Outgrowing Hunger

Program Type: 
Support Organization, Garden Classrooms, Farm Based
Grade Level/Age Group: 
Adults/Professionals, High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary, Lower Elementary, Kindergarten, Pre-Kindergarten
Number of Individuals Program Serves: 
1,000
Year Founded: 
2011
About the Program: 

Harrison Park K-8 Garden

A dedicated 8,000sf school garden is partnered with a 12,000sf community garden on Portland Public Schools property to serve the whole family and whole community of Harrison Park Students. In-class and after school garden programming is provided through our partners Portland Earth Art and Agriculture Project and Impact Northwest.

 

Neighborhoods Community Garden

Located near SE 162nd & Stark in Portland, this program provides personal gardening and fresh produce work-trade opportunities. Anyone may earn $20 worth of fresh vegetables each week through a $10/hour work-trade under the lead of our garden staff. 60,000sf of private garden plots ranging from 360sf up to 1440sf are available for personal and family use.

 

Gresham Community Gardens

We've partnered with the City of Gresham and Multnomah County to provide management, programming, and individual help for gardeners at four municipally owned community gardens in Gresham.

 

Nadaka Nature Park & Garden

Working with Friends of Nadaka, we are co-coordinating and managing a 20,000sf community garden at NE 175th & Glisan in Gresham. Nadaka Nature Park is a 10-acre urban forest park and nature play facility, with major improvements scheduled to be completed in late 2014.