diy events in Portland...

Event date: May 27, 2012

Event location: Albina Early Head Start (Normandale), 909 NE 52nd Ave.

A rain garden is a sunken garden bed that captures stormwater and allows it to soak back into the ground naturally Learn how a rain garden can add beauty to your yard and help restore overloaded urban streams at the same time. Part of a larger effort to reduce stormwater runoff and pollution from entering local waterways, this workshop provides step-by-step details on how to plan, design and build your own rain garden. You’ll more...

Event date: Jun 15, 2012

Event location: Mr. Green Beans, 3932 N Mississippi Ave.

Branch Water and Beyond: Custom mixed non-alcoholic elixirs Using different combinations of fruit juices, sparkling water, herbal bitters and essential oils, we'll show you how to move beyond soda, plain juice and virgin bloody marys. Taste several combinations that also make great mixers for those who do want to add fire water! Plus, learn the true meaning of 'branch water' and sample this delicate healing infusion. more...