Friday, May 7, 2010

NorthWest Crossing Community Garden Grand Opening May 8th!



After months of planning and hard work, the NorthWest Crossing Community Garden Opens tomorrow, May 8, 2010.

The community garden was built by the developer of NorthWest Crossing and is being managed by the OSU Extension Service Master Gardener program. The garden features cedar, raised beds with drip irrigation and is enclosed by an eight-foot tall wire fence. Generous donations and in-kind services from local companies, like Miller Lumber, Botanical Developments, Taylor NW, Ginger’s Kitchen and the NWX Builders’ Guild builders have made the garden possible.

“This is so exciting for our community to create a complete circle of sustenance within blocks of home – plant, grow, eat, compost, grow, eat,” said Romy Mortensen, resident of NorthWest Crossing and vice president of marketing at Brooks Resources Corporation, part of the team developing the garden. “It’s something we always had as part of our plan for NorthWest Crossing as it fits perfectly with our goals of sustainability, environmentally sound practices and creating a sense of community. We are looking forward to seeing this project unfold in 2010.”

Here's some great photos of volunteers helping to build garden boxes and more for this wonderful project.