The EPNG project improves
the long-term nutritional security and community involvement
of disadvantaged east Portland residents through cooperative
gardening. Community members work together at regularly scheduled
sessions in return for a share of whatever is ripe that day, often
several meals worth of fresh produce for each family. There are currently two locations for this program:
Gresham Community Gardens
We've partnered with the City of Gresham and Multnomah County to provide management, programming, and individual help for gardeners at four municipally owned community gardens in Gresham