Can You Help? P-Patch Trust Seeks Records Help

Non-Profit Seeks Volunteer Help with Retention Policy and Schedule

The P-Patch Trust is a volunteer non-profit organization looking for professional volunteer assistance in developing a records retention policy and schedule. I have attached an organizational fact sheet (see below). Our web site can be found at http://www.ppatchtrust.org/

Contact. Ray Schutte, 206.499.3649 ray.s@ppatchtrust.org, for more information.


Thanks for posting our request,

Ray Schutte
"The truth of the matter is that the flower has cleverly manipulated the bee into hauling its pollen from blossom to blossom." The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan

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Fact Sheet

Mission
P-Patch Trust, a nonprofit organization works to acquire, build, preserve and protect community gardens in Seattle’s neighborhoods.

Through advocacy leadership and partnerships, the Trust expands access to community gardening across economic, racial, ethnic, ability and gender lines; promotes organic gardening and builds community through gardening.

We seek to break urban isolation by providing opportunities for people to garden together, learn from each other, develop a sense of neighborhood and create a more livable urban environment.

Board Members
Barbara Donnette
Pat Gibbon
Ryan Dwayne Hawkes
Wendy K. Hughes-Jelen
Mary Lou LaPierre
Michael McNutt, Treasurer
Cristina Mone, Vice President
Ray Schutte, President
Lindy Sheehan
Maud Sterling

Staff 0.25 time FTE, Accountant, Lance LaRowe

Partners
P-Patch Program
Rich Macdonald, Manager
Dept of Neighborhoods
700 3rd Ave, 4th Floor
684-0264
rich.macdonald@seattle.gov



Cultivating Communities Gardens
Seattle Housing Authority
And
SNAC
Seattle King County
Martha Goodlett
684-0540
martha.goodlett@seattle.gov

City of Seattle P-Patch Program
42 P-Patch sites
18 Cultivating Communities sites (In Seattle Public Housing)
2000 plots
5000+ gardeners

Gardeners’ obligations are a small rental fee plus 8 volunteer hours per gardener to maintain gardens, public areas or P-Patch office administrative tasks

Ownership
P-Patch Trust—6 (8% of all P-Patch sites)
Pinehurst—1976
Judkins—1986
Hillman City (+3leased Plots)—1994
Greenwood—1997
Fremont—2000
Baker—2004

Other ownership
Parks—13
City Light—4
Street ROW—6
DON—1
Metro King County—3
Leased from landowner—10
School District—1
Seattle Housing Authority—18

Trust Services
§ Funds Gardenship Fund that provides garden fees for low income gardeners
§ Site Improvement Fund, a small grant fund of $300 or less.
§ Grants to organizations that foster healthy available food to food banks and low income residents. Currently providing funds to Lettuce Link, a program of the Fremont Public Association and Cultivating Communities, a program of the Seattle Housing Authority.
§ Liability insurance for all the P-Patch and Cultivating Community gardens, over 70 projects.
§ Fiscal Agency services for community gardens and parks.
Yesler Community Garden
Republican P-Patch
Thistle P-Patch
University P-Patch
Angel Morgan P-Patch
Roosevelt P-Patch
Snoqulamie P-Patch
Queen Pea P-Patch
Hillman City P-Patch
Charleston Hillclimb
Lincoln Park P-Patch
Picardo P-Patch
Judkin's Park
Ballard P-Patch
Evanston P-Patch
Colman Park P-Patch
Fremont P-Patch
Friends of NE Queen Anne Parks
Interbay Site Fund

Memberships
American Community Gardening Association
Food Resource Network Federation (FRNF)
Seattle Tilth
WA Toxic Coalition

Accomplishments
Five-Year Strategic Plan with P-Patch Program
Acquired 6 gardens between 1987 and 2004.
In 2004 the Trust provided over $16,000 in funding for community gardening and healthy available food projects representing 33% of the Trust’s total expenses.