Priority Categories for gardening:
The Department of Neighborhoods gives priority to Individuals and groups who help meet the following program strategic goals.  If you want, please check the box that applies to you (checking a box does not guarantee a gardening spot):

African-American
Latino
Native American
recent immigrant and refugees
group that serves children and youth up to age 24
group that serves seniors
person who has limited mobility and needs a raised garden bed (not all sites are wheel chair accessible)

Enter the Name(s) of the top 2 garden locations you prefer in order of priority:

 

I want a garden as soon as possible and can travel to a distant garden.

I prefer to wait patiently until the garden near my home becomes available.

For information on how plots are assigned you should refer to the P-Patch Plot Assignment Guidelines and How the Interest List Works

Public Disclosure/Disclaimer Statement
Consistent with the Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW, all records within the possession of the City may be subject to a public disclosure request and may be distributed or copied. Records include and are not limited to sign-in sheets, contracts, emails, notes, correspondence, etc. Use of lists of individuals or directory information (including address, phone or E-mail) may not be used for commercial purposes.

While you're waiting for a P-Patch community garden plot:
With the huge and growing interest in gardening and urban agriculture, you will have to wait awhile before getting a community garden plot. Some of the following websites may help get you gardening sooner: 

• Urban Garden Share http://www.urbangardenshare.org/ and Urban Land Army http://www.urbanlandarmy.com/ click on Land Link.  These two web sites try to connect those who have spare land with those who want to garden
• 2010 Year of Urban Agriculture:.  The city sponsored web site is part of Seattle’s 2010 Year of Urban Agriculture; it list news, events and activities  http://www.seattle.gov/urbanagriculture/
• Urban Farm Hub.  This local websites compiles an amazing amount of urban agriculture related news.  http://www.urbanfarmhub.org
• Community Harvest of West Seattle, Garden Helpers - Connecting New Gardeners with Community Mentors and Community Orchard. Learn more at www.gleanit.org
• Solid Ground- Lettuce Link (an innovative food and gardening program growing and giving since 1988) creates access to fresh, nutritious and organic produce, seeds, and gardening information for families with lower incomes 
  in Seattle. To learn more and get involved at http://www.solid-ground.org/Programs/Nutrition/Lettuce/Pages/default.aspx
• Solid Ground-Seattle Community Farm located in Southeast Seattle they have created a partnership with the community to strengthen food security in this area of Seattle. To join in visit their website at http://www.solid-ground.org/programs/nutrition/communityfarm/Pages/default.aspx
• Seattle Parks & Recreation/Seattle Tilth/Friends of Atlantic City Nursery-Rainer Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands-join them on Facebook to see how to get involved. Other Links: Seattle Parks & Recreation or Seattle Tilth
• Alleycat Acres an urban farm collective- "transforms vacant spaces to create a network of sustainable urban farms that reconnect people to food while helping to increase food security on a community level." To Learn more visit their website at http://www.alleycatacres.com/
• City Fruit works neighborhood by neighborhood to help residential tree owners grow healthy fruit, to harvest and use what they can, and to share what they don’t need. To get involved visit their website at http://cityfruit.org/
  
• Spring into Bed http://www.springintobed.org/ is a grass-roots, city wide, garden building event and fundraiser - building, strengthening and celebrating the City’s flourishing community food systems
• Garden your planting strip: Seattle Department of Transportation does allow gardening on planting strips with a simple permit. Click here for more information.
• Jefferson Food Forest: Community members on Beacon Hill are working to design, plant and grow an edible urban forest garden that inspires our community to gather together, grow our own food and rehabilitate our local ecosystem. They are looking for Beacon Hill community members, local institutions and city wide volunteers to join together, build and grow a Food Forest.  You can join in by going here.
• UW Farm: The Farm is a registered student organization and always welcomes help and community involvement, for more information check out their website and join their blog: http://students.washington.edu/uwfarm
• Clean Greens: Clean Greens is a small nonprofit organization, owned and operated by residents of Seattle's Central District. We are committed to growing and delivering clean and healthy produce for everyone at reasonable prices. They are looking for volunteers to work on the farm and the market. If you or anyone you know are interested in volunteering with us, please e-mail Lottie Cross at cleangreensfarmandmarket@gmail.com.