contact info: Date: Saturday, May 10, 2008 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 a.m. Place: 1900 Building, Room 2500A 1900 S.W. Fourth Avenue, Portland, OR Registration fee: $40 (includes instructional materials and lunch) Send a check, made out to City of Portland, to: SPIN-Gardening Workshop Office of Sustainable Development 721 NW 9th Avenue, Suite 350 Portland. OR 97209 Be sure to include your email address as registration confirmation and class materials will be emailed to you upon receipt. Registration deadline: May 7, 2008 For more information: Contact Lindsey Maser at Lindsey.maser@ci.portland.or.us or 503.82.7553

Description: SPIN stands for S-mall P-lot IN-tensive and is a production driven, organic-based system that will help you achieve levels of productivity that go far beyond current home gardening practices. Backyards, front lawns and neighborhood lots can be transformed into a steady and dependable supply of vegetables. You’ll learn not only grow like a pro, but also how to process like a pro from Gail Vandersteen and Roxanne Christensen, the co-creator and co-author of the revolutionary SPIN-Farming method. They will demonstrate how the SPIN-Farming method can be transferred to your garden and discuss harvesting and distribution techniques that can include family, friends or neighbors. This is the premiere SPIN-Gardening workshop and you’ll receive the first edition of the SPIN-Gardening manual with your workshop registration. Class size will be limited, so register soon to join with other pioneering food gardeners bringing local food production back to the city.