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2012 Autumn | Agriculture and Food Systems, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Growing Food, Growing Community

Student(s):

Kiddy Emmanuel

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Julie Bryan

Partner(s):

  • City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods

Faculty advisor(s):

Megan Styles, Program on the Environment, University of Washington

This past summer, I worked at P-Patch Gardens located in New Holly and High Point on behalf of the City of Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods. P-Patch Gardens are allotted plots designed for community gardening. To reclaim our food, the P-Patch Gardening Program represents a powerful grassroots and civic engagement effort by community members who create and maintain these gardens. The P-Patch’s Market Gardens Program serves low-income and immigrant families in New Holly and High Point, teaching individuals to garden and sell produce to local residents. My work focused on summer produce stands.