Hello Friends of Depave!
For all those of you who have been involved in the transformation of Vestal Elementary School into a community garden, Portland Parks and Recreation is having a grand opening celebration this Friday, March 12. Vestal is Depave’s largest project to date, and we couldn’t have done it without the dozens of volunteers who helped throughout each stage of the transformation. Come celebrate your hard work with us, Vestal, and Portland Parks and Rec! Details below.
Portland Parks & Recreation and Vestal Elementary School celebrate the opening of Portland’s 33rd Community Garden on Friday, March 12
What The opening celebration of Vestal School Community Garden
When Friday, March 12, 2010
Time 9:45 a.m. – Opening ceremony and presentation, children’s activities, garden tours
Location 161 NE 82nd, the west side of Vestal School
Portland Parks & Recreation’s 33rd community garden, Vestal Community Garden, is set to officially open Friday, March 12. The new community garden is a partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation, Portland Public Schools, and Friends of Community Gardens.
Vestal’s project has turned a former parking lot in outer East Portland into a vibrant community garden and connects the culturally diverse Vestal Elementary School student body with residents of the Montavilla neighborhood. The garden will offer both shared garden plots for the community and an educational garden used by the school.
The new educational garden will give Vestal schoolchildren the chance to learn the fundamentals of organic gardening, nutrition, and food preparation, as well as the experience of growing, harvesting, and eating their own food.
For information on how to sign up for a plot at the garden, contact PP&R’s Community Gardens Program at 503.823.1612 or at comgardens@ci.portland.or.us.
Portland Community Gardens
The Community Garden program has provided gardening opportunities for the physical and social benefit of the people and neighborhoods of Portland since 1975. There are now 33 community gardens located throughout the city, developed and operated by volunteers and Portland Parks & Recreation staff, offering a variety of activities.
