Permaculture Rising

10/09/2026

Evergreen students are back at the farm this semester. We decided that it would be appropriate to post pictures posing with large blackberry roots just like guys post pictures with large fish. Here’s the first featuring Megan a very skilled blackberry slayer!

09/19/2026

It’s been a busy week here at the farm so I’m a bit late making my post to let you know that this weekend is the last chance to get cool season veggie starts from the nursery. We will be open from 11 am - 3 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Link in bio for address and nursery list. Hope you can come!

09/11/2026

Rain is coming in this weekend but there’s still warm sunny days in the forecast next week. It’s a good reminder to line up all those things you want to do before rainy season. And it’s a great time to plant your cool season veggie starts. The nursery will be open on Sunday only this weekend 9/13 from 11-3z link in bio for nursery list and address. If you can’t make it on Sunday, get in touch and we can figure out a time to come out that’s convenient for you!

09/10/2026

Some veggie starts are looking for a ride from the nursery to Portland. Might you be going that way and want some extra oxygen and companionship in your vehicle?

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09/04/2026

These are some of the beautiful vegetables and flowers that we have in the nursery that will delay you in the fall winter and spring. First one up is the purple Cape cauliflower which produces these beautiful purple heads in February.

The nursery will be open on Saturday, September 5 from 11 to 3 PM. We are offering a food preservation workshop on Sunday so the nursery will only be open for participants. We will open again next Sunday, September 13 from 11 to 3 PM. The sunlight is waning so it’s best to plant soon.

Link in bio for nursery list and address



Penstamons are blooming now and will continue for a while….

Purple sprouting broccoli overwinters and produces a main head in April with lots of smaller broccolini’s afterwards

Aster tataricus is a 6’ tall Chinese medicinal aster that blooms in the autumn.

Lenten rose blooms in the middle of winter. It is a very hardy plant.

Violets bloom in February. They are a wonderful ground cover with a subtle fragrance and edible. I like to infuse them in honey.

Winter jasmine blooms December through February on bare branches. The yellow flowers are so beautiful in the winter.

Serbian bellflower is blooming now and will continue for a while. The blooming ms are edible. It is a nice ground cover.