PCC campus builds programs on ‘green’ ideas

The Beaverton Valley Times, Aug 3, 2006, Updated Oct 30, 2009

Sustainable practices come in all shapes and sizes. Nowhere is that more true than at Portland Community College.

This summer, PCC’s sustainability coordinator Noelle Studer is making sure people at the college and in the community think “green” first.

Studer has been hosting learning garden work parties all summer. The parties allow staff and students to pick ripe vegetables and in the process learn about organic gardening. The group has delivered more than 70 pounds of greens, peas, radishes, onions, tomatoes and broccoli to the Oregon Food Bank in Washington County.

“The learning garden is a great way to bring people together,” Studer said. “There is a lot of potential of goodwill building here. Every PCC campus can do this.”

Going green

The garden is a community affair at the college. Instructor Kevin Lien’s 2005 organic gardening class helped design the garden and perform soil tests. Landscape Technology instructor Loren Radford built the irrigation system and students from the organic gardening class used the space to experiment with cultivation practices.

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