The Helensview community garden project — at 8678 NE Sumner in NE Portland — passed two major hurdles this week: On Wednesday, Sumner Association of Neighbors (SAN) was notified by the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District (EMSWCD) that our grant application seeking $16,960 in funding through our Partners in Conservation (PIC) program has [...]
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Helensview community garden wins grant funding, passes soil test
May 13th, 2012 · No Comments · cnn, food, fun, gardening, health, helensview, planning, schools
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Candidates fair in Rose City Park neighborhood on Saturday, April 7
March 10th, 2012 · Comments Off · cnn, fun
(Update on 10 April 2012: You can see video from the fair of the Portland mayor and commissioner candidates at Portland Politic on Vimeo.) Our friends with the Rose City Park neighborhood association give us a lot to live up to. For example, their community garden project is a few steps ahead of ours. And [...]
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Urban Food Zoning Code roundtable on Wed, Feb 15 at CNN
February 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off · cnn, food, fun, gardening, health, land use
GardenNet is a group launched by Central Northeast Neighbors (CNN) two years ago with a group of Portland State students. GardenNet connects neighbors with resources and opportunties to buy garden fresh food, grow your own, or anything in between. With our Helensview community garden proposal filed for grant money — with GardenNet’s generous assistance — [...]
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Free trees for Sumner neighborhood residents if you sign up by Feb 6
January 22nd, 2012 · Comments Off · fun, health, trees
You read that right: Trees — free of charge — from the city and Friends of Trees if you sign up by Monday, February 6 at the Friends of Trees website. Sumner is one of the few neighborhoods selected this year to receive the free offer. The planting date for our neighborhood is Saturday, March [...]
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