The Urban Farm Collective

Garden Manager Opportunity

janette — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:24:23 +0000

Thanks to the hard work of our land acquisition volunteers, we have another opportunity for you or someone you know to have their own collective garden!! There are two gardens available. One is a permaculture garden on NE 56th and Simpson and another is a new garden on NE 15th and Fremont!

If you would

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Countdown to Saturdays Tool Drive!

janette — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:56:32 +0000

Two days until our collective-wide tool drive!! Please do consider donating your lightly used tools between 11-2 on Saturday, 3/24! Bring your tool to any UFC garden and a garden manager or apprentice will gratefully accept your tool donation. We are really in need of some wheelbarrows!

UFC Featured on seedstock.com

admin — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:43:57 +0000

Urban Farm Collective Converts Vacant City Lots into Edible Gardens, Exchanges Food for Hours Worked

It all started with a simple idea: bring neighbors together to transform vacant city lots into neighborhood food gardens. Why? To improve the quality of food available to the community. From that little seed, the Urban Farm Collective (UFC) has

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NE Kitchen Tool Library

janette — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:50:40 +0000

If you are interested in learning more about the NE Portland Kitchen Tool Library, join us for an ‘Interest Potluck’ Friday, April 26th, 6-8pm Redeemer Lutheran Church “Sun Room” 5431 NE 20th Ave

Tool Drive!! Sat, March 23rd, 11-2!!

janette — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:03:33 +0000

Please consider dropping off your lightly-used gardening tools / supplies to any UFC garden between 11am-2pm!! Our garden managers and apprentices will be in their gardens to accept your donation. Stick around, get a tour of the garden and learn a bit about your neighborhood garden! We will also be doing a little Spring clean-up

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Greenhouse Guidelines

Whiskerton — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:19:30 +0000

Hello UFC gang!

It is time to get our starts a-growing! Here are some guidelines to using the greenhouse. Remember that the greenhouse belongs to everyone at the UFC. You are welcome to go there and work at any time! Erin and I can help get your starts going with you. If you are comfortable

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Shop at Hollywood Whole Foods

janette — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:54:20 +0000

The Hollywood Whole Foods is giving the UFC a chance to raise some money through its Dimes for a Difference program. Simply bring your own bag to Whole Foods on your shopping day and the money they save by not having to provide you with a bag goes directly to the UFC!! But you have

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Have Land for experienced/educated gardener/farmer!

janette — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:25:17 +0000

Our land acquisition team has done another bang up job this year and we are happy to announce that we have been offered a 5,000 sq. foot + garden on NE Alberta and 60th, in the Cully neighborhood. Thanks Emily Hill!! This garden is amazing…it has the bones for a really spectacular permaculture garden with

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Tool Drive, Saturday March 23rd, 11am-2pm

janette — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:12:22 +0000

Come on out to any UFC garden and drop off your unwanted garden tools. Our garden managers and apprentices will happily accept your donation, show you around the garden and answer any questions you may have about the garden or the collective.

We will be coming by with a truck to do a little Spring

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Just a few days left!!

janette — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:19:22 +0000

The Willamette Week Give!Guide will be winding up its campaign on December 31st!! Please do take a moment to help us ensure that everyone has access to healthy food by donating to the Urban Farm Collective today! We can be found under the community section.