A P-Patch is a parcel of property used for

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; the term is specific to

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. The "P" originally stood for "Picardo", after the family who owned

Picardo Farm Picardo Farm is a parcel of property in Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, consisting largely of 281 plots used for gardening allotments.

in Seattle's

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neighborhood, part of which became the original P-Patch. (A

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attributes it to "

pea Pea (''pisum'' in Latin) is a pulse or fodder crop, but the word often refers to the seed or sometimes the pod of this flowering plant species. Peas are eaten as a vegetable. Carl Linnaeus gave the species the scientific name ''Pisum sativum' ...

patch".) The 90 P-Patch locations around the city donated a total of of produce to

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s and meal programs in 2023. One of the more unique P-Patch locations is atop the Mercer Street

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at the

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, which spans . It opened in 2012 and was slated for closure in 2020, but was saved after community protests.

List of P-Patches

#Jackson Park, 10th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 133rd St. #Pinehurst, 12th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 115th St. # Evanston, Evanston Ave. N. & N. 102nd St. #Ballard, 25th Ave. N.W. & N.W. 85th St. #

Picardo Farm Picardo Farm is a parcel of property in Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, consisting largely of 281 plots used for gardening allotments.

, 26th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 82nd St. #Burke-Gilman Gardens, 5200 Mithun Pl. N.E. #Magnuson, Sand Point Way N.E. & N.E. 70th St. #Ravenna, 5200 Ravenna Ave. N.E. #Good Shepherd, Bagley Ave. N. & N. 47th St. #University District, 8th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 40th St. # Interbay, 2451 15th Avenue West #Eastlake, 2900 Fairview Ave. E. #Colman Park, 32nd Ave. S. & S. Grand St. #Snoqualmie, 13th Ave. S. & S. Snoqualmie St. #Ferdinand, Columbia Dr. S. & S. Ferdinand St. #Delridge, 5078 25th Ave. S.W. # University Heights Center, 5031 University Way N.E. #Thistle, Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. & S. Cloverdale St. #Judkins, 24th Ave. S. & S. Norman St. #Republican, 20th Ave. E. & E. Republican St. #Alki, 2126 Alki Ave S.W. #Bradner Gardens Park, 29th Ave. S. & S. Grand St. #Estelle Street, 3400 Rainier Ave. S. # Phinney Ridge, 3rd Ave. N.W. & N.W. 60th St. #Ida Mia Garden, E. Madison St., 32nd Ave. E. & Lake Washington Blvd. E. #Fremont West, Baker Ave. N.W. & N.W. 42nd St. #Belltown, Elliott Ave. & Vine St. #Queen Anne, 3rd Ave. N. & Lynn St. #Hillman City, 46th Ave. S. & S. Lucille St. #Hiawatha, S. Dearborn St. & Hiawatha Pl. S. #Squire Park, 14th Ave. & E. Fir St. # Fremont, Woodland Park Ave. N. & N. 39th St. #Cascade, Minor Ave. N. & Thomas St. #Thomas Street Gardens, 1010 E. Thomas St. #Greenwood, 345 N.W. 88th St. # Marra Farm, 4th Ave. S. & S. Director St. #Haller Lake, 13045 1st Ave. N.E. #Greg's Garden (formerly East Ballard), 14th Ave. N.W. & N.W. 54th St. #Immaculate, 18th Ave. & E. Columbia St. #Courtland Place, 36th Ave. S. & S. Spokane St. #Pelican Tea Garden, E. Mercer St. & 19th Ave. E. #Roosevelt, 7012 12th Ave. N.E. #Mad P, 30th Ave. E. & E. Mercer St. #Queen Pea, 5th Ave. N. & Howe St. #Thyme Patch Park, 28th Ave. N.W. & N.W. 58th St. #Beacon Bluff, S. Massachusetts St. & 13th Ave. S. #Longfellow Creek, 25th Ave. S.W. & S.W. Thistle St. #Linden Orchard, Linden Ave. N. & N. 67th St. #Brandon Street Orchard, S. Brandon St. & 47th Ave. S. #Lincoln Park, Fauntleroy Ave. S.W. & S.W. Webster St. #Angel Morgan, S. Morgan St. & 42nd Ave. S. #

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, 5th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 103rd St. #Oxbow Park, Corson Ave. S. & S. Eddy St. #Hawkins Garden, E. Jefferson St. & Martin Luther King Jr. Way #Genesee, 41st Ave S.W. & S.W. Genesee St. #Howell Collective Gardens, 1514 E Howell St

References

External links

{{commons category, Seattle P-Patches
Official site
as part of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
P-Patch Trust
a non-profit land trust supporting community gardening in Seattle.
The History of Seattle's P-Patches
from '' Crosscut.com'' and

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List of P-Patches

See also

References

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