Jefferson food gardens offer self-guided tour Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — Food Bank Farm &Gardens of Jefferson County will host a free garden tour Saturday.

The self-guided tour, set from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., will showcase four production gardens that provide organic produce to Jefferson County food banks.

The tour will begin at the Port Townsend High School garden at Mountain View Commons. The garden is located behind the building. Parking will be available at the old basketball courts behind the Gael Stuart Building, 1610 Blaine St.

Maps and directions to the other gardens will be provided at the school’s garden, as well as carpooling and a caravan to the other sites.

The tour will include the Quimper Grange Food Bank garden, 1219 Corona St., and a new large garden site on Hancock Street.

The tour will finish at a food bank garden — still in development — in the county at Woodland Hills, where refreshments featuring garden produce and other food items will be served.

Signs will be posted in various locations specifying the garden tour routes.

For more information, phone 360-301-0982 or visit www.ptfoodbankgarden.com.

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