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Jason Skipton Shares What to Do in Your April Garden
Spring planting season is underway, and we’re excited to help you make the most of it! Our Executive Director, Jason Skipton, recently shared what you can be doing in your garden right now to prepare for a thriving season.
Growing Gardens: A Growing Effort to Prevent Hunger
Growing Gardens, a Portland-based nonprofit, is transforming Oregon’s food landscape by addressing hunger through community-driven gardening initiatives. With a mission rooted in food sovereignty and equity, the organization empowers individuals and communities to cultivate their own food, fostering resilience and self-sufficiency.
Growing Gardens celebrates 21 years of Chef In Your Garden!
For 21 years, Chef In Your Garden has brought people together over food, culture, and community. At Growing Gardens, we believe everyone deserves access to fresh, nourishing food and the skills to grow it themselves. This is more than a dinner—it’s a celebration of resilience, food justice, and what we can grow when we grow together.
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Fighting for Fresh Food in Portland
Urban farms like Growing Gardens and The Side Yard Farm are fighting to keep fresh food flowing to Portland’s underserved communities amid climate, funding, and policy challenges.
Planting Confidence Through School Gardens
Growing Gardens turns schoolyards into vibrant learning spaces where kids grow food, confidence, and connection. Your support keeps these gardens thriving for thousands of Portland students.
Behind bars, new growth:Â How gardening is transforming lives at Santiam Correctional Institute
Lettuce Grow teaches gardening and job skills to incarcerated individuals, reducing recidivism from 30% to just 4%.
How Growing Gardens builds resilient communities
Growing Gardens fosters resilient communities by transforming backyards and public spaces into thriving gardens that promote self-reliance.Â
Growing food in schools, backyards, and correctional facilities to cultivate healthy and equitable communities.
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