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P-Patch Post - The P-Patch Trust's Newsletter -
Issue: Winter 2011
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Written by Laura Raymond, Levy Projects Coordinator, P-Patch Program
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The idea of long quiet winters that allow gardeners to rest, reflect and plan for the next year’s sowing has always seemed a romantic fallacy in our P-Patch world of year-round gardening. Even snow and freezing temperatures that leave most plants brown and rotting can’t kill the hum of activity...
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P-Patch Post - The P-Patch Trust's Newsletter -
Issue: Winter 2011
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Written by Nate Moxley
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Over the past 23 years, the Matching Fund Program has funded over 5000 community-led projects throughout the city. Most P-Patch participants know the critical role that the Matching Fund has played in the establishment and improvement of many of our gardens. The tours gave us an opportunity not only to
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P-Patch Post - The P-Patch Trust's Newsletter -
Issue: Winter 2011
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Written by Nate Moxley
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From mid-September through late October, city vans shuttled passengers between P-Patches and Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) projects throughout the city for the first official 2010 P-Patch tours. Tours visited 26 sites from Seattle’s southeast district to the...
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P-Patch Post - The P-Patch Trust's Newsletter -
Issue: Fall 2011
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Written by Diane Zebert; Photos by Diane Zebert and Len Eisenhood
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The Ballard P-Patch had an unexpected surprise this summer: we were the grateful recipients of a solidly constructed 4 foot by 12 foot garden shed, generously donated by a lovely family from the neighborhood. The family was redoing their landscaping and no longer needed the...
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P-Patch Post - The P-Patch Trust's Newsletter -
Issue: Fall 2011
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Written by Eddie Hill
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Urban Agriculture Goes Suburban with Seattle Tilth’s Small-Farm Incubator Program
On a former dairy farm in the hills of unincorporated King County, just outside Auburn, WA, a group of farmers meets with Seattle Tilth staff outside the hoophouse and tool storage area to plan their day. Red Barn Ranch, a 39-acre pasture and forested site owned by the City of Seattle and managed by the Seattle Parks &...
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