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Come help us with some weeding and get the edible garden “right” in shape for some wonderful learning opportunities for the students this Fall.  Saturday, November 5 from 10 am until noon at the Sabin Edible Garden in the North end of the Sabin School grounds, NE Mason and 17th Ave.

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A big thank you to the dozen volunteers who paved the Native Garden paths with gravel at the work party on March 19!  You can see more photos at our Gallery page.  Please visit this site again soon to find out more about the Native Garden grand re-opening for Earth Day.

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Thank you to the 35 volunteers who helped at the February 12 Native Garden work party.  You dug into it with great spirit, carving out garden paths and planting native salal and ferns.  Thanks also to Whole Foods and parent volunteers for providing snacks and hot drinks.

The next step on the way to the Native Garden comeback, funded by a grant from the EMSWCD, is Saturday, March 19 from 9am until noon.  Work those biceps and enjoy the company of fellow neighbors!  See you there at the Sabin Community Native Garden (NE 17th & Shaver in Portland — map).  Coffee and muffins courtesy of a friend of the gardens.  Helpful items to bring: Shovel, wheel barrel, work gloves, steel rake.

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If you dig your community native garden, then help us dig into it on Saturday, February 12 from 10am to 1pm. We’ll be doing big things with the garden infrastructure to get it ready for planting and re-opening in the spring. The ongoing revitalization of the Native Garden is made possible by a grant from the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District. This is your chance to help the Native Garden make its comeback as a beautiful and important asset to the Sabin School and surrounding community. Bring gloves and be prepared to work up an appetite for the snacks we’ll provide!

See you there.

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We have a new shed, thanks to a $2500 Building Healthy Communities grant from Home Depot! Thanks also to Gabrielle Baker for the grant application and to the 20 volunteers at the last Edible Garden work party for laying the groundwork for the shed installation, and to Whole Foods for donated snacks and beverages.  The new shed will be a wonderful support to the Edible Garden class curriculum.

Here’s your chance to help make a big difference for the Native Garden: Saturday, November 20 form 9am to noon will be a work party in the Native Garden to continue the renewal project funded by a grant from the EMSWCD.  See you there!

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There are many opportunities to enjoy and help with the Sabin Gardens this fall. Sabin SUN classes are available for kids to dig into projects this fall, M-Th 3:30-5:30.  Work parties are on the calendar: Sunday, October 17 from noon to 3pm in the Edible Garden and Saturday, November 20 form 9am to noon in the Native Garden.  Also, Garden Committee meetings are held every fist Thursday, beginning November 4.  Please see our Volunteers page for more information, then join us!

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Sabin and ACCESS parents and kids had fun working hard on August 5 to do a summer cleanup of the area surrounding the Edible Garden.  While we were at it we noticed a lot of wonderful things in the Garden.  Click here to have a look.

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You may have seen a bright orange construction wrap around the perimeter of the Native Garden recently.  It is the first step visible step in a processes which will include amending the soil, improving walkways, swale redesign and new plantings.  These enhancements are paid for through a grant from the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, spearheaded by Sabin/ACCESS parent Heather Kent. The wrap will come down in the late fall, and the educational component of the grant will begin. Sabin students will then get into studying watersheds and native habitats in a big way, with field trips and right here at home in the enhanced Native Garden.

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Five volunteers from Kohl’s joined Sabin and ACCESS parents to work in the Edible Garden on Saturday, June 26, 2010.  Thanks to their work under the guidance of Garden Educator Isabel LaCourse, the Edible Garden raised beds will have water for the summer.  We really appreciate Kohl’s employees taking part of their weekend to help with our educational garden.  In addition, Kohl’s has granted the Sabin PTA $500 for the garden.  Thank you, Kohl’s!

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Sabin Gardns will be having a work party on February 20, from 9:30am until 2:00pm to get the Edible Garden ready for spring planting and build additional vegetable planting beds. Please join us for as much time as you choose–even an hour of your help makes a big difference.

Sabin School, ACCESS Academy and Sabin SUN Community School all use the edible gardens to learn more about nutrition, garden basics and to gain an appreciation for the origins of food. Learning about growth in the garden helps children recognize and appreciate growth in themselves.

Contact Isabel, Garden Educator at isabel@sabingardens.org.

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