Ballard Sprouts

First started in 2012, Ballard Sprouts ran for 12 years out of a SW Ballard greenhouse, growing and feeding our community! In 2025 we re-booted with a new greenhouse location and a mix of past and fresh volunteer gardeners who plant vegetable seeds, transplant the sprouts and grow them. We then provide the vegetable starts to Ballard Food Bank users and Seattle Giving Gardeners who “grow a row” for the Food Bank.  

Sprouts volunteers contribute an hour of their time each week plus the occasional work party from February to May to plant seeds, transplant, fertilize and harden off the plants. Volunteers can work together or work alone at a small Ballard greenhouse.  In 2026 we will be expanding the project to include a giving garden of our own and starting both spring and fall crops. I

If you are interested in volunteering to help prep the new location in 2025 or grow starts in 2025 and beyond, please contact Jenny for more information or just to express interest.

IMAGES FROM THE ORIGINAL 2012-2024 PROJECT