P-Patch
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Allotment (gardening)
An allotment garden, often called simply an allotment, is a plot of land made available for individual, non-professional gardening. Such plots are formed by subdividing a piece of land into a few or up to several hundreds of land parcels that are assigned to individuals or families...
; the term is specific to Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
. The "P" originally stood for "Picardo", after the family who owned Picardo Farm
Picardo Farm
Picardo Farm is a . parcel of property in Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, consisting largely of 281 plots used for gardening allotments. It is the original P-Patch : the "P" originally stood for "Picardo", after the family who owned it...
in Seattle's Wedgwood
Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington
Wedgwood is a middle class residential neighborhood of northeast Seattle, Washington, with a modest commercial strip. Wedgwood is located about two miles north, and slightly east, of the University of Washington; it is about six miles northeast of Downtown...
neighborhood, part of which became the original P-Patch. (A folk etymology attributes it to "pea
Pea
A pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the pod fruit Pisum sativum. Each pod contains several peas. Peapods are botanically a fruit, since they contain seeds developed from the ovary of a flower. However, peas are considered to be a vegetable in cooking...
patch".)
List of P-Patches
- Jackson Park, 10th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 133rd St.
- Pinehurst, 12th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 115th St.
- EvanstonGreenwood, Seattle, WashingtonGreenwood is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington, USA.The neighborhood's primary north/south arterial is Greenwood Avenue North. The primary east/west arterial is North 85th Street, which carries traffic east to Interstate 5 and west to Golden Gardens Park...
, Evanston Ave. N. & N. 102nd St. - Ballard, 25th Ave. N.W. & N.W. 85th St.
- Picardo FarmPicardo FarmPicardo Farm is a . parcel of property in Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, consisting largely of 281 plots used for gardening allotments. It is the original P-Patch : the "P" originally stood for "Picardo", after the family who owned it...
, 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.
- InterbayInterbay p-patchInterbay P-Patch, "The Garden Between The Bays", is one of Seattle, Washington's largest and most involved community gardens, and is recognized as an example of resourcefulness and sustainability.- Overview :...
, 2451 15th Avenue West Windows Live Local Map - 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, 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.
- FremontFremont, Seattle, WashingtonFremont is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. Originally a separate city, it was annexed to Seattle in 1891. Named after Fremont, Nebraska, the hometown of two of its founders, L. H. Griffith and E...
, 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 FarmMarra FarmMarra Farm, a plot of land in Marra-Desimone Park, South Park, Seattle, Washington is one of only two historic agricultural parcels inside Seattle city limits that retains an agricultural use today; the other is Picardo 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 LeafMaple Leaf, Seattle, WashingtonMaple Leaf is a mostly residential neighborhood in Seattle, originally a rural suburb named Maple Leaf Addition to the Green Lake Tract or Green Lake Circle...
, 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
- Genessee, 41st Ave S.W. & S.W. Genesee St.
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.
See also
- GeographyGeographyGeography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
- Urban geographyUrban geographyUrban geography is the study of areas which have a high concentration of buildings and infrastructure. These are areas where the majority of economic activities are in the secondary sector and tertiary sectors...
- Urban agricultureUrban agricultureUrban agriculture is the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in, or around, a village, town or city. Urban agriculture in addition can also involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agro-forestry and horticulture...