Earlier this summer my friend Marguerite started a small community garden in front of her house on the patch of land between the sidewalk and the street. She divided the garden into a few plots and invited friends and neighbors to come on over and grow their own food. In just a few short months the garden was filled with greens, herbs, and squash, and Marguerite and the other gardeners were feeding their families fresh food. The garden is a really amazing, beautiful addition to the street and a testimony to how a few motivated people and some seeds can transform wasted space into a productive garden.

Marguerite emailed me last week to say that a plot had opened up in the garden and asked for my help getting the word out. If it were just a tad closer to my house, I’d snap up the spot, but it’s not. So I thought that I’d let all of you know that I think that this garden (and Marguerite) are totally cool, and whoever gets the open plot will be very lucky.

Here’s the kind of gardener that Marguerite is looking for in her own words:

I’d like to get a person (or persons) who really want to put a bit of heart in it and produce some food.  I’m still harvesting several times a week and have not purchased veggies much at all in the past 2.5 months. One of my gardeners has been harvesting and freezing stuff like crazy!

So, if you live in West Seattle, or can commit to commuting to the garden several times a week, give me a shout in the comments section and I will pass your info onto Marguerite. As for the rest of you, I hope this garden inspires you to grow some food in your front yard and to share what you know about gardening with anyone who will listen.