BUILD IT GREEN! TOUR OF HOMES AND INFORMATION FAIR
Presented by the City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development
Sponsored by Metro, City of Portland Bureaus of Environmental Services, Development Services and Water, Energy Trust of Oregon, Solar Oregon and Oregon Home magazine.
15 adults; $10 car-free; $10 students/honored citizens, FREE for children under 14.
Outdoor travel and indoor tour environments, some homes will be accessible
A hedgerow is a row of trees, shrubs, ground covers, vines and herbs that divide or border fields, waterways or lots. Learn how to implement and maintain a hedgerow on a lot of any size, to provide shelter and food for wildlife, windbreaks, soil stabilization and even an income source. Horticulturist Jude Hobbs, with her business, Cascadia Landscape Design, has focused on environmental design solutions since 1982. There will be lecture in the morning and in the afternoon, we’ll be installing a hedgerow in the Garden!
Take and in-depth backstage tour of the only LEED Platinum theater in the US During its first year as the home of Portland Center Stage, the Gerding Theater at the Armory was mentioned in the Wall
Join prominent herbalist and instructor Cascade Anderson Geller on a stroll through our fall garden. Drawing on ancient knowledge and modern science, she will share the herbal uses of familiar native and garden plants. Learn basic herbal preparation techniques and prepare an herbal salve to take with you. Join us for potluck at the lunch break and sample some unexpected edibles.
Come join Lewis and Clark students, staff and faculty and hear leaders in the climate justice and green jobs movements talk about important next steps for the nation!
