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M y 28,2003
I lelping ‘ Our Garden’ Grow
photo by
R on W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
R»v. Jeanne Walker believes lessons of life can be learned In the soil o f Our Garden,
located next to King Plaza in northeast Portland.
Kids learn important
values at Garfield and
Failing planting site
Party and Plant Sale fro m noon to 4 p.m. on
Sunday, June 1 at K in g Plaza, next to the garden
at 3939 N.E. M a rtin L u ther K in g Jr. B lvd .
The sale w ill helpO ur Garden raise the S100,000
W ith green th u m b s and d ir ty fin g e rn a ils ,
c h ild re n are le a rn in g the v a lu e o f patience,
hard w o rk , c o o p e ra tio n , d iv e rs ity and c h a ri­
ta b le g iv in g as th e y t i l l s o il and g ro w crops at
O u rO a rd e n , a n o n -p ro fit org an izatio n in n o rth­
east P ortla nd .
W h ile w o rk in g to keep its garden alive, O ur
Garden struggles to h o ld onto its p lo t o f land,
w h ich is cu rre n tly fo r sale.
The group w ill ho ld its seventh annual K id s '
needed to buy the garden plot.
“ The property is located in the heart o f the
very neighborhood whose children are m ost in
need o f its unique service,” said ‘ O u r Garden*
coordinator Rev. Jeanne W alker.
The garden has the potential to g ro w in to a
larger site.
M ultn om a h C o un ty recently deeded the adja­
cent lot, w h ich includes a 100-year-old cherry
tree, to O u r Garden.
F or m ore in fo rm a tio n about the K id s ' Party
and Plant Sale, call 503-598-8814.
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used to maintain existing parks and buy new
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