This article contains lists of Portland Parks & Recreation community gardens, organized by neighborhood, in the U.S. city of Portland, Oregon.

Context

The city of Portland has provided "gardening opportunities" since 1975, in the shape of 50 community gardens across the city. These are available on a "first-come, first-served basis".[1]

The Friends of Portland Community Gardens describes itself as an "all-volunteer, nonprofit organization" with the mission of supporting community gardening opportunities for city residents.[2]

GrowPortland operates (2015) five community gardens in the city, collaborating with "nonprofit, private and municipal landowners" to transform "underused spaces" into gardens.[3]

The Portland Community Gardens project addressed the problem that the city's residents, schools and housing developments faced a long waiting list for garden plots; it received funding between 2010 and 2011 which enabled it to create 150 new garden plots, and further funding in 2012.[4] The project has helped to plan new school/community gardens, and has liaised with other organizations to increase access to gardens, fund irrigation, and provide new school gardens.[4] Food for Oregon, a community food programs database intended to increase local food security, describes the Portland Community Gardens project and gives its budget as $100,000-$499,999 annually.[5]

The Portland organization "Growing Gardens" states that "We organize hundreds of volunteers to build organic, raised bed vegetable gardens in backyards, front yards, side yards and even on balconies", working with low income households, school garden clubs and community members to produce organic vegetables to get "at the root of hunger in Portland, Oregon".[6]

Portland State University College of Urban and Public Affairs has compiled a map of community gardens in the Portland region, as part of a "Food System Sustainability Analysis".[7]

North Portland

Name Image Location Size Description
Beach Community Garden N Campbell Ave. and Going Ct. 0.41 acres (0.17 ha) The Beach Community Garden was acquired in 2003.[8]
Boise–Eliot Community Garden 318 N Fremont St. 0.13 acres (0.053 ha) Acquired in 1990, the Boise–Eliot Community Garden is named after Portland school board member and Oregon Supreme Court justice Reuben P. Boise as well as Reverend Thomas Lamb Eliot, a Multnomah County school superintendent and director of the Portland Library Association.[9]
Johns Community Garden N Edison St. and John Ave. 0.62 acres (0.25 ha) The Johns Community Garden was acquired in 1974.[10]
McCoy Community Garden N Newman Ave. and Fessenden St. — The McCoy Community Garden was acquired in 2004.[11]
Patton Community Garden 4619 N Michigan Ave. — The Patton Community Garden was acquired in 2002.[12]
Pier Community Garden N Iris Way and Barr Ave. — The Pier Community Garden was acquired in 2004.[13]
Portsmouth Community Garden Portsmouth Community Garden N Hunt St. and Courtenay Ave. 0.23 acres (0.093 ha) The Portsmouth Community Garden was acquired in 2001.[14]

Northeast Portland

Name Image Location Size Description
Cully Community Garden NE 42nd Ave. and Killingworth St. 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) Cully Community Garden was acquired in 1993.[15]
Emerson Street Garden 822 NE Emerson St. 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) Emerson Street Garden is a communal garden, open to all for planting, harvesting, and community use. Emerson Street Garden is run by Groundwork Portland. Contact 503-662-2590 for more information.[16]
Everett Community Garden NE 27th Ave. and Everett St. 0.39 acres (0.16 ha) Everett Community Garden was acquired in 1988.[17]
Frazier Community Garden NE 52nd Avenue and Pacific St 0.23 acres (0.093 ha) Frazier Community Garden was acquired in 2011 and opened in 2012.[18]
Hazelwood Community Garden NE 117th and Holladay 0.34 acres (0.14 ha) Hazelwood Community Garden was acquired in 2008.[19]
Kennedy Community Garden 5736 NE 33rd Ave. 0.29 acres (0.12 ha) Kennedy Community Garden was acquired in 1999.[20]
Madison Community Garden 2735 NE 82nd — [21]
Rigler Community Garden Rigler Community Garden 5401 NE Prescott St. 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) [22]
Sabin Community Garden NE 19th Ave. and Skidmore St. 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) Sabin Community Garden was acquired in 1995.[23]
Senn's Community Garden NE 112th Ave. and Prescott St. — Senn's Community Garden was acquired in 2007.[24]
Vestal Community Garden NE 81st Ave. and Everett St. — [25]
Woodlawn Community Garden NE 11th Ave. and Claremont 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) [26]

Northwest Portland

Name Image Location Size Description
Adams Community Garden 4300 NW Cornell Rd. 0.09 acres (0.036 ha) Nina B. Adams originally purchased this 0.09-acre (360 m2) piece of land to build her home on, but in 1968 she donated the property to Portland. The community garden, acquired in 1976, is located in the northwest corner of the property.[27]

