P-Patch Community Gardens
Seattle, United States · Operator: City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
Overview
Seattle's municipal community-garden program, P-Patch, dates to the 1970s. Residents grow food organically at sites across the city, and each garden's 'Giving Garden' donates its harvest to food banks.
Citizen participation
Residents rent small plots to grow vegetables, flowers and herbs organically, and donate produce from each garden's communal 'Giving Garden' to food banks and meal programs.
Operating model
A municipally run community-garden program operated by the city's Department of Neighborhoods, sustained by plot fees, volunteers and city support.
Impact
In recent years it has donated over 44,000 lbs of organic produce annually to food banks and meal programs, while advancing composting and food justice.
Crops
- vegetables
- herbs
- flowers
- bok choy
- collard greens
- Ethiopian kale
- Hmong herbs
- heritage crops from immigrants' home countries
Scale
市内に多数のコミュニティ菜園を擁し、各園に寄付用の「Giving Garden」を備える。
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