Fargo Forest Garden

If you are interested in more information or wish to volunteer in the garden, send an e-mail to Angela Goldsmith, the Site Manager for Fargo Forest Garden.

On July 9th, 2009, the Joint Board approved by consensus the acceptance of Fargo Forest Garden as a project of OSALT. The garden is a part of Food in the City. The site is now the first privately owned property in the program. OSALT hopes to build partnerships with more private property owners throughout the city.

FFG is an experiment in urban food forestry. Our city is host to a burgeoning population of urban food growing projects. This forest garden is one additional inner-city resource whose goal is to provide food to the local community. Some of the science education features include: a water harvesting project, backyard bird habitat certification in process, native plants growing next to non-natives, and succession forestry experiments for harvesting within the city. This is a private 2,600 sq ft lot that is open to the public during the adjacent cafe hours. Feel free to wander, pluck a few weeds, submit a tax deductible donation at the cafe counter, peruse the time-line mural, and make suggestions for further experimentation.

Fargo Forest Garden works in partnership with these good folks:

Ariadne Garden
Livingscape Nursery
PEEPS (Portland Environmental Engagement Program)
Depave
The Audobon Society