1st Deliveries of 2016

Well we finally got our first major deliveries finished this week. We harvested 138 pounds of produce, 115 pounds of Allisa Craig sweet onions, Red River red onions, Candy onions along with 23 pounds of zucchini. The harvest went to Rose Haven Women and children day shelter, Independent Living Resources, PACS (Portland Adventist Community Services) and Ronald McDonald House Northwest. I know what we do isn’t in huge quantities that look amazing, and the pounds astronomical, but we grow all the food on donated land and along with a small team of labor we work really hard to make sure the people that need the food get, get the food. We are mostly out of pocket and everyone involved is dedicated in making sure everyone we can possibly reach, gets the opportunity to eat fresh, non GM, GMO or GE foods that are grown naturally with organic practices. I post the pounds donated because we work so hard to grow the food, and so much time, effort and love goes into each planning, planting, maintinence and caring for each crop, that we are really proud of ourselves for being able to accomplish those tasks. I really give all the credit to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for putting me on this path, and DOC for the opportunity to learn and get hands on experence. It’s a small payback for all the taking I have done in my life. I hope we will be able to continue to grow food and disperse it where it is needed most, in our community of elderly, shut-ins and the disadvantaged. I also want to thank everyone who follows us, and helps us with our needs, thank you all and God bless.

-yurbob

Onions, Onions, Onions

So here we are in the beginning of July 2016 and our onions are doing fabulous. We have 5 or 6 varieties and two of them are Alisa Craig and Walla Walla sweets. This is going to be a bumper crop and will be shared with all our agencies in the Portland area. I’m looking  to see what this season will bring? I know with the scaling back because of full-time schooling gave us a better idea of what it takes to grow our food in a more cost-effective manner, I do believe that in time, we will have our own small farm, and be able to employ workers coming out of the system that have taken the time to go through the classes to become a Sustainable Gardener (OSU Extention) and the Seed to Supper (Oregon food bank)  program as well. I really want to work with the DOC to come up with some answers for inmates that are trying to educate themselves in the growing food industry and try to offer them a position with us to further their education and provide a satisfactory wage that will allow them to thrive.

I am a firm believer that if you want self-esteem, you must to estimable things!

Cheers my Garden Friends