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Garden Education Program Newsletter
September 2017
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Greetings from the Gardens!
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Despite the summer's heat, we're having a great garden season, making connections and sharing vegetables and garden tips with each other and the community.
In the next few months, we'll finish up the peak harvests and put the gardens to bed. We hope you can join us to help wrap up the season, share in the harvest, and work together as a community fighting hunger. Thanks for all you do!
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Our Garden Education team is delighted to be hosting Erica McCoy, an Emerson Fellow with the Congressional Hunger Center. Erica will be working with our Seed to Supper program to adapt it specifically for immigrant and refugee communities in Portland.
"My name is Erica McCoy and I hail from Carthage, MS via Riverside, CA. I graduated from Stanford University in June where I majored in Earth Systems with a concentration of Sustainable Food and Agriculture and minored in Art Practice. I have many interests and wear different hats but I am extremely passionate about food justice as well as environmental justice and how climate change affects minorities and the poor."
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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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Thursday & Saturday shifts are 9am-12pm through October.
Tuesday shifts are now from 4-7pm through September (no shift September 12th)
Saturday morning sessions are now bilingual (English & Spanish)
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Grow food together at the Unity Farm
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Join Mudbone Wednesdays from 9am-12pm.
Come out and help out on the farm as we cultivate community and the soil. We are your community farmers!
- No shift September 13th
- Shifts start at 9:30 starting in October.
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Dig In! at the Westside Learning Garden
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New & experienced gardeners are welcome to join us for shifts this summer!
Wednesdays are scheduled 9am-12pm and Saturdays are 9-11 through September.
Take home fresh fruits & veggies, too.
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We grew corn in a container!
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Become a Seed to Supper Volunteer
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Learn more about becoming a facilitator for our Seed to Supper program. Our next orientation will be
Thursday, September 28th from 6.30 - 8 pm at the OFB East location
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Office Interns Needed for Seed to Supper
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We are looking for two office volunteers to assist with curriculum changes and organization of our metro and state course materials for Seed to Supper. Interested applicants need an attention to detail, ability to work independently, and can make a 4 - 6 month time commitment (average shifts would be 3 -5 hours a week). We would love to has someone start this fall. Email Devin via the link below if you are interested.
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Upcoming Leadership Engagement Opportunity
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Do you know someone who is passionate about gardening and would like to get paid as a Seed to Supper Ambassador? We are specifically looking for immigrant and refugee gardeners who are fluent in English and one of the following languages: Amharic, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi, French, Karen, Korean, Lao, Nepali, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Tirgriny, or Vietnamese. See flyer for more details.
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Upcoming Workshops and Classes
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What: Beneficial Insects workshop
When: Saturday, September 23rd 9:00-11:30
Where: Oregon Food Bank, 7900 NE 33rd Drive, 97211
Hosted by East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, this workshop will share ways to attract insects that will help your garden thrive.
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Volunteer of the Month & Thank Yous
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Congrats to Bryan Repsholdt, our latest Volunteer of the Month.
Bryan volunteers at the Westside Learning Garden. Read more about Bryan
here
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Congratulations to Kathy Carver who reached the milestone of 1,000 volunteer hours at Oregon Food Bank! Kathy volunteers with the Garden Education and Nutrition Education Programs. She is a valuable and experienced volunteer with a lot of knowledge to share. Thank you Kathy for your work to make cooking and growing vegetables accessible to new cooks and gardeners!
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Spencer Duncan completed his Eagle Scout Project with Oregon Food Bank this August by building 12 beautiful cedar benches for our gardens. Spencer designed plans, solicited donations, and organized a work party to construct the benches. They are a great addition to our garden spaces! Thanks Spencer!
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Jobs and Professional Development
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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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Our Learning Gardens and Community Farm are funded in part by a Partners in Conservation (PIC) grant from East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District.
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