Market Garden

Agricultural products grown in the Willamette Valley are showcased in the Silverton Market Garden. Many of the 147 Oregon crops are represented, including berries, grapes, other fruits, grass seed, hops and assorted vegetables. A rill filled with water runs through the center of this garden and ends in a small waterfall, symbolizing nearby Silver Falls. As a connection to the nearby Children’s Garden, there are a series of raised vegetable beds and a working, old-fashioned water pump where visitors are encouraged to do some hands-on gardening. Produce from this garden is donated to families in need; in 2008, more than 7,000 pounds of produce was harvested from the Market Garden.

Market Garden Designers: Ron Thompson, Mike Wellman, and The Silverton Market Garden Committee
 

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Silverton Market Garden

The Silverton Market Garden uses a range of different methods to improve soil fertility without using chemicals, including companion planting, raised beds and generous mulching. Organic fertilizers we apply include bone meal, fish meal, blood and feather meal, and ground mineral dust. The garden also uses local dairy manure on the raised beds and local hazelnut husks as mulch. These husks are great for slug control.

Learn more about our Green:

To learn more about the innovative ways in which The Oregon Garden is demonstrating environmental, economic, and social sustainability, look for the Green Guide Stop Signs throughout this site or pick up a Green Guide when you arrive at the visitors center and follow the self-guided tour throughout The Garden.