P-Patch

Barn and shelter, Picardo Farm
Gardening at Picardo Farm
Interbay P-Patch Garden Shed

A P-Patch is a parcel of property used for gardening; the term is specific to Seattle, Washington. The "P" originally stood for "Picardo", after the family who owned Picardo Farm in Seattle's Wedgwood neighborhood, part of which became the original P-Patch.[1] (A folk etymology attributes it to "pea patch".)

The 90 P-Patch locations around the city donated a total of 33,438 pounds (15,167 kg) of produce to food banks and meal programs in 2023.[2] One of the more unique P-Patch locations is atop the Mercer Street parking garage at the Seattle Center, which spans 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2). It opened in 2012 and was slated for closure in 2020, but was saved after community protests.[3]

  1. ^ "P-Patch Community Gardening - Neighborhoods". seattle.gov. 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  2. ^ Martin, Casey (February 12, 2024). "Seattle P-Patch gardeners donated 33,000-plus pounds of produce to food banks in 2023". KUOW. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Brunner, Jim (December 31, 2019). "Seattle to let P-Patch remain atop Mercer Street Garage, won't replace it with parking spots". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 10, 2020.