Food Bank Growers

Part of a family plot on Marrowstone Island, Alice's Garden is one of 2022 additions. We are excited to have Alice and her family helping us transition the plot to the Fod Bank Growers this season.

The Food Bank Growers are happy to start a second chapter with the Blessings Garden at the First Church of Christ Science. As one of the original food bank gardens, we are excited to have some beds back in production for the food bank.

Before he passed away in 2019, Brian Glaspell cultivated this garden for many years, donating the majority of the produce to the PT Food Bank, usually about 5,000 lbs per year. His wife, Jeanie, was very happy to discover the Food Bank Growers organization and host the return of the garden's ability to provide for  the food bank.

Open to public: Tuesdays 10 am - 1 pm  

Small garden to provide fresh food for the Port Townsend Food Bank.

On the corner of Hastings and Sheridan, this garden has been growing food and friendship since 2007.  As a Community garden first, the produce coming out of this garden goes to those in the "community" who till and tend the garden. A row has been dedicated to the Food Bank and that produce goes directly into the Food Bank.

This is a new garden as of April 2024. 

Located on the south side of Finnriver event building. The garden rows for the Food Bank are next to the Organic Seed Alliance test trials and Finnriver Farms production gardens.

The orchard began in 2010 and now has 70 trees producing over 1500 pounds of fruit for students to eat fresh or go to the food bank when school isn't in session. To learn about individual tree types, their production, and their care go here: https://sites.google.com/site/blueheronschoolorchard/

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This high production garden not only serves the students of Port Townsend High School, but the PT Food Bank during the summer months.  Teacher Jennifer Kruse helps students get the most from the plot.  During the summer months Food Bank Growers manage the space. The garden has been feeding students and donating food to the Food Bank since 2012 via this space.  Volunteers meet Fridays 9-11. 

Open to public: Wednesday 11-2

Quimper Community Harvest has been gleaning excess fruit from local trees since 2008. From July-October teams of volunteers pick fruit from backyard sources to give to schools, food banks, non-profits, and senior centers. Gleaners also help manage the Blue Heron Middle School orchard. In 2019 over 6,000 pounds of fruit were donated to 7 schools, and 4000 pounds to other organizations.

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Renamed in 2021 as The Red Hen Food Bank Garden is hosted on the same property of the RainCoast Farms Event Center. The owners Mike Gaede and Margaret Stroemer have provided the space and two green houses for Food Bank Growers to plant and harvest fresh food for the patrons of the Tri-Area Food Bank. Volunteers meet Tuesday 10-12 in the spring and 9-11 in the summer. Contact Mary Hunt for details. MaryClareHunt@gmail.com

The school established gardens in the front yard in 2019 for classroom activities, fresh vegetables, and fruit production. The produce goes to  school lunches or local food banks. 

This garden donates directly to area Food Banks. One year over 1600 pounds were delivered. Since 2017 volunteers have been working hard to expand this effort and have recently erected a hoop house. Swan Farm Volunteers meet on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-12. 

Located behind the Tri-Area Food Bank, this garden utilizes repurposed pallets to create these very special raised beds. This special garden is maintained by members of the Swan Farm garden.

The NW School of Wooden Boat Building is the host for this garden.  The beds are split between the Food Bank Growers and the Boat School community.

The garden is fenced to keep deer out, and each plot has water available. There are tools covering most garden chores in a community shed for use by the gardeners. The use of a plot is free, but there is an expectation that the gardeners share some of their bounty with the Thursday Community Lunch program. Participants are asked to attend a few work parties throughout the year. If you like to garden but don’t want your own plot, you are welcome to join the work parties and help out other gardeners.

Open to public: Wednesdays 10 AM to 1PM Gates opening at 9:30 AM

This small, private home garden is being updated and replanted to serve the food banks.