Fantabulous group of conservation-minded, organic growing, urban/suburban gardeners with a…read morebeautiful demonstration garden in the city. The setting at Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford is perfect for strolling the grounds, walking the dog and running the children around till they fall asleep with exhaustion. Need ideas for composting? Tilth has 'em. Want to know if tomatoes will ever get ripe in Seattle? Tilth can fill you in on growing tips. This is a great association to associate with.

This past growing season I bought a half share in the Seattle Tilth CSA. I've gotten CSA boxes…read morethrough several other farms before (both in Seattle and Wisconsin) and the Seattle Tilth CSA really delivered. Each week the produce was diverse, fresh, and delicious. Items were well selected and I had very little produce go to waste. The half share was a good amount for my wife and I. I also really liked the add-on options; we were out of town one week, and were able to get credit, we used our credit to select goat cheese and honey from the add-on options. That goat cheese was truly incredible! I've also got to commend Seattle Tilth for their educational programming and community empowerment work. Really a great resource for our city.

I live really close to this P-Patch and while I don't garden there, I absolutely LOVE wandering…read morearound when it's warm. Sometimes it's nice to see people working on their plots, but mostly I just love it because it's so peaceful and it just feels so GOOD here. I also remember seeing beautiful big sunflowers here in September :)

Historically, the Picardo P-Patch was Seattle's first p-patch and it was from this garden where the…read morep-patch program grew out of. Prior to the p-patch program, the field itself was one of the city's few urban farms. So the soil at Picardo has always been fertile and well drained. I joined Picardo three years ago hoping to grow an absinthe garden complete with wormwood hedges, hyssop, and hops. Well that never came to fruition but I live in an apartment without a backyard, front yard, or even a stretch of easement to grow my own food. So the Picardo farm (and P-patch program in general) has adequately met my needs. As for getting a plot, there's an application fee that is $35. I waited 1 year on a waiting list before getting an assignment at Picardo, but there is also an option to take any assignment at any garden for anyone that wants to avoid a waiting list. Once you're assigned a plot (typically 100-200 square feet), you're supposed to contribute 8 hours of volunteer service to keep your plot. There are all kinds of volunteer garden work parties, activities, and committees you can join to put in your 8 hours. At Picardo, there's a community herb garden, mushroom garden, food bank beds, children's garden, and even a honeybee yard run by WSU students. Every summer there's a Paella dinner fundraiser in the garden and nearby urban wineries sponsor a booth for tasting. If you can get a plot here, you will absolutely not be disappointed.

The Danny Woo International District Community Garden is an urban garden for the International…read moreDistrict neighborhood. It's pretty extensive and it's really great walking around in here as this is totally something that would be valuable for the neighborhood since it's a fairly built up one, not leaving a whole lot of areas for a garden such as this. There are lots of crops and gardens going on here and all kinds of customization that goes along with it. We even saw some chickens in a coop here. It was very cool and the birds were totally chill as we took pictured of them. These community gardens are housed or within the Kobe Terrace park so it's a nice blending of park and gardens as you walk through here. Overall it's peaceful but it is a city park right in the downtown area so obviously there is going to be noise that goes along with the package. It was a cool experience and a nice detour to stroll through the park and gardens in addition to other International District activities we had going on.

This park is a labyrinth in the city with green. It has tony gardens in the center where people…read moregrow things. There's some seating around. Loud because it's next to the highway

This is a great place that's next to Jefferson Park…read more If you check out their Instagram page, they post about volunteer meet ups weekly to tend to the gardens and clean up around the area. The amazing thing about this place that there are plots where you can rent them privately to grow your own produce. There are other plots that the volunteers and community members utilize to grow various fruits and vegetables for anyone to harvest. Depending on the season, you can get apples, lavender, thyme, tomatoes, squash, etc. I highly recommend taking a stroll through this area to admire all the amazing fruits and foods that are being grown in an urban area. Sometimes they have paper bags available so that you can harvest various items from the gardens, but they aren't available all the time so be sure to bring your own reusable bag and or containers.

I've been wanting to go to the Beacon Food Forest ever since I heard about it! This garden is a lot…read morelike a community garden... but usually it is implied that those putting in the work for the garden usually get the rewards from it. Those that do are usually people from the neighborhood or volunteers. From my understanding the Beacon Food Forest is just a little bit different. Most of the produce that is grown here anyone that walks through and sees a piece of fruit or a vegetable is free to take it for themselves. With that concept in mind I have to give this community garden five stars. That doesn't mean that applies to the entire garden however. Some areas are rented out and there are signs where the rented spaces are NOT to take the produce that is being grown there. From the looks of it most people seem to be very respectful of that request. Lots of the produce that I saw that was free for the taking was very under ripe but there was indeed some there for you to take... it wasn't completely picked over! There are a number of fun little paths to do an urban hike through the garden which is lots of fun. There are fun decorations too like a whole section of painted rocks and a funky looking scarecrow. The Beacon Food Forest is actually quite large for a community garden... but during my hikes through the area I wish it was bigger... it was a refreshing hike and change of scenery. All urban centers should have these food forests throughout.

Nice place to just sit and relax, read a book or go contribute to the garden. Beautiful community…read morevegetable gardens. Walk through and appreciate all the hard work gardener's go through for their gardens. Wish we had more of these around!

I would work again with Sunset Hill Community Association in a heartbeat! Truly a wonderful place…read moreto hold celebrations and community events of all kinds. Terrific price and value! Their staff were friendly and professional, offered to meet me in person to see the space, and my book launch party of 75+ people fit very well in this beautiful venue. Thank you for supporting the arts and my first book as a newly published author. - Ben Johns

There's not much happening here, aside from small community gatherings and Historical Society…read moremeetings and presentations. But this is a bustling little historical society (Ballard's) and they deserve a lot of credit for the work they do. Education, restoration, preservation, celebration--they're making sure the history we have stays alive. There's so much to like about that, because it's not easy work, and it's all volunteer. We depend on people who have the right skills, schedule, and willingness to keep these kinds of projects afloat, and they're doing a great job here. Support them if you can.

There is beautiful architectural design all over Magnuson. The pea-patch adds another level with…read moreits outdoor theater, heightened planter boxes and many vine covered trellises. It has an aesthetic layout, ell taken care of garden, welcoming gardeners, and since I bring my kids here to visit and smell the herbs and explore the plant life that there is lots for kids to appreciate here.

What's not to love about this gorgeous p-patch garden that is maintained by volunteers in our…read morecommunity? I love how it isn't immediately visible from the main paths near the dog park as you walk in. You have to venture to the top level of the outdoor amphitheater before you reach the entrance to this garden. The spring and summer months are the best time to visit, as all the flowers are in bloom! I like to run through Magnuson Park on occasion, so this garden is usually where I take my cool down walk since there's so much to see and smell.

This is a beautifully laid out community garden with visual delights such as a children's garden, a…read morebutterfly garden and a gorgeous patch of dahlias which never fail to make me smile and wish it was my place I was walking through. Its true that I am a little biased because I helped build the garden from the mud up way back in 1998 but I still can't help being amazed that what was once a negected weedy area next to a parking lot was transformed into such a lovely place.