Hot out of my Inbox is an update from Seattle’s P-Patch Program. This is great news for community gardening and local food economies. I served three years on the Board of Directors of P-Patch Trust, the nonprofit land trust organization that works along with the city’s PPP department to preserve green space for community gardening!
If you know of a good garden location now is the time to speak up!
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Hello P-Patchers,
I’m sure many of you have heard something about the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy. Some of you might even have been among the 59% that voted to approve it and raise $156 million dollars for parks and green spaces in Seattle. What you might not know is that $2 million of the levy funds are dedicated to developing P-Patches and community gardens! Thank you Seattle Voters!!
We’ve just updated our website with relevant information and links about the P-Patch Projects funded by the Parks and Green Spaces Levy. Take a look! http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/ppatch/levy.htm
Here’s a quick synopsis for you:
Garden development will focus on 21 neighborhood areas that are currently underserved by the P-Patch Community Gardening Program.
Some locations have already been identified and we’d like suggestions from you for good potential sites within the priority areas.
To make the funds stretch further, we’re prioritizing garden building over land acquisition.
There is an Opportunity Fund for many types of projects proposed by community members. Project Proposal Letters are due on February 1, 2010.
If there’s a project happening near you, we’d love your involvement.
For information please visit our levy web page: http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/ppatch/levy.htm. If you have additional questions, you can contact me directly.
This will be a busy and exciting time for P-Patch community gardening! Please, watch our webpage for updates and ways to be involved.
As always, thanks for everything you do to keep P-Patch community gardening vibrant and thriving in Seattle!
Laura Raymond
P-Patch Program Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
ph 206 615 1787 fax 206 233 5142
http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/