Utilities property and is an example of the… [ Keep reading ]
The Beacon Hill Garden Club invites you to a Bean Bonanza April 20 at the Jefferson Community Center (3801 Beacon Ave. S). The fun starts at 1:00 and runs to 4:00pm. We’ll have free seeds (bush and pole), pots, poles, and soil to get you going. A bean buffet (donations… [ Keep reading ]
What: Grand Opening of the Magnolia Manor Park P-Patch When: Sunday, April 14, at 1 pm. Where: 3480 27th Ave W., just north of W. Bertona, adjacent to the covered reservoir that supplies water to residents on the east side of Magnolia. This P-Patch is the first one in Magnolia. … [ Keep reading ]
Join your Licton Springs neighbors for the groundbreaking for their new Neighborhood Matching Fund-supported P-Patch at 11 a.m. and enjoy the kick-off celebration festivities! There will be food, drink, music and even goat petting! Click here for more information.
The P-Patch program was featured in a recent edition of the Alaska Airlines magazine. Click here to read.
Want to participate in the American Community Gardening Association conference coming to Seattle this August? It is a BIG year for our local gardening programs with the 40th anniversary of the P-Patch Community Gardening program and 35th anniversaries for the Master Gardener program in King County and for Seattle Tilth!… [ Keep reading ]
