Learning Gardens Laboratory Placemaking Celebration

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From Learning Gardens Lab:

Join us for the Learning Gardens Laboratory Placemaking Celebration on June 1st, from 9:00am-2:00pm! Morning yoga, a guided walk around the property, visioning, hands-on tasks to improve the space and tend to seasonal needs, arts and crafts and a potluck! Come celebrate the beautiful space of Learning Gardens Lab, along with all the many people who make up this wonderful community.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/620330705044168/

Please see below for a more comprehensive schedule. Feel free to invite anyone and everyone!

Location:

Learning Gardens Laboratory

6745 SE 60th Ave, Portland, OR 97206

Please bring: 

-A dish to share
-Water bottle
-Gardening Gloves (if you have them)
-Clothes you are okay with getting dirty
-Closed toed shoes

This event is associated with City Repairs’ Village Building Convergence. Check out other events happening throughout this week, found here: https://villagebuildingconvergence.com/

LGL Placemaking Schedule

9:00am Placemaking Yoga with Jaime Mathis

  • Yoga and song facilitated by Leadership for Sustainability Education graduate student Jaime Mathis

10:00am Observation Walk & Opening Circle

  • Guided walk around the Learning Gardens Laboratory and the surrounding neighborhood
  • Gather and share observations about the space
  • Transition into hands-on tasks!

 10:45am Placemaking Activities 

  • Prepare our new entrance area
  • Tend to seasonal needs of the garden
  • Co-create welcoming artwork with natural materials recycled from the land

12:45pm Visioning and Closing Circle

  • Gather, put intentions into the space, celebrate achievements and rejoice the abundance to come!

1:15pm Potluck, Abundance Table, and Celebration!

  • Bring a dish to share and eat in a welcoming community setting!
  • Make art!
  • Listen to music!
  • Celebrate what we are creating together!

Hope to see you there!