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. (A folk etymology attributes it to "pea patch".)
The 90 P-Patch locations around the city donated a total of of produce to food banks and meal programs in 2023. One of the more unique P-Patch locations is atop the Mercer Street parking garage at the Seattle Center, which spans . It opened in 2012 and was slated for closure in 2020, but was saved after community protests.
List of P-Patches Jackson Park, 10th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 133rd St. Pinehurst, 12th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 115th St. Evanston, Evanston Ave. N. & N. 102nd St. Ballard, 25th Ave. N.W. & N.W. 85th St. Picardo Farm, 26th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 82nd St. Burke-Gilman Gardens, 5200 Mithun Pl. N.E. Magnuson, Sand Point Way N.E. & N.E. 70th St. Ravenna, 5200 Ravenna Ave. N.E. Good Shepherd, Bagley Ave. N. & N. 47th St. University District, 8th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 40th St. Interbay, 2451 15th Avenue West Eastlake, 2900 Fairview Ave. E. Colman Park, 32nd Ave. S. & S. Grand St. Snoqualmie, 13th Ave. S. & S. Snoqualmie St. Ferdinand, Columbia Dr. S. & S. Ferdinand St. Delridge, 5078 25th Ave. S.W. University Heights Center, 5031 University Way N.E. Thistle, Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. & S. Cloverdale St. Judkins, 24th Ave. S. & S. Norman St. Republican, 20th Ave. E. & E. Republican St. Alki, 2126 Alki Ave S.W. Bradner Gardens Park, 29th Ave. S. & S. Grand St. Estelle Street, 3400 Rainier Ave. S. Phinney Ridge, 3rd Ave. N.W. & N.W. 60th St. Ida Mia Garden, E. Madison St., 32nd Ave. E. & Lake Washington Blvd. E. Fremont West, Baker Ave. N.W. & N.W. 42nd St. Belltown, Elliott Ave. & Vine St. Queen Anne, 3rd Ave. N. & Lynn St. Hillman City, 46th Ave. S. & S. Lucille St. Hiawatha, S. Dearborn St. & Hiawatha Pl. S. Squire Park, 14th Ave. & E. Fir St. Fremont, Woodland Park Ave. N. & N. 39th St. Cascade, Minor Ave. N. & Thomas St. Thomas Street Gardens, 1010 E. Thomas St. Greenwood, 345 N.W. 88th St. Marra Farm, 4th Ave. S. & S. Director St. Haller Lake, 13045 1st Ave. N.E. Greg's Garden (formerly East Ballard), 14th Ave. N.W. & N.W. 54th St. Immaculate, 18th Ave. & E. Columbia St. Courtland Place, 36th Ave. S. & S. Spokane St. Pelican Tea Garden, E. Mercer St. & 19th Ave. E. Roosevelt, 7012 12th Ave. N.E. Mad P, 30th Ave. E. & E. Mercer St. Queen Pea, 5th Ave. N. & Howe St. Thyme Patch Park, 28th Ave. N.W. & N.W. 58th St. Beacon Bluff, S. Massachusetts St. & 13th Ave. S. Longfellow Creek, 25th Ave. S.W. & S.W. Thistle St. Linden Orchard, Linden Ave. N. & N. 67th St. Brandon Street Orchard, S. Brandon St. & 47th Ave. S. Lincoln Park, Fauntleroy Ave. S.W. & S.W. Webster St. Angel Morgan, S. Morgan St. & 42nd Ave. S. Maple Leaf, 5th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 103rd St. Oxbow Park, Corson Ave. S. & S. Eddy St. Hawkins Garden, E. Jefferson St. & Martin Luther King Jr. Way Genesee, 41st Ave S.W. & S.W. Genesee St. Howell Collective Gardens, 1514 E Howell St
See also Allotment (gardening) Urban agriculture
References
External links
Official site, as part of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods P-Patch Trust, a non-profit land trust supporting community gardening in Seattle. The History of Seattle's P-Patches from Crosscut.com and KCTS