In the community

And the award goes to…

Pictured left to right: Kathryn Sander, PCC Community Relations Specialist; Katie Amrhein, Lauren Wong and Rachel Duthler of the Danny Woo Children’s Garden; Scott McCormick, Seward Park PCC Store Director.

We’re excited to announce that our second Community Grant of 2015 has been awarded to InterIm Community Development Association’s Danny Woo Community Garden. The garden operates a space in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District where elders can practice farming and gardening from their cultural heritage, as well as teach youth about these cultural histories and introduce them to the joys and wonders of gardening.

The Danny Woo Children’s Garden, piloted in 2009, is located within the community garden. Children learn the process a plant takes to grow from a seed to food on their plate. Our grant will be used specifically for the cooking class portion of the Children’s Garden program. Under supervision, children are responsible for tasks such as chopping produce with plastic knives and using measuring cups to pour ingredients for sauces. The Children’s Garden Coordinator then combines and cooks these ingredients on a hot plate while discussions are facilitated about the natural and cultural origins of food. The grant will allow for more of these cooking classes as well as help to provide more local and organic produce.