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Mount Vernon opens Bonnie Rahe Pea Patch community garden; plots available with $40 seasonal fee
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Summary
Mount Vernon announced the Bonnie Rahe Pea Patch community garden has opened for the season with standard and ADA-accessible raised beds available on a first-come, first-served basis; the gardening season runs April 1–Oct. 31 and plots cost $40 annually.
Mount Vernon city communications announced that plots are available at the new Bonnie Rahe Pea Patch Community Garden and encouraged residents to "grow your own food, connect with neighbors, and enjoy the benefits of gardening." The staff member said both standard plots and ADA-accessible raised beds are offered and that plots are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
The gardening season runs from April 1 through Oct. 31, and the annual plot fee is $40. The staff member directed people to mountvernonwa.gov/parks for full guidelines, expectations and additional details and noted that the city homepage also links to a newly released spring–summer activity guide.
City notices did not specify how many plots are available, whether plots are reserved for Mount Vernon residents first, or whether any financial assistance for plots is available.
