Harrell Fletcher Joins the Panel for this Friday

Harrell Fletcher (on the left), one of Project Grow's favorite artists, is interested in joining us this Friday, the 25th, for the panel discussion on the meaning of sustainability. We can hardly contain our excitement for this addition to the group!

Sustainability

–verb (used with object)
1. to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
2. to bear (a burden, charge, etc.).
3. to undergo, experience, or suffer (injury, loss, etc.); endure without giving or yielding.
4. to keep (a person, the mind, the spirits, etc.) from giving way, as under trial or affliction.
5. to keep up or keep going, as an action or process: to sustain a conversation.
6. to supply with food, drink, and other necessities of life.
7. to provide for (an institution or the like) by furnishing means or funds.
8. to support (a cause or the like) by aid or approval.
9. to uphold as valid, just, or correct, as a claim or the person making it: The judge sustained the lawyer's objection.
10. to confirm or corroborate, as a statement: Further investigation sustained my suspicions.

Dan McClary, Linda Colwell, Ryan Pierce, and Tim Donovan will be elaborating on 'sustainability' at Friday's celebration starting at 6:45.
This eclectic celebration will also include music by Brainstorm and Jeffrey Jerusalem, films curated by Jesse Malmed, and the works of the Project Grow artists in the studio.
Oh and need we mention Widmer beer and wine?

It's all free. Donations are welcome.

See you there!

Harvest Celebration - Three More Days!

Our Celebration! One more week!

The bread tasted good!

We went to Franz Bakery. Over by, not far from the Lloyd Center. We went up and down on big elevator. When we went upstairs they had oily floors. We learned how dough was made and how the bread went into the oven, we saw them on the conveyor belt on the ceiling. And another thing we had to wear, we had to wear head nets, beard nets. I took my watch off and everything.

The tour guide was real nice. After we had a whole tour they gave us a bag of stuff to bring back. I got bread and cookies. I ate the bread for lunch. It was really good. Cookie, a chocolate chip and raising cookie. Also, after we were done there we took our head nets off. We came back just in time for lunch! - Zach M.


I went to school, junior high and I got hang of it, reading and everything. And I now want a chance on contract and stuff, so I can get a hang of it. I was told, I don't see why not.

But about today, I thought it was neat. I liked everything about the tour! I know how to bake now! Becky was terrific. She is nice and so were the guys. They said, yes ma'm and no ma'm, I like that. I like that I could do things. Franz is a great bakery everyone should buy bread and rolls from!- Patsy B.

We, at Project Grow, are very thankful for the gracious, exciting, and inspiring tour we received from Becky at Franz Bakery! What a great, sustainably minded company. Thank you so much to everyone we met at Franz.

Week 12 of our CSA

Check out our beautiful veggies starring in a time-lapse movie:

North Portland Farm Week 12 from Lasercave on Vimeo.

Starring (In Order of Appearance):

Jerusalem Artichoke
Russet Potatoes
Beets (Chioggia and Bull's Blood)
Dicicco Broccoli
Delicata Squash
Yellow Zuchinni
Green Globe Artichokes
Leeks
Slicer Cucumbers
Lemon Cucumbers
Pasilla Peppers
Jalapeño Peppers
Stupice Tomatoes
Taxi Tomatoes
Liana Yard-Long Beans
Genovese & Purple Ruffles Basil
Farm Fresh Eggs
Cut Flowers:
Bells of Ireland, Elephant's head Amaranth, Hopi Red Dye Amaranth, White Dahlias

9/11 Remembrance

Tomorrow is 9/11. Do you know what happens on 9/11? There are flags everywhere.

-Zach

New Poem

What the hay

There’s no work today

I like to play

Instead of going to Building A

-Steven