Jean's Urban Forest Farm

03/07/2026

Jean’s Farm will have a table at the Resource Fair tomorrow! Hoping to see lots of friendly faces there! Knowledge Seekers Homeschool Collective

03/06/2026

Hi, I’m Matt Bibeau. Part of the content of the permaculture design course (PDC) is an exploration of the ways we can lessen our impact and how to apply technology in an appropriate way. In our upcoming PDC I’ll be teaching at Jeans Farm, one of the examples will be the tiny house we built on-site that has the ability to be fully independent of city electricity and water. Enjoy this documentary made about our tiny home, and consider enrolling in the course! It runs one weekend/month beginning in April. https://www.pdxpermaculture.org/pdc/weekend

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UpFDUvzlvKA 

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02/25/2026

Know anyone that wants a wholesome, outdoor, farm-based, permaculture-inspired, creative, vigorous, loving, supportive, empowering, community-oriented middle school environment for their child? Send them our way!

02/25/2026

Gonna be at this cool event on March 7th promoting next year’s middle school program. Hope lots of folks make it out!

02/24/2026

I'm excited to collaborate with Drake James of Urban Village Designs to offer a really special one-weekend-a-month PDC in Portland at Jean's Farm and other inspiring demonstration sites. 🌟

06/04/2025

Have children 7+ who love farms, flowers and honeybees? Our amazing beekeeper, Onyx Baird of Feral Honey, keeps bees at Jean’s Farm now and is running a summer camp June 24-27. There are still a few spots left! Sign up at https://www.nurturebynature.info/summer-camp.

Pollinator Conservation & Regenerative Beekeeping Services in the Pacific Northwest Chat with me Meet Onyx Onyx is a scientist and a honeybee conservationist based in Portland, OR. She has a MS in Wildlife Disease, and has traveled abroad to study with some of the world’s experts in sacred beekeep...

02/25/2025

"Share the Love" for our new yurt gathering space at Jean's Farm! https://www.4giving.com/D5B6

Your donation of

$200 covers the cost of new hardware, floor paint and a minor platform wood repair.

$300 covers our moving truck rental and gas to and from its current location in Dexter, OR.

$400 covers the cost of extending electricity to the space to run the mini split and lighting.

$500 covers the cost of a covered entry porch.

$600 covers the cost of the mini split (heating and cooling unit).

$880 covers the cost of insulation.

$2000 covers the cost of the platform & floor.

$8,600 covers the remaining cost of the yurt (after applying our $2,000 deposit).

All labor is volunteered, by Matt, Kelly and our friends!

We deeply appreciate donations of any amount. Stay tuned this week for community spotlights of awesome folks who will be launching their businesses using the yurt space at no cost.

Your support will enable us to add a 2nd yurt as a space for classes, music, dance, meditation, yoga, massage, workshops and a permaculture library.