Garden Education Program Newsletter
July 2019
Greetings from the Gardens!
It's a great time to come check out our gardens! Come to a Dig In! shift, or join us for one of our upcoming special activities. Enjoy your summer, and we hope to see you out there!
Saludos,

Lisa Waugh , Learning Gardens Program Coordinator  
Devin Dinihanian Garden Education Program Coordinator
Jennie London , Farm Program Coordinator
Claire Nichols , Statewide Education Programs Coordinator
Garden Volunteer Opportunities
Learn about gardening, meet new people, and take home fresh harvest.
All ages welcome. No gardening experience necessary!
Dig In! at the Eastside Learning Garden 
New and experienced gardeners welcome!
We're getting into the fun harvest time, come join us!

Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday from 9:00-12:00

Reminder: no Saturday shifts on Labor Day weekend, August 31st!

Saturday shifts are bilingual English-Spanish between June-September
Dig In! at the Westside Learning Garden 
All ages welcome! Come join us for summer harvests!

Wednesdays 9:00-12:00
Saturdays 9:00-11:00

Reminder: no Saturday shifts on Labor Day weekend, August 31st!
Family garlic harvest!
Summer Veggie Cooking Demos in the Garden
Join us for some cooking demos this summer, an opportunity try some new recipes and celebrate community.

Eastside Learning Garden cooking demos are scheduled for July 25th and September 5th.
And Saturday July 20th will be a pesto harvest/cooking demonstration!

Westside Learning Garden cooking demos are scheduled for July 24th and September 4th.

Volunteers will help prepare the dishes and we will try them out around 11:30 at the end of our Dig In! shifts. No RSVP necessary!
Join us for Family Day in the Garden! 
Third Saturdays this summer from 10am-12pm
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 . No need to sign up in advance - just show up at the Eastside Learning Garden between 10am-12pm on during an upcoming event: 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!
Meet the Bees at the Eastside Learning Garden!
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.

Renee's busy with some other activities in July. Upcoming hive inspection dates are August 3rd, August 17th, September 7th and September 21st . Come check it out!
Eagle Scout Project Complete!
Join Thank you Robert Johnk for choosing Oregon Food Bank's Eastside Learning Garden for your Eagle Scout Project! Robert built new tables for hardening off starts outside of our greenhouse. He came up with the design, acquired donations, and organized his fellow scouts to assemble them in June. The tables are awesome; thanks Robert!
Robert organized a work party to build the tables.
Completed tables
1,000 Hours! Congratulations Anna Johnson!
Anna Johnson is the latest volunteer to reach the 1,000 hour milestone. Since 2009, Anna has contributed to all our garden programs, including a regular Dig In! shift, teaching Seed to Supper, and working with youth in the Cultivating Community program. Anna brings a great warmth to all her activities, promoting friendship and thoughtful conversation in the company of fellow volunteers. Thank you Anna for being a great friend to the garden!
Jobs and Professional Development
Job Opportunities:
  • Food Roots in Tillamook is hiring a School Garden Educator.
Volunteer / Professional Development:
Gardening Classes and Resources in the Community
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.
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.
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.