Southeast Portland

Name Image Location Size Description
Berrydale Community Garden SE 90th Ave. and Taylor St. — Berrydale Community Garden was acquired in 1976.[28]
Brentwood Community Garden SE 57th Ave. and Cooper St. 1.03 acres (0.42 ha) Located in Brentwood Park, Brentwood Community Garden was acquired in 1996.[29]
Brooklyn Community Garden SE Franklin and SE McLoughlin/ 99E — Founded in 2012 under the auspices of the Brooklyn Action Corps Neighborhood Association and Southeast Uplift.[30][unreliable source?]
Buckman Community Garden SE 18th Ave. and Oak St. 0.15 acres (0.061 ha) Acquired in 1980, Buckman Community Garden is named after Cyrus Buckman, an orchardist during the late 1800s who was also a member of the Portland school board and city council.[31]
Clinton Community Garden SE 18th Ave. and Clinton St. 0.42 acres (0.17 ha) Clinton Community Garden was acquired in 1994.[32]
Colonel Summers Community Garden SE 20th Ave. and Taylor St. — Colonel Summers Community Garden was acquired in 1975.[33]
Earl Boyles Community Garden SE 110th Ave. and Francis St. — Earl Boyles Community Garden was acquired in 2007.[34]
Ivon Community Garden SE 37th Ave. and Ivon St. 0.19 acres (0.077 ha) Ivon Community Garden was acquired in 1978.[35]
Lents Community Garden SE 88th Ave. and Steele St. — Lents Community Garden was acquired in 1976.[36]
Peace Community Garden 12727 SE Market — Peace Community Garden was acquired in 2008.[37]
Sellwood Community Garden SE 21st Ave. and Harney St. — Sellwood Community Garden was acquired in 2004.[38]
Sewallcrest Community Garden SE 31st Ave. and Market St. — Sewallcrest Community Garden was acquired in 1974.[39]

Southwest Portland

Name Image Location Size Description
Front and Curry Community Garden SW Naito Pkwy. and Curry St. 0.23 acres (0.093 ha) Front & Curry Community Garden was acquired in 1952.[40]
Fulton Community Garden SW 3rd Ave. and Miles St. — Fulton Community Garden was acquired in 1974 and includes a compost demonstration site.[41]
Gabriel Community Garden and Orchard SW 41st Ave. and Canby St. — The Gabriel Community Garden & Orchard was acquired in 1975.[42]
Vermont Hills Community Garden SW 55th Ave. and Iowa St. 0.22 acres (0.089 ha) The Vermont Hills Community Garden was acquired in 1978.[43]
Water & Gibbs Community Garden SW Water Ave. and Gibbs St. 0.25 acres (0.10 ha) The Water & Gibbs Community Garden was acquired in 1976.[44]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Community Gardens Program". City of Portland, Oregon. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Friends of Portland Community Gardens". Friends of Portland Community Gardens. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Community Gardens". GrowPortland. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Portland Community Gardens". Oregon Solutions. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Portland Community Gardens: General Organization Info and Program Areas". Food for Oregon. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  6. ^ "About Us". Growing Gardens. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Portland Region Community Gardens (with map)". Portland State University. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Beach Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  9. ^ "Boise–Eliot Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  10. ^ "Johns Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  11. ^ "McCoy Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  12. ^ "Patton Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  13. ^ "Pier Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  14. ^ "Portsmouth Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  15. ^ "Cully Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  16. ^ "Emerson Street Garden". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  17. ^ "Everett Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  18. ^ "Frazer Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  19. ^ "Hazelwood Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  20. ^ "Kennedy Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  21. ^ "Madison Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  22. ^ "Rigler Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  23. ^ "Sabin Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  24. ^ "Senn's Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  25. ^ "Vestal Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  26. ^ "Woodlawn Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  27. ^ "Adams Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
  28. ^ "Berrydale Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  29. ^ "Brentwood Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  30. ^ "Brooklyn Community Garden: About". Facebook. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  31. ^ "Buckman Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  32. ^ "Clinton Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  33. ^ "Colonel Summers Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  34. ^ "Earl Boyles Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  35. ^ "Ivon Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  36. ^ "Lents Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  37. ^ "Peace Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  38. ^ "Sellwood Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  39. ^ "Sewallcrest Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  40. ^ "Front & Curry Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  41. ^ "Fulton Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  42. ^ "Gabriel Community Garden & Orchard". PP&R. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  43. ^ "Vermont Hills Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  44. ^ "Water & Gibbs Community Garden". PP&R. Retrieved August 15, 2010.

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