It's time to mark your calendar for fall flavors!

Wine+Pear+Cheese

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

6PM-8PM

Billy Frank, Jr. Conference Center

Ecotrust

721 NW 9th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/125050

Join Ecotrust, Edible Portland and Salmon Safe for a celebration of Northwest abundance, seasonal flavors, and responsible land stewardship in a round-robin evening of artisanal wine, pear and cheese pairings. Explore terroir, seasonality and artisan craftsmanship while enjoying hand-crafted cheeses, Northwest pears, Walla Walla Salmon Safe wines, and unique flavors created by Portland's most innovative chefs. We know you don't want to let go of summer, so why not ease into fall by tantalizing your taste buds with autumnal flavors to come?

Presented by: Ecotrust, Edible Portland and Salmon Safe

Saturday, September 25 – 10am-3pm

Learn the knowledge and skills of organic gardening, urban agriculture, and ecological landscaping. This program is similar in scope and scale to the OSU Extension Service Master Gardener™ Program with an organic gardening focus. It will utilize a land-based and active-learning format to teach participants about all aspects of growing and caring for plants without synthesized chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

Course topics include: Soils, compost, plant biology, plant propagation, garden planning/design, vegetable gardens, ecological landscapes, and Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

This 66-hour comprehensive training takes place on Saturdays, September 11 - November 20, 2010.
Cost of $550 includes instruction and course materials.
To learn more, call 503 706-9193 or email ogcp.register@gmail.com.
 

In partnership with Seattle Tilth, the Organic Education Center offers the Comprehensive Organic Gardener (COG) program to students aspiring to garden for this first time or just learn more about organic techniques on a home-garden scale. The curriculum merges scientific and practical information with an emphasis on hands-on practice. This unique and popular course is designed to give the beginning gardener an introduction into the dynamic world of organic gardening and an opportunity to get their hands dirty in the process! 

Classes will be taught at Luscher Farm:

125 Rosemont Road West Linn Oregon 97068

September 9th - 30th: Thursdays 6:30 - 8:30 pm and Saturdays 10:00 am - 3:00 pm   

$250 or $225 for Lake Oswego residents & Tilth members

Limited number of scholarships available upon request!

For more information, please visit the Oregon Tilth Website!

Did the spring rain give you the gardening blues? Well, it's not too late to get started on a bountiful fall and winter garden!

Do you like the idea of plucking fresh salad greens, tender broccoli shoots and delicious root vegetables from your garden all winter long?  If so, this is the best time to prepare your beds and begin planting.  Attend this class and learn how to grow delicious food from your garden year round.  Explore season extension techniques, from cloches to cold frames, enabling you to extend the garden season beyond the fall and into next spring.  With a little planning and some simple techniques, learn just how easy “off-season” gardening can be!

Wednesday July 21  
6:00-8:00 pm
Luscher Farm in Lake Oswego, OR
$35/ $31 residents/Tilth members
For more information, Click Here!