MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OP: PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION'S COMMUNITY GARDENS PROGRAM OPENS ITS 34TH GARDEN AT MADISON HIGH SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, MARCH 12
Posted: March 11th, 2010 4:56 PM
What: Parks Commissioner Nick Fish and special guests celebrate the opening of the city's newest community garden, located at Madison High School
When: Friday, March 12, 2010
Time: 3:30 p.m. – Dedication ceremony
Location: 2735 N.E. 82nd Avenue
Speakers:
Parks Commissioner Nick Fish
Madison High School Principal, Carla Randall
Ruth Adkins, Portland Public School Board
Portland Parks & Recreation's 34th community garden, Madison Community Garden, will officially open Friday, March 12. The Madison School educational garden is adjacent to the new public community garden. Students, teachers and two AmeriCorps members built the school garden and partnered with the Village Building Convergence to create an outdoor classroom.
The Portland Parks & Recreation Community Gardens program constructed the section for the neighborhood, the fencing and irrigation for both the school garden and the community garden. This space will connect people of all ages and ethnicities to the common goal of cultivating food, relationships and environmental stewardship.
- PP&R Community Gardens -
The Community Garden program has provided gardening opportunities for the physical and social benefit of the people and neighborhoods of Portland since 1975. There are now 34 community gardens located throughout the city, developed and operated by volunteers and Portland Parks & Recreation staff, offering a variety of activities. Visit www.portlandparks.org for more information on community gardening.
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