Our Mission
The St. James Cathedral Garden serves the
St. James Cathedral Kitchen by providing fresh fruit, vegetables, and herbs to supplement
the meals for our houseless friends and those in need in downtown Seattle and First Hill. The Garden
also offers opportunities for parishioners, community members, neighbors, kitchen guests, and even passersby
a way to connect with earth by contributing to the growing of the food that nourishes
the needy.
View the
latest Kitchen Garden Newsletter here.
Our History
The garden began as nothing more than a sign on a fence around a tiny section of broken up asphalt
just southwest of O'Dea High School in 2013.
By spring 2015, it had grown to a few beds and was producing a few bins of tomatoes, cucumbers, cauliflower
and zucchini.
In 2017 the garden moved to its current 1/4-acre home on the corner of Terry and Madison Ave.
In the three summers since, the growth has been jaw-dropping. Just this spring alone -
between March and mid-July 2020 - the garden produced over 200 pounds of greens, 25 pounds of carrots, a wide variety of
herbs, and more than 15 pounds of berries to the St. Mary's Food Bank in the Central District in
response to their need. That's not even the half of it! This year, our dedicated
volunteers have continued tending to the garden in creative, safe ways through the pandemic -
and the results are nothing short of miraculous.
Help the Cathedral Kitchen Garden!
For more information, or to volunteer to help in the Garden, contact
Peter Burns or call
206-382-4235. The garden is bursting with summer growth, and we
need your help now more than ever! All ages, backgrounds, faiths,
experience levels, and interests welcome!

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