Out with the grasses, in with the food: A hunger-fighting garden

We’ve also posted this at partner site White Center Now, but thought you might be interested too, as the White Center Food Bank also serves part of West Seattle. From Aviva at Community Harvest of Southwest Seattle:

Community Harvest of SW Seattle in partnership with the White Center Food Bank will be removing some grasses and other ornamentals to make room for a food garden. This demonstration garden, designed by a SSCC horticulture student, will have sections for traditional Asian greens, square foot gardening, northwest berries, and containers. The intention of this garden is to inspire and educate on the possibilities for growing food, even in limited spaces.

Seattleworks volunteers will be digging up existing landscaping on February 21st, and we would like to offer some of these lovely grasses and bushes in exchange for compost (or $$ to buy compost!) All donations of time or money will be happily accepted and will go toward this project and other projects which encourage food growing amongst low-income residents of West Seattle and White Center.

Contact: info@gleanit.org

3 Replies to "Out with the grasses, in with the food: A hunger-fighting garden"

  • homesweethome February 13, 2009 (7:25 am)

    This is a wonderful program – Aviva works very hard and so many people in our community benefit from all the volunteers’ efforts. I am wondering if a good use of the contentious California Place Park site would be to turn the entire property into a garden to feed our neighbors in need? There is certainly a lot of unused grass there that could be put to a much better use.

  • KSJ February 13, 2009 (4:27 pm)

    I love that idea, homesweethome. A community pea patch would be a fantastic way to use the California Place Park site.

  • homesweethome February 13, 2009 (6:08 pm)

    thanks KSJ – I feel that project has gotten so contentious it needs a positive spin – and reading this article about such a positive project just reminds me of all the good we could all for our community – Aviva’s work is awesome and both our food banks could certainly use some more help

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