Earth Day - Garden Work Day

ShareCropsPDX

First Build Out Work Day = April 24, 2010 (Earth Day)

Who: YOU and anyone interested in gardening in St. Johns

What: Ground breaking and building of the St. Johns Community Garden @ Red Sea

Where: St. Johns Community Garden @ Red Sea across from Red Sea Community Church located at 7535 N. Chicago Ave. Portland, OR 97203. The garden is the plot of open urban land facing Chicago Avenue spanning from North Leonard Street to North Central Street.

When: Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm

Why: ShareCropsPDX is an intentional urban-farming initiative that exists to grow the best local, organic produce to be given the lowest income people in North and Northeast Portland neighborhoods. We grow as much as we can and give away all that we grow. We envision PDX neighborhoods checkered with intentional garden plots that exist to feed, educate, and sustain all those who live there, especially those who would not otherwise experience the benefits of healthy, local, organic food. Grow with us, Share crops with Portland.

How: Please bring yourself, a sack lunch, some water to keep you hydrated, any gardening tools or supplies you may have (see needs list below), and any friends who love to garden or are interested in learning. Don’t worry if you’ve never gardened before, team leaders have all the plans ready for the build out and we just need interested volunteers! Come and stay as long as you are able, or come late and stay until the end.

Thanks in advance for helping us serve North Portland residents by revitalizing this urban space. We hope this garden will be such a smashing success that we will be invited to farm other available urban plots.

Keep Watching: http://sharecropsPDX.blogspot.com

Needs List:

• Two folding tables
• Left over or unused potting soil
• Two 100 ft. hoses
• Lavender starts
• 10 hoes
• 10 shovels
• 4 rakes
• Garden hand tools
• Twine
• Ground stakes
• Caution tape
• Coffee grounds
• Newspaper
• 6 Hammers
• Used / empty garden planters / pots (plastic or clay)
• 8 Sharpie markers (black)
• Bring your camera to document the work day
• 6 large wooden palates
• Bring your gardening gloves if you have a pair; bring extras if you have extras
• 2 Wheel barrels
• Small rocks, seashells or sand (for re-potting tomatoes)