School Garden 2025 News
Back to School Gardens Students are back and Portland’s school gardens are bursting with abundance ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏…
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August 2025 News
August News Great Garlic Gathering, farmstand updates, workshops, and ways to get involved! Save The Date! Join us at Hurricane Valley Community Farm in Falmouth for a new fall tradition! The Great Garlic Gathering is a chance to dig in…
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July 2025 Community Garden News
July Community Gardens News 🥬Meditation in the Garden, Urban Growers Summer Series, and More! July Community Garden News Happy July, community gardeners! We hope that you are all having a wonderful summer. The gardens are looking lovely! Here at Boyd Street, the…
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Meditation in the Garden: Boyd St Community Garden
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.
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Meditation in the Garden: Brentwood Farms Community Garden
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.
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June 2025 News
As we welcome Summer, we are reflecting on a Spring that marked new threats to the safety of the communities we support, funding losses, and a cold, wet start to the growing season. It has also given us hope in the power of community and what is possible when we stand together.
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Extending the Growing Season Workshop
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!
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Who’s Eating My Kale? A Summer Pest and Disease Tour
Are critters nibbling on your veggies? Are plants developing strange colors, or wilting unexpectedly? Join Cooperative Extension, Cultivating Community, and MOFGA for an interactive tour of the common pests and diseases that appear at the height of summer. We’ll search over fruits and under leaves to help growers increase their comfort with diagnosing what ails their plants, and learn strategies for improving the health of their gardens.
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Pop Up Picnic: 8/18 Boyd St. Urban Farm
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.
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Pop Up Picnic: 8/4 at Brentwood Community Garden
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.
