P-Patch Harvest Banquet

So Saturday was the P Patch Harvest Banquet. I was a little wishy washy on whether or not I wanted to go; it was all the way down in Jefferson Park, I wasn't feeling motiviated, I had homework, blah blah blah.  At the last minute I got a ride, so I whipped up another impromptu salad (where I ponder what I have on hand and then at the last minute thrown a bunch of stuff in a bowl and call it good).  Got a ride with a p-patcher named Jamie, and headed on down.  She was on the setup committee so we went early and I helped set up.

It was fun; I immediately found a lovely little older lady who was having problems cutting out tags, so I took over the scissors, she took over the folding, and we made short work of it.

I then helped to set up the flowers on the tables; filled jars with waters, made little arrangements...

Dahlias!

We had a big ol' banquet dinner, with everyone bringing the fruits of their labor.  Lots of veggie dishes, lots of desserts...

Banquet table...salads galore, potato and pea curry, sweet & sour, potato salad, kale salad, sticky rice, vinegary beets, and so much more than I can remember

Dessert table; while I'm not generally a dessert girl, there was a delicious apple crisp. 

I partook of a LOT of it.  Mmmmm.....

And even though I'm not a big dessert girl, I do like apple crisp and I LOVE whipped cream.  So there is a little piece of apple crisp under this pile of whipped cream.  NOMS!

After dinner there were some videos and speakers, including City Council Member Jean Godden.  :)

All in all it was a pretty good turnout with lots of South Seattle P-Patchers.






I also came home with a butt-ton of seeds!  All kinds of cukes; burpless, english, pickling:  some radishes; watermelon and black:  kitchen herbs, flowers, and who knows what else.  Got some organic fertilizer and leek starts.

It was a nice relaxing/productive day that partly counted toward my volunteer hours for the garden (bonus!), and I got to bring some of the flowers home with me!  :)