The Department of Neighborhoods’ P-Patch Program, in conjunction with the
not-for-profit P-Patch Trust, provides
organic community garden space for residents of 70 Seattle neighborhoods. The community
based program areas of the P-Patch Program are community gardening,
market gardening,
youth gardening, and food policy 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 2500 plots serve
more than 6000 urban gardeners on 23 acres of land.
P-Patch community gardeners show their concern for the value of fresh organic vegetables
by supplying 7 to 10 tons of produce to Seattle food banks each year. 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 in our allotment gardens.
