June 17, 2010. Good resources for good work.  Verde is please to announce we have been awarded the following grants:

1. Spirit Mountain Community Fund.  A 1-year, $15,000 award for Verde Energy, this grant supports Verde Energy's start-up and Year 1 operating costs, allowing us to hire 4 low-income people and put them to work weatherizing single family homes.  Click here to visit the Fund's website and learn more about this grant to Verde Energy, and about Fund grants to other area organizations.

2. East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District.  A 1-year, $35,300 award for Verde Landscape, Verde Nursery, and Verde Outreach-Grass Roots.  This grant helps us construct a new bioswale to slow and filter runoff from Nursery's Outdoor Production Facility, construct a drip irrigation system, and involve students from NAYA's Early College Academy in bioswale planning and construction.  Click here to learn more about the East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District and its Partners in Conservation Grant program.