Garden Education Program Newsletter
May 2019
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Greetings from the Gardens!
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Happy spring to Pacific Northwest gardeners!
We're working rain or shine to plant our Learning Gardens and facilitate Seed to Supper classes. There's so much excitement and curiosity this time of year. Please join us at a Dig In! shift this spring to harvest some veggies, ask your gardening questions, chat with new and old friends, and be inspired. We look forward to seeing you!
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Garden Volunteer Opportunities
Learn about gardening, meet new people, and take home fresh harvest.
All ages welcome. No gardening experience necessary!
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Dig In! at the Eastside Learning Garden
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New and experienced gardeners welcome!
Join us to plant, weed, and harvest this spring.
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday from 9:00-12:00
Reminder: no Saturday shift on Memorial Day weekend, May 25th!
Saturday shifts are bilingual English-Spanish between June-September
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Dig In! at the Westside Learning Garden
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Thank you Rachel Carson students for all your help planting and prepping the garden this spring! Westside Learning Garden Dig In! shifts will start in June. Find available dates on the calendar.
Wednesdays 9:00-12:00 - starts June 5
Saturdays 9:00-11:00 - starts June 11
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Sign up for a Container Gardening Workshop
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Hillsdale Library is hosting a
Container Gardening Workshop
on Saturday, June 1st from 12:00-2:00 pm.
Learn low-cost ways to plan your growing space, choose your crops, care for your growing garden, and harvest your bounty. Participants receive containers, soil, seeds and information to care for your plants throughout the summer.
(Although the current title listed on the registration page says Basic Vegetable Gardening, it is indeed Container Gardening!)
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Join us for Family Day in the Garden!
Third Saturdays this summer from 10am-12pm
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In partnership with the Multnomah County Women Infants and Children (WIC) program and the Oregon Inter-Tribal Breastfeeding Coalition, we are hosting monthly
Family Day in the Garden
events
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No need to sign up in advance - just show up at the Eastside Learning Garden between
10am-12pm
on during an upcoming event:
May 18th, June 15th, July 20th, August 17th, & September 21st.
- Get a tour of the gardens and farm
- Try new foods
- Learn new gardening skills
- Take home a share of the harvest
- Receive a WIC nutrition credit for participating!
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Meet the Bees at the Eastside Learning Garden!
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Our resident beekeeper, Renee Alexander, will once again be offering informal opportunities
to participate in seasonal activities and hive inspections on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays during Dig In! shifts from 10:00-12:00. Anyone who is interested in taking a closer look will be able to participate! We'll provide bee suits for those who want to get up close.
Upcoming hive inspection dates are
June 1, June 15, July 6th, July 20th, August 3rd, and August 17th
. Come check it out!
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Summer Fruit Tree Pruning Work Party
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Join us for a Summer Fruit Tree Pruning Work Party on Friday, July 12th from 9:00-12:00 at the Eastside Learning Garden. We'll learn from Bruce Nelson, retired instructor from Clackamas Community College, and then work together to prune the apples and pears in our orchard.
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Farewell Christine Hadekel!
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In April, we said goodbye to Christine Hadekel, Statewide Education and Outreach Manager, who moved back to Canada to work on food insecurity issues with indigenous communities across the country. In her 5 years at Oregon Food Bank, Christine was a consistent and persistent voice for sharing power with the people and the communities we serve. From revamping the Seed to Supper curriculum and leading our statewide expansion efforts to testing out new ways of partnership and new approaches to our work, Christine has left a lasting mark on our organization. Farewell Christine, we'll miss you!
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Jobs and Professional Development
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Job Opportunities:
- Oregon Food Bank is hiring a Volunteer Coordinator, a Volunteer Coordinator - On Call, a Corporate and Community Relations Coordinator, and a Driver - On Call.
- Zenger Farm is seeking a new Executive Director.
- Portland Fruit Tree Project is hiring a Seasonal Harvest Coordinator.
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Volunteer / Professional Development:
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Gardening Classes and Resources in the Community
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Below is a variety of community resources and classes. If you would like to take OFB's Seed to Supper 6-week class series, find classes or join the wait list on our
Gardening Classes
page.
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Great resource. Chapter meetings open to public with monthly speakers.
Generous donor to our Garden Education program! Free classes at both locations.
Many free classes available.
Planting tips and free classes.
Great page with gardening resources.
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Education, supplies, land access, and local food for urban gardening opportunities.
Creates neighborhood gardens for you and your neighbors in need.
Learn and Grow Workshop Series offers a variety of educational resources.
Offers tree care workshops to learn more about keeping fruit trees healthy.
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