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Jefferson Community Center

 

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The P-Patch Trust builds healthy and diverse communities by fostering community gardens, urban farms and green space. This is accomplished through public engagement, partnerships, leadership development, advocacy, and land acquisition.


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Issue: Fall 2011


Work party adventures: A shed, a gang and a shoe!
P-Patch Post - The P-Patch Trust's Newsletter - Issue: Fall 2011
Written by Diane Zebert; Photos by Diane Zebert and Len Eisenhood   

work_party_smallThe 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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From P-Patch to P-Plot
P-Patch Post - The P-Patch Trust's Newsletter - Issue: Fall 2011
Written by Eddie Hill   

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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Levy update: World’s strongest community gardeners
P-Patch Post - The P-Patch Trust's Newsletter - Issue: Fall 2011
Written by Laura Raymond, Levy Projects Coordinator, P-Patch Program   

levyEarlier this year, I had my first exposure to the phenomenon that is “The World’s Strongest Man.” As I sprawled on the couch in proper channel-surfing form, I found myself paused on the extreme...

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Saving seeds for the future: Mayor Mike McGinn’s gardening and political philosophy
P-Patch Post - The P-Patch Trust's Newsletter - Issue: Fall 2011
Written by Jean Johnson   

Mayor McGinn has a giving garden downtown, on balconies adjoining the public reception area and his personal officeMayor Mike McGinn remembers gardening throughout his life: first, reluctantly weeding the family garden under his mother’s command; later, as the willing steward of several raised beds in his Greenwood home. This summer, with a much busier schedule than in years past and less time to tend his garden, he turned to Urban Garden Share. This program...

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P-Patches in the community: Lessons from University Heights
P-Patch Post - The P-Patch Trust's Newsletter - Issue: Fall 2011
Written by Tracey Fugami and Jeff Miller   

In 2009 we heard from a fellow gardener that our P-Patch at University Heights was scheduled for redevelopment, in a project that might shrink or significantly redesign our garden. Anxious rumors started to fly: the P-Patch was going to be...

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