Birchyville Food Bank Garden
Size: 900 sq. ft. expanding to include other beds
Gardening Style: Raised rows, partial irrigation
Growing: Fruits, berries, vegetables including winter storage crops, herbs (has chickens and ducks as well)
Serving: Port Townsend Food Bank (Distributes Wednesday and Saturday)
Supporters: Birch Shapiro (land owner and ergonomic tools), Shold’s mulching materials
Need: Volunteers to prep, plant, weed and harvest and deliver for Wednesday and Saturday distribution at the Port Townsend Food Bank.
Contact – Birch Shapiro, owner/manager
Farms Reach Food Bank Garden
Size: 2000 sq. ft.
Gardening Style: Combo of Raised beds and rows, greenhouse, hand watering
Growing: Seasonal crops, flowers, herbs
Serving: Tri-Area Food Bank (Distribute Wednesday), Quilcene Food Bank (Distribute Wednesday) and Brinnon Food Bank (Distribute Tuesday)
Supporters: Farms Reach Cafe
Need: Volunteers to water, weed, and harvest; work parties to prep garden in spring and late fall.
Contact: Alexa McAuley,
Goosefoot Food Bank Garden at Finnriver Orchard
Size: (3) 150 ft. rows, approximately 3,000 sq. ft.
Gardening Style: Rows and organic practices, uses starts, irrigated
Growing: Lettuces, salad greens, winter storage crops, winter stir fry mix
Serving: Tri-Area Food Bank (Distributes Wednesday), Quilcene (Distributes Wednesdays), Brinnon (Distributes Tuesday)
Supporters: Finnriver for land, water, and equipment. Organic Seed Alliance for seeds.
Need: Financial donations are appreciated
Contact: Sam Scheidt,
Port Townsend High School and Food Bank Garden
Size: 10,000 sq. ft.
Gardening Style: Raised beds, hoop house, rows, full prep area outside of garden, pollinator garden, irrigated.
Growing: Veggies, raspberries, fruit, lettuce, winter and summer vegetables
Serving: Port Townsend Public Schools with surplus to Port Townsend Food Bank, (Distributed Wednesday and Saturday)
Supporters: Port Townsend Schools, Hermann brothers, WSU Jefferson County Extension Master Gardeners.
Need: Volunteers in summer to harvest, prep, deliver food
Contact – Zach Gayne – [text preferred]
Quimper Grange Food Bank Garden
Size: 7,000 sq. ft.
Gardening Style: Mix of raised beds and rows, two hoop houses, irrigated
Growing: Lettuce, spinach, herbs, tomatoes, cucumbers and winter and summer greens, and raspberries
Serving: Port Townsend Food Bank (Distributes Wednesday and Saturday)
Supporters: Yount family, Quimper Grange (land, water and power, and use of kitchen for winter prep), Olympic bio-char, Hermann brothers for hog fuel.
Need: Volunteers for seeding, weeding, and harvesting and delivery for Wednesday and Saturday distribution at the Port Townsend Foodbank. Work parties for spreading heavy mulch.
Contact Managers: Jo Yount or Barbara Tusting
RainCoast Food Bank Garden
Size: 1000 sq.ft.
Gardening Style: Raised Beds and irrigation
Growing: Strawberries, winter greens, herbs
Serving: Tri-Area Food Bank (Distribute Wednesday), Quilcene Food Bank (Distribute Wednesday) Brinnon Food Bank (Distribute Tuesday)
Supporters: Rain Coast Farms
Need: Volunteers for prepping, planting, weeding and harvesting throughout the growing season.
Contact: Lys Burden
Swan Farm Food Bank Garden
Size: 6,000 sq. ft.
Gardening Style: Some raised beds for the Food Banks, and the rest are pea patch beds. One hoop house. Irrigated site.
Growing: Veggies, greens, and winter storage crops
Serving: Tri-Area Food Bank (Distribute Tuesday), Quilcene FoodBank (Distribute Monday ) and Brinnon Food Bank (Distribute Monday)
Supporters: Land owned by John Gunning
Need: Co-manager, volunteers for prepping, planting, weeding and harvesting throughout the growing season.
Contact: Karen Seabrook