Cultivating Communities
 Martha Goodlett, Coordinator Seattle Dept of Neighborhoods 700 3rd Ave Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: 206-684-0264 Email: martha.goodlett [at] seattle.gov Web: www.cityofseattle.net/neighborhoods/ppatch/cultivating.htm Cultivating Communities is a collaborative effort of the Dept of Neighborhoods’ P-Patch Program and the Seattle Housing Authority to provide gardening and income-producing opportunities to low-income refugees living in four public housing communities. The program now has 10 community gardens providing organic gardening space for 120 families. Several of the families grow food for a Community Supported Agriculture program, which provides weekly deliveries of fresh produce to Seattle residents. Garden-Raised Bounty Kim Gaffi, Executive Director 711 State Ave NE Olympia, WA 98506 Phone: 564-753-5522 Email: grub [at] goodgrub.org Web: http://www.goodgrub.org Garden-Raised Bounty (GRuB) is a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to nourishing a strong community by empowering people and growing good food. We grow inspired, self-confident and community-minded youth through educational and employment opportunities. We help low-income families and seniors to help themselves by building raised-bed gardens at their homes. Our work is guided by our core values: caring youth and adult partnerships, strong communities, sustainable land stewardship, education, and good food for all people. We work in Thurston & Mason Counties in Washington state. Marra Farm Michelle B. Benetua, Marra Farm Coalition Street address: 9026 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108 (no mail) Mailing address: 1501 N 45th St, Seattle, WA 98103 Phone: 206-694-6754 Phone: 206-694-6746 en español Email: michelleb [at] solid-ground.org Web: http://www.solid-ground.org/PROGRAMS/NUTRITION/MARRA/Pages/default.aspx Marra Farm is an urban community farm engaging people in sustainable agriculture and education while enhancing local food security. It is 4-acres of historic preserved farmland tucked into the South Park neighborhood of Seattle. Working as the Marra Farm Coalition, Lettuce Link, Seattle Youth Garden Works, P-Patch Program, and the Mien Community Garden engage hundreds of community members, provide sustainable agriculture education, and donate several tons of fresh produce to local area food banks. Seattle P-Patch Program Contact: Rich Macdonald Seattle Dept of Neighborhoods PO Box 94649 700 5th Ave, Suite 1700 Seattle, WA 98124-4649 Phone: 206-386-0088 Email: rich.macdonald [at] seattle.gov Web: http://www.cityofseattle.net/neighborhoods/ppatch The Seattle P-Patch program is a leader in the national community gardening movement. The P-Patch Trust is devoted to making gardening opportunities available to more people in the city. Seattle Tilth Association Contact: Karen Luetjen 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N #1 Seattle, WA 98103 Phone: 206-632-1999 Email: karenluetjen [at] seattletilth.org Web: http://www.seattletilth.org Established in 1978, Seattle Tilth is a nonprofit grassroots organization that promotes urban self-reliance and builds community through public education about gardening, composting, and urban ecology. The Tilth Gardens provide a learning environment where various organic techniques are demonstrated and the greater community can observe, contribute, and exchange ideas about urban gardening. In 1985 Seattle Tilth initiated the Master Composter Program, which was the first formal home composting training program in the country. Since then the concept has spread across North America as well as to Western Europe and Australia. A full slate of activities is posted on the group’s website. See also listing under Children's Gardens. Seattle Youth Garden Works Contact: Janice Dilworth, Director 5700 Sixth Ave S, Suite 207 Seattle, WA 98108 Phone: 206-632-0352 X 16 Email: info [at] sygw.org Web: http://www.sygw.org Seattle Youth Garden Works provides opportunities for homeless and at-risk youth through an innovative, entrepreneurial market gardening program. Homeless and at-risk youth are employed at two different garden sites and produce is sold weekly at neighborhood farmers markets, providing participants with the skills and confidence to achieve their personal goals. 4-H Restorative Community Service Gardening Project Contact: Karen Poulin, Extension Educator WSU Clark County Extension 11104 NE 149th Street, C-100 Brush Prairie, WA 98606 Phone: 360-397-6060 Email: poulink [at] wsu.edu Web: http://clark.wsu.edu/youth/food.html The 4-H Restorative Community Service organic gardening project helps successfully reintegrate youthful offenders into the community. Along with Clark County Juvenile Court and Battleground School District, the WSU Extension 4-H Youth Development Program sponsors an organic garden on the grounds of the Center for Agriculture, Science and Environmental Education in Brush Prairie. Youthful offenders work side-by-side with adult volunteers trained in the 4-H principles of youth development. Youths are intentionally guided to reflect on what they have learned, accomplished, and contributed. The program donates garden produce (13,906 pounds from 2003 through 2006) to a local food bank serving 600 families per month. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Cascadian Edible Landscapes http://www.eatyouryard.com City Farmer http://www.cityfarmer.org City Farmer News http://www.cityfarmer.info Edible Estates www.fritzhaeg.com/garden/initiatives/edibleestates/main.html Goat Justice League http://www.goatjusticeleague.org Good Neighbor Garden Project http://goodneighborgarden.org/about North American Urban & Peri-Urban Agriculture Alliance http://www.foodsecurity.org/ua_alliance.html Seattle Market Gardens www.seattlemarketgardens.org SPIN Farming http://www.spinfarming.com Tacoma Gardens www.tacomagardens.com Victory Gardens 2008 www.sfvictorygardens.org NEWS ARTICLES Integrating Agriculture Into the Built Environment http://tinyurl.com/IntegratingAgriculture Urban Farming Sprouts in Seattle http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/365448_urbanfarming02.html Urban Agriculture category edited by Steven Garrett  |