Edible Garden Tour, Going big with solar, and more

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From: Annette Mills, Facilitator <info-sustainab...@shared1.ccsend.com>
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2024 4:06 PM
To: Teresa Matteson <tmat...@bentonswcd.org>
Subject: Edible Garden Tour, Going big with solar, and more

 

August 23, 2024

 

 

In this issue

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

 

 

 

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:

 

·    3855 NE Hwy 20 (Corvallis Waldorf School)

·    1680 NE Holly Oak Place

·    1026 NE Angelee Place

·    2942 NE Glacier Way

·    2825 NE Conser Street

·    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.

 

 

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!

 

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!

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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.

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

Presentations by April and Craig Hall Cutting of Wild Yeast Bakery, Elizabeth Jones of Stone Soup, and Adrienne Fritze of RemarkableArts/ Conundrum House shared what their organizations are doing to help create a sustainable community. Jeanette Hardison of the Coalition’s Waste Prevention Action Team talked about that team’s key projects.

 

Many thanks to our Quarterly Gathering sponsors, Peak Electrical Services and Corvallis Housing First, and to First Alternative Co-op for the delicious snacks.

 

Our next Quarterly Gathering will be in early October. Watch for further details in upcoming E-Updates.

 

Please forward this “E-UPDATE” to members of your participating organization and to other interested individuals.

 

 

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