The White Center Food Bank has announced that the raised beds in the community garden at White Center Heights Park are available by application to community members.

The community garden was part of the Starbucks Ultimate Park Makeover in 2007. The Garden is located at Southwest 102nd and 7th Avenue Southwest. The raised beds measuring seven feet by three feet are available to do organic gardening. The garden features compost bins. There is no cost to use a raised bed for the 2009 gardening season and tools will be available to borrow.

The raised beds will be given to households and community groups based on a lottery to be drawn April 21. Interested people or community groups must apply. Applications are available by contacting Audrey Zemke at the White Center Food Bank at (206) 762-2848 or audrey@whitecenterfoodbank.org .

Only one raised bed will be given to each household or community group.