This weekend brings plenty of opportunities to develop your green thumb. The Northeast Portland Tool Library's sponsoring a seed swap on Saturday, and the Concordia neighborhood's hosting a tree stewardship workshop tomorrow too. Read on for all the details:

Come join us at the Northeast Portland Tool Library on Saturday, February 27th, for a free seed swap and library stock-up event to kick off the new gardening season!  We have a wide range of seeds available that you can take home to start or supplement your garden for 2010.  You may find some interesting local varieties that you wouldn’t see at the store!  If you have seeds of your own that you’d like to share with others or with the library, now is a great time to bring them in. The event will be from 11AM to 2PM at the Tool Library (in the basement area of the Redeemer Lutheran Church – 5431 NE 20th Ave).  In addition to swapping seeds and stories, we’ll also have info about upcoming gardening and seed-saving workshops.  For more information, please contact Chris Price ( chris// @ //digitalnotions.com ).  Hope to see you there!

Tree info below the cut...

Photographing your Urban Forest, a Neighborhood Tree Steward Workshop!
Where: McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 Northeast 33rd Avenue
When: Saturday, February 27th from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Registration: Please Contact Autumn Montegna 503-701-7622 or autumn.montegna@ci.portland.or.us to register.

Cost: $25 payable at the workshop (scholarships are available)

Explore ways to use photography to enhance you stewardship projects and promote neighborhood tree goals. Taught by Neighborhood Tree Steward and professional photographer, Bob Langan, you will learn digital photography basics and how to best capture your subject. Using the Concordia Neighborhood as an example, we will photograph themes set forth by their Tree Team, critique photos, and learn how to set up an art show portraying local urban forest issues. For more information please contact Autumn Montegna.

Neighborhood Tree Steward Workshop Series is brought to you by the Tree Steward Coalition, members include Portland Parks & Recreation, Bureau of Environmental Services, Urban Forestry Commission, Friends of Trees, and Portland State University.