Portland Jul 14, 2008 at 12:11 pm

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Nice report! I'm not sure I will ever have the desire to harvest weeds from the streets, but I just read about a book on Powell's bestseller list called On Guerrilla Gardening. It's by Richard Reynolds and he urges people to 'reclaim drab and neglected urban spaces' through stealth gardening. That I can get behind!
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In the short amount of time you've lived here, I guess you haven't realized that Portland has lots of mixed-use neighborhoods, and lots of people living and working in "shitty warehouses". Take a walk through the Central Eastside industrial area and you'll find some of the coolest buildings in town with some of the most creative things happening in them. I'm glad you're getting out and having lots of Portland experiences, but I hope you won't get in the habit of dismissing whole areas of town based on your initial perceptions.
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now THIS seems useful---

cannabis sativa near 505 10th ave s.

There is a shed in the backyard with 35 blueberry weed plants growing. The shed is home-maid.

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Hey, thanks for the review! I'm the young woman in the bright ball cap! I graduated from both Columbines and Arctos School of botanical studies. Anyone who stayed on the plant walk was a rugged plant enthusiast, considering how fucking hot it was... but we all shared a lot about plant use. Thanks for talking about the ethics of urban edibles! We do condone eating out of neighbor's yards, but we encourage you to speak with them first! It's a great way to build community and besides, it might encourage them to post on our site! We lead bicycle scouting trips for people with all levels of experience, join us the second and fourth wednesdays at 6pm; location tba. Check the urbanedibles.org calendar for further information!
Thanks and happy foraging!
<3 Carly Boyer

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