Growing Gardens Celebrates the Holidays with a Special Dessert Box Featuring Local Bakers and Makers.
Purchase a Holiday Box and celebrate the season all while supporting the nonprofit, boxes go on sale today, November 17th for pick up on December 10th
PORTLAND, OR (November 17th, 2021) – Growing Gardens celebrates the end of a momentous year with a special holiday dessert box, featuring local delectables from local bakers, chefs, coffee roasters, and more. In 2021 Growing Gardens celebrated 25 years working in the Portland community. To cap off the year and celebrate this major milestone, they have put together two special Holiday Boxes, featuring sweets for a good cause, including Double Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies from Cafe Olli baker Siobhan Speirits, and Maple Cinnamon Nanaimo Crunch Bars from Le Pigeon pastry chef Matthew Ives. These special boxes will feature holiday-themed pastries and treats for you and your loved ones to share this season, and are designed by local illustrator Courtney Knight. Sample treats from some of Portland’s most notable bakers and restaurants, including Le Pigeon, Berlu, and Mama Dut. It’s a simple (and delicious) way to give back. There are a limited number of boxes, so act fast to secure yours.
Today, Wednesday, November 17th, the Growing Gardens Holiday Pastry Box will go on sale, with two options to choose from. The $35 Holiday Box will feature a variety of sweet and savory pastries, including vegan options. The $50 Holiday Box Deluxe will feature pastries, plus coffee, produce, local honey, flowers, and more surprises! After paying our bakers and makers, proceeds will support Growing Gardens’ work in the community, building gardens for schools, correctional facilities, and local families. Boxes go on sale today, November 17th for pick up on Friday, December 10th between 4 and 7 p.m. at the Growing Gardens offices in SE Portland (3114 SE 50th Avenue). Each box will contain a program with information on the local businesses and dessert items.
To purchase a Holiday Box and support Growing Gardens, visit: http://weblink.donorperfect.
An earlier Chef In Your Garden dish from Jane Hashimawari of Ippai, photo credit Sara K. Beasley
Holiday Box ($35)
Berlu – Vince Nguyen
Ippai – Jane Hashimawari
Mama Dut – Thuy Pham
Cafe Olli – Siobhan Speirits
Selena’s Custom Kitchen – Selena Taylor
Le Pigeon – Matthew Ives
Local Baker Tess Paterson
Holiday Box Deluxe ($50)
Berlu – Vince Nguyen
Ippai – Jane Hashimawari
Mama Dut – Thuy Pham
Cafe Olli – Siobhan Speirits
Selena’s Custom Kitchen – Selena Taylor
Le Pigeon – Matthew Ives
Local Baker Tess Paterson
Baking For Biodiversity Zine by Katie Gourley
Turkish Coffee Set from Water Avenue Coffee & Sesame Collective
Illustration from Courtney Knight
Founded in 1996, Growing Gardens is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that uses the experience of growing food in schools, backyards and correctional facilities to cultivate healthy and equitable communities. Growing Gardens ramped up their work in the community in response to the pandemic, building raised garden beds for food insecure families, distributing thousands of home gardening education kits for kids, and launching a virtual gardening consultation program. Growing Gardens runs programming across the state of Oregon and provides professional training and community organization on a national level. For the past 25 years, they have developed specialized programs that utilize the powerful human experience of growing food to improve diets and health, bring science education to life, and create meaningful pathways to employment. For more information on Growing Gardens, visit https://www.growing-gardens.
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ABOUT GROWING GARDENS
Founded in 1996, Growing Gardens uses the experience of growing food in schools, backyards and correctional facilities to cultivate healthy and equitable communities. Growing Gardens programs Home Gardens, Youth Grow and Lettuce Grow support this mission, working to create equal access to healthy food, sharing resources, critical education, and training. Find more information at https://www.growing-gardens.