The Department
of Neighborhoods P-Patch Program, in conjunction with the not -for-
profit P-Patch Trust, provides 68 gardens for residents throughout
Seattle. We will be adding another 4+ gardens in 2009. The community
based program areas of the P-Patch Program are community
gardening, market gardening,
youth gardening, and community
food security in the City of Seattle. These programs serve all
citizens of Seattle with an emphasis on low-income and immigrant populations
and youth. Our community gardens offer 1900 plot holders serve more
than 3800 urban gardeners on 23 acres of land.
P-Patch community gardeners show their concern for the value of fresh organic vegetables
by supplying fresh produce to Seattle food banks and feeding programs,
P-Patch gardeners donated 12.3 tons in 2008. Supporting a strong environmental
ethic, the P-Patch Program allows organic gardening only and since
all our gardens are maintained by community members, we have an 8
hour annual volunteer requirement to the common spaces within our
individual plot gardens. Due to high demand, there are maximum square
foot requirements at most sites.
