Yesterday I was preparing an afternoon post when my week had a big setback so I was unable to post it so I am doing it today. This beautiful Seattle saturday is a perfect time to post on this topic. The
P-Patch is a community gardening program through the
City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. P-Patches have been gardened for
37 years and there are currently 73 P-Patches totaling about 23 acres throughout the city.
My knowledge of P-Patch is minimal and very new, I was only introduced to them when I overheard a conversation about them a week ago. The P-Patches build a sense of community in the areas where they are located as they are tended by people in the neighborhoods where they are located. There is apparently a huge waiting list for people to become active in one of the P-Patches showing both the commitment of local individuals willing to participate and the value that these plots are bringing to the community. To continue to build on the sustainable food source theme for the week it is also important to point out that in 2009 P-Patch gardens and gardeners donated over 12 tons of obviously local, sustainable food to Seattle food banks and feeding programs.
I highly recommend looking around this website, each P-Patch has a description and history along with pictures and
information located here. Overall this is one of the best government managed websites I have seen in a very long time with easy access to any information you might want to know about the program.
My knowledge of P-Patch is minimal and very new, I was only introduced to them when I overheard a conversation about them a week ago. The P-Patches build a sense of community in the areas where they are located as they are tended by people in the neighborhoods where they are located. There is apparently a huge waiting list for people to become active in one of the P-Patches showing both the commitment of local individuals willing to participate and the value that these plots are bringing to the community. To continue to build on the sustainable food source theme for the week it is also important to point out that in 2009 P-Patch gardens and gardeners donated over 12 tons of obviously local, sustainable food to Seattle food banks and feeding programs.
I highly recommend looking around this website, each P-Patch has a description and history along with pictures and information located here. Overall this is one of the best government managed websites I have seen in a very long time with easy access to any information you might want to know about the program.
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