It's Official!!!

Today Planting Communities received a letter from the IRS saying that we are a recognized tax exempt organization!!!! A full on 501c3! Thanks everyone for your help, contributions, efforts and encouragement on our way to becoming an organization we desire to be. Keep us in your mind as you go about making tax-deductible contributions this year.

Thank you After School Club volunteers!!

Thanks to the wonderful, hard working volunteers in the After School Migrant program the Mrs. Isabel Montemayor Memorial Garden is looking good again. Although it is far from complete, the garden is starting to take shape and look good again. We worked one hour after school for nine days! Each day the volunteer/students worked in the garden with enthusiasm, vigor and in respectful cooperative groups. Over the course of our time we covered, some math, soil composition, soil life, reusable materials, some carpentry skills, seed planting, and natural gardening practices (plus a lot of hard work). The volunteers were also participating in school during the morning hours, working on their education. In the afternoon, they would donate an hour of their time to update the Mrs. Isabel Montemayor Memorial Garden to prepare it for the elementary students that will be returning to school this fall.

Our next adventure...

We have ten or so 7th and 8th grade volunteers changing the looks of The Mrs. Isabel Montemayor Memorial Garden at Nellie Muir. Day 3 of 12! Pictures soon to come.

Grant awarded to After School Club! PC to help with programming.

The word is in... Planting Communities will be working with the Woodburn After School Program to establish a community/school garden at every school in Woodburn! Thanks to the hard work of the ASC folks and their efforts in getting us to be part of their grant we will make this dream a reality. Not only will there be a garden at every school but also a garden educational program at every school with a garden! Lots of work coming our way, let us know if you are interested in helping.

The reading of "The Curious Garden"

"The Curious Garden" was a hit! The Summer Reading Program: Dig into Reading has begun. We had a couple dozen children participating, getting their minds turning and their hands working. After reading aloud "The Curious Garden" we all went outside to plant the public library's very own curious garden. Everyone got to partake and plant their own little flower outside the children's section of the library. Hopefully this will keep them engaged in their own plants as well as take a little pride in the public space and their local public library.

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown, read aloud by Ian Niktab from Planting Communities.

Sprouting into action!

Giving some direction.

Planted and ready to grow.

Next up, Vermiculture with Brad Agenbroad and Planting Communities! This Wednesday, July 31st at the Woodburn Public Library.

Adult Summer Reading Program

Today at 3 p.m. Planting Communities will be at the Woodburn Public Library presenting for the Adult Summer Reading Program! Check out the info below...

 Planting Communities Gardening Workshop

Thursday, July  18, from 3-4 pm in the Multipurpose room

Planting Communities will be offering an informative gardening workshop to inspire you to get into gardening. Planting Communities is a non-profit organization that is helping the community of Woodburn enhance its ability to grow their own food, as well as provide a way to fight hunger and increase education about environmental justice issues. This workshop will be offered in English and Spanish. Sign-up at the Reference Desk.

 

Taller de Jardinería de Planting Communities  Jueves, 18 de julio, 3-4pm en la sala Multipurpose

Taller de Jardinería de Planting Communities  Jueves, 18 de julio, 3-4pm en la sala Multipurpose

Planting Communities está ofreciendo un taller de jardinería informativo para animarte a cuidar el jardín.  Planting Communities es una organización no lucrativa  que ayuda a la comunidad de Woodburn mejorar la capacidad para cultivar su apropia comida, así como proporcionar una manera de luchar contra el hambre y aumentar la conciencia de justicia ambiental. Ofrecido en inglés y español. Inscribirse en el escritorio de Referencia.

"Dig Into Reading"

Planting Communities will be working with the Woodburn Public Library this summer to help with their "dig into reading" program. We will be starting this year off with an amazing read aloud of "The Curious Gardener", then we will start our own public library garden! The children will also have some resources to take home that day. See you Wednesday, the 26th from 10:30 - 11:30 at the Woodburn Public Library. See you there, but until then enjoy the rain and happy gardening!