Grow Portland supports schools and communities by facilitating hands-on garden experiences that foster connections to food, nature and each other.


Grow Portland Leadership Transition

After 5 years, Grow Portland's current Executive Director, Michelle Welton, is moving on to a new position. We're grateful for all her work with Grow Portland. Click here to read thoughts from her and our Board Chair. We have hired a new Executive Director and are excited to introduce her VERY SOON!


Give!Guide has begun!

Grow Portland is in the Give!Guide and we are aiming to raise $15,000 to support equitable school garden education. Join us in this vital work!

Our amazing business partners have donated an impressive list of incentives as a thank you for your support and the Give!Guide has a Big Give Day every week, where you are entered to win incredible prizes. Check it out!

Our Give!Guide campaign is centered on the importance of Outdoor Learning. Over the next two months, we will share stories about how Outdoor Learning influences students' ability to learn, build their confidence and empathy, improve their health and so much more. 

We invite you to join us throughout our campaign to learn more about the experiences of our students through their eyes and the eyes of our team of Garden Educators. When you donate through the Give!Guide, you help us continue to get kids outside, in the fresh air, learning, playing and growing every day. 


I thought the vegetables were going to taste like nothing, but when I tried them they were really good! The program gave me tips about how I could make my own garden on my own.
— - Fifth grader, Menlo Park Elementary School