Living City

Photo from our Expert Garden Skills Class last Saturday in Rachel’s garden!

Gardens are booming! Weeds and bugs are too! Feeling overwhelmed?

This class will give you skills you need in May to manage your year-round garden.

· Seeding tips and tricks
. Tomatoes: keys to success
· Weed control, pest prevention, troubleshooting
· Harvesting and vegetable preparation techniques
· Novel spring recipes and cooking demonstration

This class will be outdoors, so please dress for the weather.

When: 1-3pm Saturday, May 11

Location: 4446 NE Going St, Portland. Frequent service on Trimet #75, easily accessible by bike. Off-street bike parking available.

Instructors: Rachel Freifelder and Sarah Canterberry (bios below/on website)

Cost: $25 – Scholarships for SNAP recipients. Work-trade available, but must be approved by the Wednesday before the class. Call to discuss.
New group discount! Bring a friend for $20.

We Compost it All!

Want to grow great vegetables? Whether you’ve been composting for years or are just starting out, this class is for you.

Learn about:

• Recycling your household’s organic waste
• Free materials
• Saving time and money
• Worm bins
• Designing the best system for you
• Preventing problems/Troubleshooting

Bring your questions! This class will be mainly outside, so please dress for the weather.

When: 1-3pm Saturday April 27

Location: 4446 NE Going St. Portland. Frequent service on Trimet #75, easily accessible by bike. Off-street bike parking available.

Instructors: Rachel Freifelder and Robert Burchett (bios below)

Cost: $25 – work-trade available, but must be approved by the Wednesday before the class. Call to discuss. This class is adjunct to Living City’s 9 month program in the Year Round Harvest. www.livingcitypdx.com Class is limited to 20 students. Preregistration required. Call 503-849-9466 to reserve your spot, or email info@livingcitypdx.com.

And tell your friends! We look forward to meeting you!

Rachel and Robert

About the instructors and the site:

Rachel Freifelder grew up with her father’s organic garden, holds a degree in ecology from Stanford University, and studied herbs at the Pacific School of Botanical Medicine. She has worked on several farms, has taught gardening to all ages since 1996, and offers garden services as Handmade Gardens Edible and Native Organic Land Care. In 1998 Rachel was certified as a Master Composter by Alameda County, CA.

Robert Burchett hails from rural Missouri, where he learned to garden from his father and on his grandparents’ farm. His understanding of soils and plant nutrition was improved by graduate work at the University of Missouri School of Forestry. He has 20 years of experience working with Portland’s soils and climate. Composting is his passion and the worms are his pets.

New!  Family Workshop.  Separate kids’ activities with compost and
worms, no extra charge.

Want to make great compost for your garden? Learn from the experts.
This class covers
-Building great compost piles
-Nutrient conservation
-Worm bins
-Free materials
….and more

Also:
-Pest control
-Time management
-Making the most of small spaces
and other tips for spring garden management

This class will be mainly outside, so please dress for the weather.

When:   1-3pm Saturday April 13

Location: 4255 NE Alberta St. Portland.  Frequent service on Trimet #75,
easily accessible by bike.  Off-street bike parking available.

Instructors: Sarah Canterberry, Rachel Freifelder, Lyndsey Mackenzie,
Robert Burchett (bios below)
Cost: $25 for the whole family. (up to 2 adults and 3 kids)

Work-trade available, must be approved by the Wednesday before the
class.   Call to discuss.
This class is part of Living City’s 9 month program in the Year Round Harvest.
www.livingcitypdx.com

Class is limited to 20 adults and 15 kids. Please register on our
secure website, or email info@livingcitypdx.com. And tell your
friends!

I thought I heard a lot of little birdies chirping in their nests recently…must mean summer camp is only 3 months away!

Register by clicking here!

Spring is around the corner! Many vegetables can be planted now for delicious garden meals.

We will cover:

• what to plant in early spring
• protecting seedlings from pests and cold
• best practices for planting
• garden structures from reclaimed materials

When: 1-3 pm Saturday, March 9.

Please arrive a few minutes early, as we will begin promptly.  We will be in the garden, so dress comfortably for outdoors. A warm hat and shoes that can take a little mud are a good idea.

Location: 4446 NE Going St. Portland.Frequent service on Trimet #75. Off-street bike parking available.

Instructors: Rachel Freifelder and Sarah Canterberry

Cost: $25

This class is part of Living City’s 9 month program in the Year Round Harvest. 

Want your garden to yield more food with less work? Plan now and get a jump on year-round abundance!

We will discuss:

• Growing food year-round in Portland’s mild climate
• Saving water and time
• Choosing the right crops for your garden
• Mapping your garden
• Reading planting calendars, seed packets and seed catalogs
• ..and more.

To get the most out of this class, please bring a map of your gardensite and a list of what you hope to grow.

When: 1-3 pm Saturday, Feb 23

Please arrive a few minutes early, as we will begin promptly.  

We will walk around the garden looking at things, so dress comfortably for outdoors.  A warm hat and shoes that can take a little mud are a good idea.

Location: 4446 NE Going St. Portland.

Frequent service on Trimet #75. Off-street bike parking available.

Instructors: Rachel Freifelder and Sarah Canterberry (Bios below)

Cost: $25

This class is part of Living City’s 9 month program in the Year Round Harvest.

We look forward to meeting you!

At Portland Nursery!

Are you intimidated by the arcana of vegetable growing, and want to start with some sure winners? Rachel and Sarah will talk about ways for beginners to ease into food production—both the growing and the all-important harvest and use. They’ll even include some cooking suggestions for what to do with all that kale! Bolster your confidence in the plot and the kitchen.

5050 SE STARK • Sunday • February 17 • 1:00pm
Click here to register for this class.

Eat from your garden year-round!
(and save on your grocery bills)

“For the first time in January I’m eating from my garden thanks to Living City!  My beets, broccoli, arugula and kale have survived the winter and supply me with delicious winter salads topped with fresh eggs from my chickens.  While I can’t eat from my garden everyday of the week in the winter, just the fact that I have some food from my garden year round keeps me connected to my role as an urban farmer and the simple reminder to value the food I eat.”

—-Stephanie, 2011 Living City Subscriber

Want your garden to yield more food with less work? Soils and Site Analysis will help you plan for year round abundance.  Focus of this class will be soil preparation and orientation to the year-round gardening program.

To get the most out of this class, sketch your garden space and take measurements before you come.

When: 1-4 pm Saturday February 9

Please arrive a few minutes early, as we will begin promptly.  We will mostly be walking around the garden looking at things, so dress comfortably for outdoors.

Cost: $25 – Scholarships  (for entire series!)  and work-trade available, but must be approved by the wednesday before the class.   Call to discuss.

Location: 4446 NE Going St. Portland.  Frequent service on Trimet #75,easily accessible by bike.  Off-street bike parking available.