Zenger Farm
Zenger Farm is a working
urban farm that models,
promotes and educates
about sustainable food
systems, environmental
stewardship, community
development and access to
good food for all.
History
• Zenger family and
Mount Scott Dairy
• Land purchased by
BES in 1994
• Friends of Zenger
Farm established in
1999.
Green Farmhouse
• Renovation of
Zenger Farmhouse
completed in 2007
• Solar panels for “net
zero energy use”
• Cisterns for drinking
water
• Parking lot and
bioswales
Youth Education
Over 4-5,000 Kcollege students
visiting Zenger Farm
for field trips and
summer camp
programming.
Field trip programs
Zenger Farm's experiential and science
based programs teach youth and adults
about the importance of food, farming,
wetland conservation and environmental
stewardship in fostering healthy urban
communities. Participants learn that
healthy food comes from healthy soil,
which can be anywhere - even in the city.
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Farm Tour
Service Learning
Critters in the Crops
People Need Plants
Explore Soils
Wetland Ecology
Summer Camps
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Farm Camp
Cooking Camp
Harvest Camp
Counselor in
Training
Community Education
• Adult workshops on
backyard chicken
keeping, cheese
making, organic
gardening, worm
composting, cooking
and preserving.
• Public tours every
Friday from 4-5pm.
Farm Operations
• Eight years under
47th Ave Farm
• Two years run by
Zenger Farm
• 40K in revenue
• Farm apprentice
team
• Livestock
• 800 annual
volunteers
Lents International Farmers
Market
• History – Community Food
Assessment
• Providing fresh, affordable,
culturally appropriate
produce to the diverse
Lents community
• Unique marketing
opportunity for immigrant
and emerging farmers
• Food security: food stamp
match, cooking
demonstrations, free
transportation
Healthy Eating on a Budget
• Simple workshops
on shopping for and
preparing meals on
a limited budget
• 600 families have
participated
• Workshops defined
by participants
Future
• Paying HEOB
program participants
• Urban Grange
• Developing a
product line
Portland Partners
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Growing Gardens
Portland Community Gardens
Janus Youth
Portland Fruit Tree Project
47th Avenue Farm
Thousands of backyard gardeners
Portland Multnomah Food Policy Council
Diggable City/Portland Plan
Soil and Water Conservation Districts