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Kitchen Garden Project

About the Kitchen Garden Project
Photo of a family filling a garden bed with soil.
Since 1993, the Kitchen Garden Project (KGP) has given over 1,300 gardens to low/no-income families in the greater South Sound! KGP garden recipients receive 3 raised beds, a trellis, fertile soil, seeds, starts, a gardening guide, and the opportunity to work with a garden mentor. The gardens are built with the help of the KGP coordinator, KGP assistant, interns, the GRuB Youth Crew, and many community volunteers. The gardens can produce up to $650 of fresh organic produce each growing season!
KGP End-of-Season Surveys 2007
As many of you know, this past year we installed 100 free backyard vegetable gardens for low-income families in Thurston and Mason Counties. This work could not have happened without the deep support of donors sponsoring gardens, businesses like Olympia Supply, Lumbermens, and Great Western Supply donating in-kind supplies, volunteers investing in building these gardens, and recipient families and individuals committed to the power of growing food on their own! To honor all of our partners and supporters, here are some quotes from recent end-of-season surveys that have come in the mail:
"My garden was extremely gratifying and I had something to look forward to. I have an illness and don’t get out and do much physical activity because of pain, but the garden gave me the right amount of outside activity."
"I’d like to say thanks to Garden-Raised Bounty for helping me and my family to grow and eat healthy, more than we ever have in the past!"
"Our garden gave my daughter and I an opportunity to share responsibility in growing food. She was very willing to try the vegetables we grew from the garden because she had a part in growing it from start to finish!"
"People came (to visit my garden) and were inspired to grow food in their own yards. I shared food with neighbors and friends, ate food in season, and expanded the growing space so next year I can grow even more! I think what you guys do is the BEST way to heal the world."
What can you do?

  • Purchase a Fundraising Garden for your home, or a friend's, and all proceeds will go towards KGP gardens.
  • Simply Give a Garden to a family in your name or a special someone's name as a meaningful gift or in memory.
  • Give a Garden-Share and receive a certificate to keep or give to someone special.
  • Volunteer, become a Garden Mentor, or come Build Gardens with us!

There are a lot of satisfying ways to get involved with KGP this year. If you have any questions about these opportunities please don't hesitate to call our KGP Coordinator at 753-5522, or send a message to the Kitchen Garden Project through our contact form.
The Kitchen Garden Project really does make a difference in our community...we hope you can be a part of this year's success!