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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 low-income families in Seattle. We work to educate the community about food security and sustainable food production.
Photo by Ben Feigert
This year Lettuce Link celebrates 20 years of Squashing Hunger in Seattle & King County; join us for a festive celebration at Marra Farm on August 9th!
We encourage people to grow food for their families. To promote self-sufficiency, we distribute seeds, plant starts and gardening information to low-income gardeners all over the city.
We educate children about nutrition and sustainable food production. Also at Marra farm, we facilitate experiential learning programs so elementary students learn about healthy food and how to grow it.
We coordinate with over 30 P-Patch community gardens. We link P-Patch gardeners with food banks and meals programs. In 2006, over 30,000 pounds of fresh, organic produce was grown and given to over two dozen providers, feeding hundreds of people. To download various P-Patch signs to use in your garden, see “More Information” below.
We harvest fruit from neighborhood backyards. As part of the Community Fruit Tree Harvest, we pick fruit from neighborhood trees and deliver hundreds of pounds of locally grown, unsprayed fruit to meals programs and food banks.
We garden and donate our organic produce to food banks. At Marra Farm, we cultivate 1/2-acre of historic, urban farmland and donate harvests to a food bank in South Seattle. Read more about our Giving Garden at Marra Farm.
Interested in volunteering with Lettuce Link?
Lettuce Link relies on dedicated volunteers to make our programs a success. Here are just a few ways you can contribute:
- Help grow fresh, organic produce to donate at local food banks. Spend part of your day getting your hands dirty at the Giving Garden at Marra Farm.
- Share your gardening knowledge with food bank clients and children. Spend part of your day distributing seeds at food banks or helping with the children's program at Marra Farm.
- Help pick fruit trees. Spend part of your day picking fruit trees with other volunteers. The season runs from approximately July to September.
- Bilingual? Help translate at Lettuce Link events. We are always looking for skilled translators, especially Spanish and Russian.
How do I sign up to volunteer for Lettuce Link?
Download the Solid Ground Lettuce Link Volunteer Application (in MS Word format), fill it out and email it to michelleb@solid-ground.org or or call 206.694.6754.
Where can I donate my extra organic produce?
Home gardeners with surplus produce can donate to local food banks. Here's a listing of local food banks that will accept your veggies right now, including locations and hours.
Can I donate my extra fruit?
Seattle residents with healthy fruit trees can donate to Lettuce Link's Community Fruit Tree Harvest project, a partnership between Lettuce Link and Seattle Tilth, which connects your surplus fruit to food banks. To register your trees, call the Natural Tree & Garden Hotline at 206.633.0224 or email them at info@lawnandgardenhotline.org. Volunteers will come and do the rest of the leg- and ladder-work! See “More Information” below for details.
Lettuce Ink newsletters (Please note: These large .pdf files may take time to open.)
Other print resources
Downloadable P-Patch signs to use in your garden (MS Word format):
News links about the Community Fruit Tree Harvest project
Phone: 206.694.6754
Email: michelleb@solid-ground.org
FAX: 206.694.6777
Address: Lettuce Link
Solid Ground
1501 North 45th Street
Seattle, WA 98103-6708