Journal

Stories of transformation

Alissa Collins (she/her) Alissa Collins (she/her)

A Quick Homeowners Guide to Improving Your Yard and Landscape

Resilience has long been associated with making it β€” growing despite the odds. Why wouldn’t you want your home to provide more than just shelter? It can become an immensely productive and gratifying place to cultivate your edible landscape, work on improving your energy systems, and meet your neighbors in the process.

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Alissa Collins (she/her) Alissa Collins (she/her)

Do You Have a New Year’s Resolution for Your House?

At the beginning of each year we take stock of our lives and set intentions to make improvements in areas we deem important. As someone that is big on goal setting, I believe strongly in the power of New Year’s Resolutions.

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Alissa Collins Alissa Collins

Edible Landscaping 101

You’ve heard about the local food movement and are curious to about growing some of your own food. So why create an edible landscape? This post goes into a step by step process of how to approach creating the edible yard of your dreams!

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Neal Collins (he/him) Neal Collins (he/him)

Social Permaculture in Real Estate

Finding community in the heart of Sellwood: an interview with Neal Collins and Matt Bibeau on how City Repair got started.

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Neal Collins (he/him) Neal Collins (he/him)

Where to Get Wood Chips in Portland

When we first started tackling our garden-overhaul project we knew that we needed to remove many plants and rebuild the soil health.

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A Winery That Dares to be Different

I love wine. I don’t love it for the psychoactive effects of the alcohol, although that is a benefit, but because it is the expression of human-meets-divine creativity.

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