Insect and Pollinator Month

Students at all schools are learning about insects, pollinators, and the small inhabitants of the garden. 

Hooray for knowledge. 

Harrison Park All School Garden Work Day

We had great success at the Harrison Park All School Garden Work Day. Nearly all the beds got planted with spring seeds. The first two rows were created in the mini farm and one row was planted with brassicas. Many Harrison Park students got to taste pea shoots for the first time ever.

 

Support The Cause

Join us for Happy Hour at 

Ex Novo Brewing Company

On Thursday April 9th

 

for a Portland Earth Art and Agriculture Project fundraiser

Help us to keep going strong

All you have to do is have a good time!

 

Winter

Students in Nature Club created their own winter trees from branches that fell to the ground in a wind storm.

One of Bridger's raised garden beds got a covering for the chilly weather. Students helped to create it before school on a late opening morning.

At Harrison Park, the large plot between the community garden and the school garden beds has been tilled up and planted in cover crops. 

The Austrian Peas and Winter Cereal Rye have sprouted.

Winter is here, no doubt, and together with students, we are gardening through it. 

Food Among Friends

 Food Among Friends:

A Cooperative Dinner to Benefit 

Portland Earth Art and Agriculture Project, 

The Curriculum of Cuisine, and Outgrowing Hunger

Saturday, December 6th, 2014, 7:00pm

$40.00

Five Courses

LeCordon Bleu, 600 SW 10th Ave

Portland, Oregon 

Purchase Tickets:  Eventbrite 

Thank you to LeCordon Bleu

Saving Seeds

I recently had the lovely experience of leading one of Brooklyn's SEASONS after school sessions for her. Since it was a pretty rainy day, the students and I worked on some seed saving. They shelled dried beans that had been grown by fellow students. We then cut out seed packet envelopes from an old beautiful calendar, filled them with beans, and labeled them.

Here are some photos of the children's handiwork:

 

Happy seed saving to you 

~Erin 

Fall Harvests and Food

It is hard to believe that November is upon us.

September we welcomed students to the Gardens through All School Events, and October flew by as we harvested, taste tested, and created dishes from the bounty of our Harvests.

Garden Club picks cherry tomatoes for salsa

Garden-To-Cafeteria

Student Made Veggie Dip

Squash Cakes from 3 Sisters Garden