We will prepare the field for massive garlic planting at The Great Garlic Gathering, and clearing and cleaning space in and around the high tunnels where the event will take place. Feel free to bring your own tools.
Summer won’t last forever, but our gardens can continue feeding us deep into the fall. Join Cooperative Extension and Cultivating Community for this final session of the Urban Growers Summer Series, and learn strategies for successfully extending the growing season. Participants will learn about the species that thrive in the cooler days of fall, how to plan and time your fall plantings, and techniques for protecting plants from the cold and wind. This workshop will prepare you to harvest well after the first frost!
Our community gardens are inherently mindful spaces. They are quiet, nourishing, and hopeful, full of tender care. But when we come in focused only on the tasks at hand, we can miss the small details that make these natural spaces so beautiful. Join Kaneel in a guided meditation, all proceeds will benefit Cultivating Community.
Each summer, Cultivating Community partners with Wayside Food Programs, The Book Fairy, Locker Project, Garbage to Garden, The City of Portland, the Children’s Museum, various locally owned businesses, and musicians to host four Pop Up Picnics at community gardens.
Join us on May 31st at Allagash Brewing Co. Cellars to celebrate our Community Farms! This event is free and family friendly. We’ll have live music, a raffle, local snacks, and Boyd St. Orchard peach beer.
This growing season, meet us in a different community garden each month to help us tidy-up the space. At each volunteer event, we’ll do tasks like weeding, woodchip mulching, repairs, and clean up. Snacks, work gloves, and tools will be provided, but please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and bring a refillable water bottle.
Join us for a volunteer “happy hour” at Riverton Community Garden on July 9th from 5 to 7 pm!