WEST SEATTLE -- A farmstand is open for business and will soon be accepting food stamps. It's all an effort to improve food quality and quantity for low income families in the High Point neighborhood.
Own Yeav came to Seattle from Cabodia 20 years ago. Today, she considers the one-acre P- Patch home.
"I'm happy when they say, 'Oh your garden is beautiful!' I'm very happy, yeah," said Yeav.
And very busy. It's harvest time at the High Point P-Patch in West Seattle. Goods grown by Oun and other volunteer gardeners are ripe for the picking. This P-Patch provides hundreds of pounds of fresh produce to a neighborhood that, despite the impressive bounty, is considered a food desert.
"Try to find a store within walking distance of here. Every human being should be able to have access to healthy food within a reasonable distance from their home," said Julie Bryan, Community Garden Coordinator for the City of Seattle.
Access may be even easier. For the first time, the High Point P-Patch plans to accept food stamps, bringing more green to the table and to the growers' bottom line.
"And they are also residents in this community, they themselves are low income," said Bryan.
Last year the High Point and New Holly gardens raised about $4,000. This year they hope to make even more by implementing the food stamp program.
The farmstand at High Point is open every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. through September 28.
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