A Ten Session Course in Urban Farming and Small-scale Grain Production
When: Every other Saturday, June 5 to October 23, 8am-3pm
Where: Various farm plots around Southeast Portland, plus suburban & rural country acreages.
Topics to be covered:
* Year-round vegetable growing and harvesting in the Cascadian bioregion
* Staple crops: Planting, cultivation, [...]
Pictured here: Two of the sisters who live at Crabapple Cottage (a household that subscribes to both the produce CSA and the Staple Foods Project of Sunroot Gardens), posing with tools used to harvest horseradish for Passover, which is this Thursday. The three of us used a manure fork to remove the lemon [...]
Meet farmers that are changing Portland’s urban landscape as they grow food in all kinds of places. Learn about their methods, philosophies & where we’re going with urban farming. Q & A discussion panel with farmers, land-lenders, CSA subscribers, community organizers, and other working to create an urban foodshed in the City of Roses.
If you [...]