PEDALPALOOZA! get ready!!

Grow Portland is sponsoring a Northeast Portland Urban Farm Tour during Pedalpalooza! And it begins at our very own Blue House Greenhouse Farm! Well, that's not only because the farm is in a central location, but also because I (Amanda) am organizing the ride. Convenient! 

We'll embark on a fun and informative tour of Northeast urban farms! We'll take a relaxing ride visiting a variety of farms, learning from the farmers, and sampling some farm delights! The tour will end in the Cully neighborhood. Stops along the way include: Our very own Blue House Greenhouse, Albina Farms, Sowing Circle Farm, Side Yard Farm, Cully Neighborhood Farm, and more! 

Have questions? Ask me! 

are you ready to work?!

Awesome. Because we are having a work party! 

SUNDAY 

June 2nd 9-4 pm 

(you can come for whatever part of that works for you, but if you could let us know when you are planning on coming then we can plan accordingly)! It may be more aptly named a weed and feed, because that's what we are hoping for-we weed and then we feed you! There will also be more fun things for us to do, spread wood chips, prep beds, maybe even some transplanting. We'll have to see. Let us know if you can come so we can make sure to have lunch for you!

vegetable gardening basics workshop SATURDAY!

Blue House Greenhouse Farm will be hosting (and Amanda will be teaching) a Grow Portland Vegetable Gardening Basics Workshop! Saturday, May 18^th 9am-12pm. A workshop for the super beginner! Learn about selecting a site, NW soil basics, how to plant seeds and transplants, when to plant them, and how to water them. Never planted a thing in your life? No problem! Here’s where to start! Pre-registration is required: www.growportland.org. It will be fun!

the farm stand reopens TUESDAY!!

That's right people! get ready! 

This Tuesday, May 7,  4-7 pm the farm stand at blue house greenhouse farm will be open!

You have to come, you won't be sorry. What will we have available, you ask? What won't we have available is a better question. Okay, actually there's a lot that won't be available because even if it feels like summer, it's still only spring and our farm is little so we are limited on what we can grow...

ANYWAY what we will have is a whole lot of deliciousness!

bright lights swiss chard, lacinato kale, various head lettuce, pink beauty radishes, hakurei turnips, olympia spinach, spicy mustard braising mix, cilantro, parsley, arugula, and our signature salad greens! and that's just the vegetables... 

Kusuma Rao, baker and chef extraordinaire (ruchikala.com), will join us with delicious loaves of bread the likes of which you have never tasted! You definitely want to be at the farm stand for that. 

AND we'll have incredible farm fresh eggs! Not from our farm but Lazy Parrot Farm, located outside Wilsonville, run by Alix Danielsen. (lazyparrotcsa.wordpress.com) where they can have more than three chickens.



What else will we have at the farm stand? We'll have music and free stickers (thanks to the wonderful Dwight at peace supplies- you are the best)! You definitely want to get one for yourself.

Come to the farm stand and tell your friends!

hold on tight, spring is blowing by!

Does it ever seem that all of a sudden, life just speeds up? It never ceases to surprise me, each spring that after months of imperceptible growth the plants grow inches in days. Okay, maybe not that fast... but fast nonetheless. Life in general seems to do the same! So here we are trying to hold on as the year moves forward. We have a lot going on at Blue House Greenhouse Farm, as you can imagine. First of all, you can begin preparing yourselves for the reopening of the farm stand which will happen Tuesday, May 7 as always from 4 till 7 pm. Mark your calendars and get your shopping bags ready!

What else? I (Amanda) will be offering a class through Grow Portland, a local non-profit whose mission is to "empower our community to grow healthy food,"  entitled Vegetable Gardening Basics Workshop! It will be held right on the farm! It's a workshop for the super beginner. Never grown a vegetable before in your life? No problem! We'll discuss site selection, NW soil basics, how to plant seeds and transplants, and so much more. If you want more information or would like to sign up click here.

I also wanted to share pictures from yet another super fun and super productive work party! You really don't want to miss out next time!

Mollie and Russ, a vision in purple, sifting compost

Hava and Devin, happily constructing a picnic table

Bobby, Jeff and Wynne, leveling out a new area of the farm

Lunch! Laura (right) made chili!

work happening on so many levels
(notice Brandon at the fence weeding)!

Amanda at the finished picnic table

a cart and starts and so much more!

First of all, I know... it's been a while! Not writing is a sign that a lot has been happening-so that is good. Let's get to the important information:

We have VEGETABLE STARTS for SALE! 
$3.00/6-pack 

-lacinato, rainbow lacinato, and red russian kale
-flash collards
-all star lettuce mix
-flat leaf italian parsley

contact me if you are interested in getting some for your garden!

We have a beautiful new addition to our farm. It doesn't have a name yet, but it should. 

Behold, our cart. 

It was built by one of our incredible subscribers, Clay Dennis, in trade for vegetables! Lucky us. It's a wonder. We can carry all sorts of weight and it's the correct width and height to fit over our rows. A huge thanks to Clay- I'm not sure how we lived without it!

What else? Another work party? why,YES! 

This Sunday, April 7 9am-4pm (you can come for whatever part of that works for you, but if you could let us know when you are planning on coming then we can plan accordingly)!

We are working on expanding the farm! With your help, we will take out grass to create a whole new growing area. We will also be building a picnic table, spreading wood chips, and so much more. 

Bring water, gloves, clothes you don't mind getting dirty, and a shovel if you have one.

Lunch will be provided (something delicious), so... are you coming?

the most productive work day yet

the trusty crew: Bobby, Jeff, Laura, Brian,
Kim, Amanda, Wynne, Mollie, and Devin
photo  credit: Kurt Armstrong

On Groundhog's Day, a gorgeous sunny day, blue house greenhouse farm underwent some serious changes. Great changes, done by some really great people! Thank you to those great people- Jeff, Brian, Laura, Mollie, Kim, Wynne, Jennie, David, Nathan, Bobby, Carrie, and Abby-thank you, thank you, thank you! We did so much!! We made potting soil and started seeds in the greenhouse-a variety of lettuce, kale, chard, collards, and onions. We built washing and packing tables for harvested vegetables and a shelter for those tables (previously we had a pop-up tent and crappy folding tables). And we spread mulch, cleared blackberries, and enjoyed the day! We want to give a super special thanks to Laura and Brian who brought a delicious lunch-homemade chili and cornbread-for everyone! What a day, we couldn't have asked for a better one. Look below for photos and come by sometime and check out the changes!

Laura, filling trays with potting soil

Brian, multi-tasking: building the shelter
and cutting back blackberry with a machete

Devin and Wynne, staining a table

Finished table! With the drawer shelf out

....and with the drawer shelf in

Finished washing table! with folding shelf out

Jeff demonstrating the closing of the shelf

Devin and Amanda with the finished tables under the finished shelter!

I wish I could show you the before picture, it was a sea of blackberry.

Laura, heating up our lunch. yum!