Portland food news and views
Basically this category has to do with anything gardening-related.
Last week I was contacted by a person representing Growing Gardens about their upcoming fundraiser, Chef In Your Garden. As an eater, a gardener, and someone who supports equitable access to healthy food, this event really speaks to me. So I wanted to share some details about this event with you.
Continue reading “Chef In Your Garden, a Fundraiser for Growing Gardens, Is Sunday in Portland”
As I’ve mentioned before here, I am involved with the Rocky Butte Farmers Market (RBFM) as a contributing writer, and I wanted to bring your attention to a post I wrote about a great program with the RBFM, the new Community Table.
Continue reading “Backyard Gardeners, the Community Table Is Calling Your Name”
The Rocky Butte Farmers Market—which, as you may know, is going to operate weekly in 2022—is doing a fundraiser in support of the market’s expansion and its mission to be a community-centered market. They will be partnering with Sparrowhawk Native Plants for a plant sale and portion of the proceeds from the sale will benefit the Market. Sparrowhawk offers a whole variety of beautiful plants—sun loving, woodland, shade plants, groundcovers, and more—for your gardens. This is a great way to populate your garden with gorgeous natives and support the Market at the same time.
Continue reading “Buy Native Plants, Support the Rocky Butte Farmers Market”
If you remember a couple of years ago, I swooned over an Adriatic Fig I tasted at One Green World nursery in SE Portland. This past weekend, I found myself in the area and decided to see if they had any Adriatic Plants in stock. And they did! Continue reading “Reader, I Bought an Adriatic Fig Tree”
