Fridays, August 4, 11, 18, 25, 10:00am - 5:00pm
Luscher Farms  135 Rosemont DR. West Linn
Phone Contact 503-779-4631
This year, Oregon Tilth's Organic Education Center (OEC) at Luscher Farm hosts OPEN FARM FRIDAYS. Every Friday, from 10am-5pm we will be working in our demonstration gardens at Luscher Farm; planting, harvesting, preparing beds, mulching, learning, and more. Come out for any duration (1-8 Hours) and help us grow! (BTW, we actually really need/want you)
Meet really cool people, learn about organic gardening and agroecology, and take familiar and unfamiliar produce home with you... See www.tilth.org for directions and more information. THANKS, Andy Parker, Head Gardener andyp@tilth.org
Oregon Tilth, Inc. (503) 378-0690
Organic Education Center (OEC) (503) 638-0735
470 Lancaster Dr. NE  Salem, OR 97301
Oregon Tilth is a non-profit research and education organization dedicated to promoting and supporting biologically sound and socially equitable agriculture.
The Oregon Tilth Organic Education Center (OEC) is a collaborative project with the City of Lake Oswego, located at the city's historic Luscher Farm. The Luscher Farm landscape and restored farm complex include a classroom, organic demonstration garden*, historic orchard, children's garden, community garden, and 10-acre CSA project. The OEC offers on-going workshops, classes, internships, tours, special events and diverse volunteer opportunities related to ecological agriculture. For more information contact the OEC @ (503) 638-0735 or andyp@tilth.org.
*Our garden exists to provide a healthy and accommodating environment for experiential learning, community building, and civic service. Nearly all the food grown is distributed through Oregon Food Bank affiliated shelters, providing fresh organic produce to underserved Portland-Metro residents. In just five years, the OEC has inspired bountiful demonstration gardens where people of all ages are taught how to grow abundant food using minimal resources and space. Please join us in 2006!

Saturday August 5, 12, 19, 26, 8:00am - 1:00pm
Hollywood Farmers Market
NE Hancock Ave, 44th and 45th
Come celebrate the Hollywood Farmers Market in its tenth year of bringing fresh food from local farmers, live music, and family fun to the Hollywood neighborhood. No need to bring cash, a debit and food stamp machine service is now available. To get involved in volunteering please call or email Caryn Servis (503) 803-7279.
volunteers@hollywoodfarmersmarket.org
http://www.hollywoodfarmersmarket.org

Sunday, August 13, 9:15am
Daily Grind (SE Hawthorne & 40th)
Sponsor: Bark (503) 331-0374
Each month Bark (www.bark-out.org) visits a different planned logging project on Mt. Hood National Forest. There are dozens of these planned "timber sales" on the publicly owned forests surrounding Mt. Hood!
Join Bark on these hikes to beautiful and endangered areas of Mt. Hood National Forest. Experience the magic of the woods, learn about US Forest Service plans for the area, and find out what you can do to preserve this special place.
Carpools leave The Daily Grind promptly at 9:30am. Please arrive by 9:15 so we can check you in, arrange rides and give a brief overview of the day's plans.
Bring food, water, hat, rain gear, sturdy hiking boots, and be prepared to hike off trail. See www.bark-out.org, email info__at__bark-out.org or call (503) 331-0374 for more information.

Saturday, August 19, 12:30pm - 8:00pm
Lot on the corner of North Vancouver and Failing
Sponsors: SCRAP, Lompoc, Portland Mercury  (503) 294-0769
The School and Community Reuse Action Project (SCRAP) is hosting their 4th annual sculpture competition and fundraising event - IRON ARTIST. The main attraction of this high-energy celebration of creative reuse is a timed three-hour "sculpt-off" where 10 teams create sculptures from reused materials provided by SCRAP and other local reuse organizations such as The ReBuilding Center, Free Geek and the ReStore. Pmne team will win the coveted Cup du SCRAP, a gold trash can adorned with Mardi Gras beads. Price of admission is a sliding scale of $5-20. All ages are welcome (under 12 free with adult). All proceeds from this event benefit SCRAP. In 2005, SCRAP diverted over 52,000 pounds of reusable materials from the waste stream and into the hands of teachers, families, and artists. Over 8,500 community members benefited from SCRAP's outreach program in 2005.
http://www.scrapaction.org

Sunday, August 27, 9:00am - 2:00pm
Crossroads Plaza, SE 92nd Ave and SE Foster Rd
Sponsors: Lents Food Group, Friends of Zenger Farm, Healthy Eating by Design  (919) 812-6877
The Lents International Farmers Market will feature fresh produce, international foods, music, chef demonstrations, and kids activities. Our vendors farm on a small-scale with a focus on sustainable agriculture. Come support community food security with an international flair! WIC and Senior Coupons accepted.
www.quantumneighborhood.com/lentsfoodgroup