Executive Director
CurrentGrowing Gardens teaches gardening skills and builds organic gardens for our low income neighbors, including a special program for the Latino community and Spanish-speaking children and families. 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… Show more Growing Gardens teaches gardening skills and builds organic gardens for our low income neighbors, including a special program for the Latino community and Spanish-speaking children and families. 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. Show less
