by Erica J Mitchell | May 7, 2012 | Project — The Sustainable Photography Project, Travel — Portland, Oregon
Pacific Crest Community School has planted a row of Eruca sativa, also known as Arugula, in a vegetable bed on the west facing corner of the campus.
The grounds feature natural cob construction designed in a Native American motif in homage of the indigenous tribes of the Pacific Northwest.
Pacific Crest Community School
Located: 116 NE 29th Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Grades 6th – 12th
Since 1993
“Pacific Crest Community School has been winning hearts and unlocking minds since 1993 when its doors first opened in Portland, Oregon. From the beginning, the school has offered its students and teachers alike the opportunity to be creative, independent and personally engaged in the educational process and community. Everything we do is based on our goal to inspire, respect, empower—and have fun.”*
*text from website
by Erica J Mitchell | May 5, 2012 | Project — The Sustainable Photography Project, Travel — Portland, Oregon
Sustainable Photography: Colonel Summers Community Garden
Another Community Garden has begun turning the soil and planting the seeds!
It’s the beginning of the growing season and the community has started to prepare their piece of the garden at Colonel Summers Community Park located at SE 17th Ave & Taylor St, Portland, Oregon.
Colonel Summers Park Website
Compost Bins are used to recycle plant matter back into dirt.
Budda replaces the Gnome that is traditionally used as decoration.
by Erica J Mitchell | May 4, 2012 | Pictures of the Day, Travel — Portland, Oregon
The Setting Sun
by Erica J Mitchell | May 4, 2012 | Project — The Sustainable Photography Project, Travel — Portland, Oregon
Vines!
I couldn’t help but stop and photograph the vines that have completely covered the corner of 28th & SE Ash Street.
The Side Street Gallery is located on a small side street a couple blocks from East Burnside.
“Portland’s great location for all that is creative, kooky, creepy, and cool!”
Side Street Gallery Website
by Erica J Mitchell | May 3, 2012 | Pictures of the Day, Travel — Portland, Oregon
Keeping it clear is a full-time job in the city and Portland is no exception. On any given day you will see a window cleaner high in the sky or down below, quietly wiping the dirt from the days before. Cheers to the Window Cleaner for I may never know what you really see.
Click on image below to enlarge!
The Window Cleaner
by Erica J Mitchell | May 2, 2012 | Project — The Sustainable Photography Project, Travel — Portland, Oregon
Portland has the most amazing hidden green roofs that I have seen. Standing on the Lovejoy Building you can view a verity of eco-roofs. Here was my view. This inspires me to consider growing green on my future home!
