Dirt Heads – Monthly Gardening club for young enthusiasts
Dirt Heads, a monthly gardening club for young enthusiasts meets monthly at the Sacred Heart Food Bank Garden, next to the NWRESD at 2410 5th St in Tillamook. All ages are welcome. Dirt heads younger than 12 should be accompanied by an adult. For more information email rebekahlaszlo@yahoo.com or call 503-815-8310. Read more about Dirt Heads in the July 11, 2008 edition of the Headlight Herald.

Sacred Heart Food Bank Garden Workdays
Every Wednesday, 10 am to noon at the Sacred Heart Food Bank Garden, 2410 5th St in Tillamook. Help
plant, water, weed, harvest, and keep our garden growing. Food from this garden goes to local food
banks and pantries and helps feed hungry families.

Food Roots will welcome our new VISTA volunteer, Katherine Cofell, on August 15. Katherine will replace our current VISTA and continue growing Food Roots Education and Outreach programs. So far, in 2008, Food Roots has served over 300 new youth through classroom activities and garden service learning projects. Thank you to Tillamook PUD, the EDC of Tillamook County, TLC Federal Credit Union, and all of our volunteers for making the VISTA Education and Outreach project possible.

With the help of a Community Support Grant from Tillamook People’s Utility District, Food Roots and numerous community and student volunteers began construction of a high tunnel hoop house at Tillamook Jr High (TJHS) in June. This 20 ft by 50 ft unheated hoop house will allow Food Roots and classes at TJHS to grow food year round and learn hands on about food production. During the summer, the hoop house will also provide an opportunity for youth to learn about the business aspects of growing food. In early July, Food Roots youth volunteers helped plant tomatoes at the hoop house.

This spring, Food Roots added Gina Emanuel and Courtney Fortenberry to our Board of Directors. Gina is an attorney and Courtney is the library/media assistant at Neah-Kah-Nie High School.

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