Giving shares of highly appreciated stock is a great way to support your P-Patch and GROW. If you have a Family Foundation, Donor Advised Fund, or IRA you may use any of these to make a significant contribution to continue our work. Gifts for the GIVE to GROW Campaign can be directed toward current needs or future work through GROW’s new Endowment (see Legacy Giving on www.grownorthwest.org). There are just a few things you need to know: You may give securities (stocks, bonds

Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) – What are They? If you are retirement-aged and are concerned about the tax implications of taking your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) or perhaps you have enough other sources of income this year, you might want to consider a Qualified Charitable Distribution, or QCD for short. If that sounds like you, please consider a tax-wise strategy to make a gift to GROW? If you are age 70 ½ or older, you can use a Charitable IRA Rollover/Q

For the past 20 years, Mary Jones has been gardening with her partner, Giff, at the Eastlake P-Patch.

By Elizabeth Gray So much has been going on at the Beyers’ Bulldog Garden since it started in March of 2025 that it’s hard to know where to start! As a quick historical recap, the Beyers’ Bulldog Garden (BBG) was a gift to GROW from long-time gardeners Margi and Bill Beyers by will in late 2024. It is a 5,700-square-foot parcel at 4807 54th Ave SW, south of Alki Beach, and came with a tool shed, a degraded watering system, a greenhouse (which GROW Board members assembled for

Eileen Eininger approached life with special humor. She made friends easily, and her answer to problems was to dig in and be helpful.

For the past decade, the Evanston P-Patch has undergone a significant infrastructure transformation.

For nearly three decades, Haller Lake United Methodist Church hosted the Haller Lake P-Patch on its grounds in North Seattle.

Organic produce and flowers are not the only things that flourish in this community garden.