Garden Mentorship

We offer one-on-one mentorship and training in your garden throughout the year

Work with a professional and learn the skills you need to be self sufficient in your vegetable garden

We bring all of the materials you will need to be successful in your garden, and work with you throughout the year as we plant, tend, and harvest the bounty that we have grown together!

Learn to become a skilled home vegetable gardener with our Garden Mentorship services

What you will learn in a season of mentorship:

  • Planting methods for both seeds and nursery starts
  • Specific plant needs of different fruits and vegetables
  • Ideal planting times and spacing for individual plants
  • Best irrigation practices for optimum plant health
  • Proper harvest method and appropriate timing
  • Pest and disease identification and organic control
  • Soil fertility management, now and over time
  • How to care for plants that require special attention
CONTACT US TODAY AND GET GROWING!

‘Ian and his team did such a fantastic job! We knew nothing about gardening and relied on his expertise for raised-bed size, location, planning and execution...'

MARY M. — Happy Client
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Who We Are

Our amazing team

Ian Wilson

Owner and Founder

Born and raised in Portland, Ian worked on and managed organic farms in Vermont, Argentina, Hawaii, and California before coming home to roost.  He received an Advanced Certificate in Ecological Horticulture at UC Santa Cruz in 2010 before managing 18 acres of organic vegetables at 47th Avenue Farm, one of Portland’s oldest CSA farms, growing food for over 200 Portland area families.  He started Portland Edible Gardens in 2013, and has never looked back.

Amelia Barker

Home Gardens Program Leader

Originally from New York, Amelia moved to Oregon in 2016 and has been farming ever since. She has worked on and managed farms from 16 acre mixed veggies to an intensive half acre of cut flowers. Her love of plants also manifested at school educational gardens, a genomics lab at a botanical garden, a seed saving nonprofit in Bangalore, India, and flower shops across the country. When she’s not puttering in the garden, find Amelia working on a sewing project or exploring a new park with her daughter.

Alex Pedrick

Installation Leader

Alex grew up in forested and bucolic Chester County, Pa. He took interest in it’s plants, trees, and natural bounty from the beginning, befriending farmers and gardeners who shared his interest.  Since working on farms in PA, and a cross country bike trip that landed him in Oregon, he has volunteered with various farmer friends for camaraderie and delicious produce.  When he's not building gardens, you'll find him playing guitar, riding his bike, exploring the woods, or cooking a meal with friends.

Michael Dubuois

Home Garden Mentor

Originally from Maine, where he earned a B.A. in Sustainable Agriculture, Michael has worked his way across the country, farming as he goes. He has worked with plants on a number of unique levels; from mixed vegetable farms, to microgreen operations, and even potato breeding. He has a wealth of knowledge and is excited to share it with the growers of Portland. Find him camping in the woods when he isn’t working in your garden.

Christopher LaRose

Home Garden Mentor

Born and raised in upstate New York, Christopher studied organic agriculture at the UCSC Center for Agroecology in Santa Cruz, CA. He has been farming and teaching in Portland for the past decade. Along with his partner Jessie, he co-runs Oracle Orchard, a one-acre urban flower and fruit farm in the East Columbia neighborhood.

Annie Scott

Installation Team

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Annie moved from Washington to Oregon at 13.  Annie has a love for all things outdoors. She has traveled the world with a background in merchant sailing and spends her free time exploring new places or volunteering on farms overseas.  She is passionate about ecology, permaculture, and learning as much as she can to further a career in environmentally beneficial work.