Beyond the Patch: New Directions in Community Gardening
Vertical garden at Freeway Estates Community Orchard My recent posts have focused on Seattle's many and varied P-Patches. But there are a number of other community gardens in the city, some folded into city programs, others run by private groups. Many have sprung up in the last decade or so as a new surge of interest in food security and food justice blooms. Let's take a look at a few of these! Meadowbrook Community Garden, 2021. Small Garden, Big Goals: The Meadowbrook Community Gardens and Orchards Meadowbrook Community Gardens and Orchards are made up of several components on the grounds of the Meadowbrook Community Center and Playfield in Northeast Seattle. A small communal garden sits adjacent to a large sprawling hillside planted with orchard trees and an "edible hedge." The grounds are owned by the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation; The gardens and orchards are maintained by the neighborhood gardeners with help from Meadowbrook Community CARE (aka ...