- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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15 people are interested
Build gardens for urban food security!
ORGANIZATION: Growing Gardens
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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15 people are interested
Join Growing Gardens this fall to build backyard gardens to eliminate food insecurity in Portland, Gresham, and North Clackamas County. Volunteers will be helping to support our Home Gardens Program which assists families with limited resources in growing their own food at home. Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn how to build a backyard garden, dig in the dirt, and make a meaningful impact in the community.
What: build gardens!
When: Mon-Sat April 2023
Where: Meet up location will be provided with sign-up and date availability
To bring: a water bottle and a packed lunch
Must wear Close-toed shoes!!
Jacket/coat, hat, and sunscreen are recommended but optional
We will provide all the materials, tools, and instructions. You can bring your own gloves if you want, or we have plenty to spare.
Hope to see you out there!
More opportunities with Growing Gardens
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Growing Gardens
Location:
3114 SE 50th, PORTLAND, OR 97206, US
Mission Statement
Growing Gardens uses the experience of growing food in schools, backyards and correctional facilities to cultivate healthy and equitable communities.
Description
Growing Gardens was originally inspired by the legacy of Dan Barker’s Home Gardening Project that built over 1,400 Home Gardens in Portland between 1983 and 1996. When Dan transitioned from building gardens to building a foundation supporting the start-up of programs across the country, a new and separate organization was incorporated in 1996 as the Portland Home Garden Project.
Building home gardens and responding to local demand for school gardens and other organizations creating garden-based education programs, our name changed in 1998 to Growing Gardens to reflect the breadth of mission. We work with hundreds of volunteers to build home gardens, school gardens, and gardens for other organizations, providing three-year support, supplies, seeds and plants, mentoring and more. Our Youth Grow after-school and summer garden clubs nurture the next generation of veggie eaters and growers while our Learn & Grow Workshops educate gardeners of all stripes to grow food at their doorstep. Planting seeds for good food, healthy people and strong communities...we help people GROW!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3114 SE 50th AvePortland, OR 97206
DATE POSTED
April 25, 2023
SKILLS
- Gardening
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- 3-4 hours
- No experience necessary! Just show up and help out!