This is a fun opportunity to serve as a vital liaison  between Portland Fruit Tree Project and fruit tree owners in your area.  You'll register new fruit trees and conduct site visits with already-registered tree owners.  PFTP provides all necessary  training and materials. This volunteer position begins in June and ends in October of each year.

To apply or for more info, call 503-284-6106 or send an email to bob@portlandfruit.org with "Tree Scout Application Request" in the subject line.  We'll send you an application right away.

Applications are due Friday, June 1st.



 
 
For more information, see the Garden Tour tab on this website.
 
 
Have fun building and racing small boats while learning about Cub Scouts!

Wednesday, May 30th at 7:00 pm
Archbishop Howard School - north parking lot
5309 NE Alameda Street



Cub Scouts is open to all boys in grades 1 through 6.  Meetings will start in September 2012.
For more information, please contact Peyton Snead at 971-219-5559.
 
 
Monday, May 14th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Sabin School Auditorium

6:30-7pm: Social Hour and Plant Exchange
Bring a plant, take a plant. Join the popular plant exchange to share your perennials and get new ones. 

On display: Sabin School student art, abstract acrylic and fiber arts by Pat Fifer and art by Kindra Crick.

7-7:30pm: Elections of SCA officers and business
Treasurer’s Report and Sabin Front Garden Tour update

7:30-8:30: Arts Program and Performances
Poetry by Naomi Pusch
Bach violin/cello piece by Robin and Liam Dubay
Poetry by Liz Mariani and Barbara Conable
Performance by Brian Weaver (Portland Playhouse)
Poetry and piano by Bill Youngren

FREE Childcare. We hope to see you there!
 
 



Celebrate Mom as you walk, bike, run, roll and play around Northeast Portland, including the northeast corner of Sabin. Activities, food, vendors, music, and more will be at Woodlawn, Alberta, and Fernhill Parks.  Come join the party and enjoy 8 miles of car-free streets!

More info here
 
 
by Diane Benson

This year, we're organizing a self-guided front garden walking tour, with a special focus on bee-friendly gardens. We'll hold a kick-off event on June 30, with samples of bee-friendly plants, bee-centric art projects for kids and bee experts on hand to answer all of your questions about bees. As the big day approaches, we'll share more details about the kick-off event.  In the meantime, whether your front garden is particularly bee-friendly or not, we hope you'll participate or help organize the tour. If you'd like to participate, please contact Diane or Barb. And, don't forget to check out the Garden Tour tab on the Sabin website to learn more about creating a bee-friendly garden.
 
Diane Benson: dcb1810@yahoo.com
Barb Conable: barbconable@hevanet.com
 
 
by Clay Veka

Fabulous volunteers needed for fun jobs! Help the Front Garden Tour coordinators by strolling Sabin and scouting bee-friendly
gardens to recruit participation. Or support our new website by maintaining the Sabin events calendar or business listing page. Interested? Please get in touch! ClayVeka@yahoo.com or 503-961-3702.

 
 
by David Sweet

Food lovers rejoice!  The weekly celebration known as the King Farmers Market begins its fourth season on Sunday, May 6th. Located on NE 7th Avenue between Alberta and Prescott Streets, the market will be open from 10 am to 2 pm every Sunday through October. The market will again offer a wide selection of the freshest local fruits and vegetables, as well as meat, cheese, eggs, fish, wine, baked goods, plant starts, hot food, and cut flowers. Musical performances and the adjacent King School Park and playground make this the ideal family destination.

Also continuing at King is the Fresh Exchange incentive for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) formerly known as the Food Stamp Program. SNAP shoppers receive a dollar-for-dollar match (up to an additional $7 per week) to spend at the market. Since 2009, Fresh Exchange has provided more than $33,000 to SNAP shoppers at King, helping to ensure that everyone in our community can enjoy our neighborhood farmers market. Fresh Exchange is supported by individuals, organizations, and businesses in the community, including a generous annual donation from the Sabin Community Association.

The King Farmers Market is a weekly neighborhood festival celebrating the abundance of the Pacific Northwest. We hope to see you there.
 
 
The edible garden at Sabin School is coming back to life after the winter. For the past month students at Sabin have been starting seeds inside and those starts are now going into the ground. Baby chard, kale, spinach, onion and tomato plants now transplanted into beds and thriving outside. The Sabin edible garden turns into a full scale outdoor classroom during the Sabin SUN School's summer program, which will be held this coming July. Nearly 100 students will use this space daily as a venue for learning more about pollinators, plant life cycles, nutrition and to learn gardening skills. A lot of work is required to get the space ready to go for this learning. We are hopeful you will join us on May 19th for a work party.

 
Where:  Sabin School North Playground
When:  9:00am - 12:00pm, Saturday, May 19
Who: You, your children, neighbors and friends
Why: Plant, thin, weed in the beds and raspberry trellis construction
What to bring: Gloves and appropriate clothing and footwear

 
 
by Gwenn Baldwin

Come celebrate the Sabin Community Orchard and visit with your neighbors!

Sunday, May 20th, 2:00-4:30pm
NE Mason between 18th and 19th

There will be scheduled tours of the orchard and opportunities to create “Art in the Orchard,” from stepping stones to fairy houses. If you want to do a little planting, we’ll be starting a sunflower “tunnel,” too. It’s a family-friendly event, with fun activities for kids and adults and food/drinks. You’ll also see drafts of our new interpretive signs—and we’d love to hear your feedback!

We’ll be there rain or shine, with canopies in case of inclement weather.

Questions? Please contact Jaye at intern@portlandfruit.org.