Project Grow
Project Grow
2006-Ongoing
Project Grow was an arts atelier and urban farm that I founded on the site of a former brown zone (toxic lot) and sweat shop style factory where adults with disabilities were working. We launched a 15 share bicycle delivered CSA and Urban Farm on 2 Acres over 4 lots of inner City land in Portland, Oregon. Project Grow housed 30 therapy chickens, 2 goats, and several ducks along with growing organic produce and having a large arts atelier. There was a textile studio where fur from the goats was woven and turned into art works, a painting studio, ceramics studio etc. Artists involved with the program exhibited and sold work, and farmers earned a market wage for co-operating the farm. I initiated this project and it has since taken many forms, with many collaborators, authors and participants over the past ten years.