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Edible Garden Tour is next Thursday. Explore gardens in NE Corvallis
Going BIG with solar in Corvallis. Latest investment opportunity
Did you miss the last Quarterly Gathering? Video is now available
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Edible Garden Tour is next Thursday
Explore gardens in NE Corvallis
Mark your calendar for one of the Sustainability Coalition’s most popular events – our annual Edible Garden Tour! The tour welcomes both new and experienced gardeners, as
well as anyone who wants to see some amazing food-producing gardens.
The tour, which is organized by our Food Action Team, will take place on
Thursday, August 29, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. Join us for this free, self-guided tour of six inspiring gardens in Northeast Corvallis that feature a variety of edibles. Tour locations are:
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3855 NE Hwy 20 (Corvallis Waldorf School)
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1680 NE Holly Oak Place
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1026 NE Angelee Place
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2942 NE Glacier Way
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2825 NE Conser Street
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3550 NE Canterbury Circle
Participants are welcome to begin their tour at any of the above sites and to determine the order in which they visit the various gardens. Host gardeners will be on hand
to talk to participants about their gardens and to answer questions. Tour maps and free copies of the
2024 Corvallis Garden Resource Guide will be available from docents at each of the sites.
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The Corvallis Waldorf School Garden, which will be featured on next
Thursday’s Edible Garden Tour, includes a diversity of annual vegetables, perennial fruits, culinary and medicinal herbs, dye and fiber plants, and native plants. In addition to the school garden, visitors will see a greenhouse, rainwater harvesting, apple
orchard, dry-farmed field, elderberry circle – and more!
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Parking is limited in the neighborhoods, so alternative transportation or carpooling to the event is encouraged. The Corvallis Transit System is fareless, and the
Route
4
bus takes you to the heart of the tour. Five of the gardens are within just a few blocks of each other, making the tour accessible to walkers and bikers. If you’re driving to the event, parking will be
available at Corvallis Waldorf School and at Cheldelin Middle School, which is within walking distance of the other five sites.
This is the eleventh year of the Edible Garden Tours. The goal of the tours is to encourage Corvallis area residents to grow some of their own food. In addition to fostering
greater self-reliance, the Food Action Team hopes to involve more people in the joys and health benefits of gardening: regular exercise, fresh air, healthful and delicious food, and a sense of connection to our community — and to the earth!
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Going BIG with solar in Corvallis
Latest investment opportunity
One of the biggest solar projects in Corvallis to date is in the works, and it’s an opportunity – literally! – to invest in our community. The solar arrays that are planned
for OSU Forestry buildings (Peavy Hall and Richardson Hall) are the 14th project of
Solarize
Corvallis,
which is a partnership of the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition and the Oregon Clean Power Cooperative.
Financing for this 340 kW project will combine community investment with funding from OSU. Many Corvallis community members have already invested in one or more Solarize
Corvallis projects. If you’re able, we invite you to join them. The minimum investment is $1,000, and you can choose what rate you want, between 1% and 4%. The OSU Forestry project is a two-year investment, which is a shorter term than many of our past projects.
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Forestry buildings at Oregon State University will be powered by the
sun, with the installation of 828 solar panels (340 kW) on Richardson Hall and Peavy Hall. Much of the funding will come from community investors.
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For more information about the project and how to invest, go
HERE.
To help get the word out about this great opportunity to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, please consider inviting us to speak briefly to your organization, at your workplace, or to your faith community – either in person or over video.
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Did you miss the last Quarterly Gathering?
Video is now available
On July 31st, the main meeting room at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library was a-buzz with community members eager to hear presentations by three Coalition
partners and one Coalition action team. If you were unable to attend our recent Quarterly Gathering or would like to revisit all or part of the event, a video of that event is now available
HERE.
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Please forward this “E-UPDATE” to members of your participating organization and to other interested individuals.
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