are working to shrink the waiting time, which can be as long as a year in some areas. In 2008, Seattle citizens passed the Parks and Green Space Levy, which enabled the dedication of $2 million to the development of new P-Patch community gardens over the next three years. As a result, Maag reports, “As many as 15 new spaces are expected to become available.”
Available Land = Abundant Possibilities “Where land is available, abundance is possible,” states Michael Stein, founder of Groundbreakers, a nonprofit that offers homeless people in King County hands-on educational training pro- grams in sustainable, organic agricul- ture. He sees community connections blossoming during these times of eco- nomic turbulence. The often lamented economic imbalances and upheavals that so many people are experiencing have had, “…a positive recalibrating effect on our core values and beliefs,” Stein explains. “Our understanding of the value of money, real estate and even time has been altered. As we discover a possibility for self-reliance through growing food, we decrease our depen- dency on commercial food providers.” On Groundbreakers’ two-acre farmland in Duvall, community garden plots are available free of charge for students and volunteers. Groundbreak- ers provides organic seeds, irrigation and tools; in exchange, new plot own- ers are asked to maintain and harvest food for two Grounbreakers’ farm beds. “The idea is, ‘You give, you get,’” says Stein.
Go Forth and Grow! Seattleites appreciate the vast choices available for nurturing natural food and for personal and community green spaces, where like-minded individuals can grow, share or just enjoy. Wher- ever participants find a connection to dig in the dirt and cultivate crops, they won’t be the only ones that reap the rewards.
For more information about local urban gardening resources, see the ac- companying sidebar.
Resources for Seattle Urban Gardening
UrbanGardenShare.org This website connects individuals who have land available with those who want land on which to garden.
Seattle.gov/Neighborhoods/ppatch Open to Seattle residents, this community gardening program is run by the City of Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods. The staff partners with volunteer residents to support, develop and manage community gardening in Seattle. Volunteer gardeners pay a nominal fee and coordinate garden tasks and activities.
SeattleTilth.org Seattle Tilth is a nationally recognized nonprofit educational organization that inspires and educates people to garden organically and conserve natural resources.
UrbanGardeningHelp.com This website is dedicated to environmentally conscious urban dwellers who want to create a green corner in their own yard or support community-based gardening.
TheGroundBreakers.org This nonprofit empowers disadvantaged men and women in King County through hands-on, educational work-training programs in sustainable, organic agriculture. Community garden plots at their Duvall farm are used for free by students and volunteers.
Solid-Ground.org
Solid Ground-Lettuce Link, an innovative food and gardening program of the nonprofit Solid Ground, creates access to fresh, nutritious and organic produce and seeds and gardening information for low-income families in Seattle.
SlowFoodSeattle.WordPress.com The Seattle chapter of the international Slow Food organization seeks to create dramatic and lasting change in the food system, while reconnecting Americans with the people, traditions, plants, animals, fertile soils and waters that produce our food.
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