Growing Gardens teaches gardening skills and builds organic gardens for our low income neighbors. At high poverty schools throughout Portland, we have in-class garden education programs, after school garden clubs, and summer garden camps. Growing Gardens also offers horticulture programs for inmates at Oregon’s adult and youth correctional facilities, which teach job skills and provide thousands of pounds of food annually for inmates and local food banks. Follow the links below to learn more about Growing Gardens programs.
Home Gardens – In homes
Home garden installation, seeds, plant starts, classes and a mentor for a three year enrollment per gardener. To support our growing Portland Latino community in our Home Gardens Program has developed a bilingual and culturally sensitive program- Programa Huertos. is always working toward reining our programs culturally sensitive by offering our Home Gardens including a program for the Latino community and Spanish-speaking children and families.
Youth Grow – At schools
After-school garden clubs, summer garden camps, in school garden programs, teen service learning, parent/child workshops and garden educator training.
Lettuce Grow – In correctional facilities
Gardening education and experience to incarcerated individuals across the state of Oregon.
Educational workshops for beginning gardeners. Open to the public.
To watch our video “Digging at the Root of Hunger,” click here.
Please consider making a gift to Growing Gardens today. We appreciate your help in fulfilling our mission.
