{"id":7256,"date":"2023-08-18T13:30:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T20:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/?page_id=7256"},"modified":"2026-03-30T17:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:03:40","slug":"pea-patch-property","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/es\/in-the-works\/pea-patch-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Pea Patch Community Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pea Patch Community Campus: Food | Shelter | Wellbeing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

NEW! <\/strong>Click HERE<\/a> to go to the Pea Patch Campaign Website!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rep Debra Lekanoff, County Council Chair Justin Paulsen and friends
turn the ground on January 24th to mark the start of site work on the Pea Patch! <\/em><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Group of Delegates from Orcas Island advocate for Pea Patch funding at the State Capitol on enero 20, 2026. Watch the video HERE<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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The Pea Patch Community Campus<\/strong> is an innovative collaboration of long-time island non-profit organizations: OPAL Community Land Trust and the Orcas Island Food Bank. The campus will meet basic human needs for food and shelter \u2013 and the wellbeing that grows from that stability – within walking distance to Eastsound Village and in close proximity to 80 existing low-income apartments. The 11-acre property is owned by OPAL Community Land Trust. As with all the nearly 100 acres that OPAL owns, it will stay in community ownership for the good of the community in perpetuity. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Environmental design is incorporated into the site and all of the buildings. The Food Bank building will be designed according to Passive House principles and will achieve a LEED Silver certification. Passive House principles guide the design process to achieve near net-zero energy consumption and LEED certification evaluates a building’s sustainability in several areas, including energy and water efficiency, waste management. Also, stormwater retention and rain gardens are included to improve stormwater management on the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Food Bank will include expanded storage, freezer and refrigeration space, more efficient delivery and distribution spaces, a commercial kitchen to provide meals, support food processing and provide food education classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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