Seattle Department of Neighborhoods' P-Patch Program oversees 89 P-Patches located throughout the city. Community gardeners grow food on 14.9 acres and provide stewardship for an additional 18.8 acres of public land for a total of 33.7 acres.

Since 1973, P-Patch community gardeners have been

• Growing community
• Nurturing civic engagement 
• Practicing organic gardening techniques 
• Fostering an environmental ethic and connecting nature to peoples' lives 
• Improving access to local, organic, and culturally appropriate food 
• Transforming the appearance and revitalizing the spirit of their neighborhoods 
• Developing self-reliance and improving nutrition through education and hands-on experience 
• Feeding the hungry 
• Preserving heirloom flowers, herbs, and vegetables 
• Budding understanding between generations and cultures through gardening and cooking

P-Patch is the name given to the City of Seattle's community gardens. The name commemorates the Picardo family who operated a truck farm - a farm dedicated to growing produce for market - in the Wedgwood area in the early twentieth century. In 1973, part of the former farm was acquired from the Picardo family and became the first community garden in Seattle - the Picardo Farm P-Patch. 

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