Welcome to Zenger Farm

We are a working urban farm that models, promotes and educates about sustainable food systems, environmental stewardship, community development and access to good food for all.

Upcoming Events and Workshops

 

Visit the farm! Check out our events below or see our weekly schedule. The farm is open to drop in visits at specific times.

 

Ongoing

 

Drop-In Fridays, 2pm-5pm

Come visit the farm every Friday, from March through the 3rd Week of November

Work party and Self Guided Tours 2pm-5pm

Guided Tour 4pm-5pm

Lend a hand in the fields, visit the chickens, worms and bees, explore the wetland and learn about urban farming! Bring a friends or make new ones here. Please let us know if you are bringing more than 5 people (email prairie@zengerfarm.org or call 503-282-4245).

 

Lents International Farmers Market

Sundays, June 6th - October 17th (9:00am to 2:00pm)

Located at SE 92nd and Foster Road

Come enjoy farm fresh fruits and vegetables, international food, chef demos, live music and kids activities! Support a neighborhood market striving to increase food security in Outer SE Portland. The market accepts Oregon Trail (SNAP) cards, Debit cards, and WIC & Senior FDNP checks and has a food stamp matching program. Check out the weekly cooking and gardening demonstrations at 10am and learn how to buy, cook and grow your own food on a budget. Zenger Farm manages the market in partnership with the neighborhood, and we sell our produce there, along with over 15 other vendors. Learn more.

 

September

 

2nd Annual Bee Day

Saturday, September 18th (11am-4pm)

Honey Harvest, Hive Tours, Kids Activities and More! Learn all about Honeybees and Backyard Beekeeping. Hive tours will be offered every hour starting at 11:30AM. Help the beekeepers extract honey in the Farm House. Honey, wax, and hive needs? Bring your cash and check out our Bee Market! Fun kids actvities from 1PM -3PM in the Children's Garden. For more info contact: sydney@ecotrust.org.

 

Grand Central Bakery Fair (Benefit for Zenger Farm!)

Saturday, September 18th (10am-4pm)

Grand Central Bakery's Fremont location, 714 N Fremont, Portland Oregon

 

Come celebrate the harvest and community in classic county fair style! This one-day event will host an array of demonstrations, contests and activities for the entire family. A small admission fee gives you access to traditional (and not-so-traditional) fair favorites such as baking and preserving contests, a judging of urban grown produce, a bicycle rodeo and a wide array of baking, cooking and urban farming seminars and demos. Special guest Novella Carpenter, urban farming expert and author of Farm City, will take the stage at 11 am to share her experiences creating and maintaining an urban farm at her home in Oakland, California.

 

All proceeds from this event go to benefit Zenger Farm and the Community Cycling Center. Advance tickets are on sale now at all six Portland Grand Central bakery café locations.

 

For additional information and questions, please visit Grand Central Baking's website.



Farm Tour Series: Oakhill Organics, Pitchfork and Crow, and Mustard Seed Farm

Wednesday, September 22nd (8:45am-3:00pm)

Our Emerging Farmer Training Program offers a series of free tours for immigrant farmers, farm apprentices, and farm educators. Transportation provided. Learn more and register (pdf).

 

Community Bee Project Meeting

Tuesday, September 28th (6:30pm-8:30pm)

The community group managing the hives at Zenger Farm meets the last Tuesday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Zenger Farmhouse. Meetings start with a Bee Q&A session for the first half hour, then move into hive care and a deeper topic discussion. Everyone is welcome! Learn more.

 

 

 

October

 

3rd Annual Farm to Table Fundraiser

Friday, October 22nd, 6pm at University of Portland's beautiful University Commons

 

Celebrate urban farming and raise the funds vital to our work educating youth and adults about where good food comes from! Come to the table and enjoy a locally grown four-course meal prepared by Bon Appetit chef, Joe McGarry, bid on silent and live auction items, celebrate the year's successes, and share dreams for the coming year. Learn More!