"I want to see Luscher Farm preserved for our public's enjoyment and appreciation through the years to come"
Rudie Luscher

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

My Testimony for This Evening

Children love to feed the chickens










It's an Important Evening Tonight-Please Show Up!!!

West End Building June 15th 6:30 -8:30pm

Just when did the word “farm” get removed from Luscher Farm?

It’s not a park. It’s a farm. It’s not urban. It’s rural.
Luscher Farm and the adjoining properties need to be set aside for the generations to come as a place of tranquility and peace. Luscher Farm needs to be in a special classification by itself. Never to be brought into the UGB and never to be developed and paved over . There are plenty of properties still out there for active sports; let us keep these lands to be used for agricultural, educational and passive activities; a place of peace, beauty, refuge, solace and health.
When I first moved here my favorite part of this city was Luscher Farm. That was back in 1978. It still is my favorite corner of the city. And little did I know that someday I would have a wonderful garden here. Not only have I been able to grow my own food here for over 15 years, but I have had the pleasure of enjoying the closeness to nature that this precious land can give to all of us.
And where else can one meet such down to earth friendly people while pulling weeds? We are a multi-generational neighborhood of people who want that connection to nature and closeness to the earth. We have enough noise and chaos around us all day and this place brings us back to the basics by being immersed in nature. We want this for ourselves and our children’s children.
Standing quietly in the stillness of Luscher Farm as the sun first comes up and seeing and hearing the farm wake up is a stellar experience. One not to be missed nor dismissed.
Let us ensure that we don’t look back years from now and say



“Oh if only we had left Luscher Farm a farm.”

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Important Meeting-Please Attend!









PUBLIC MEETING
PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
LUSCHER AREA FINAL DRAFT SITE PLAN

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. in the Willamette Room at the West End Building (4101 Kruse Way), the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board will meet to discuss the Luscher Area Final Draft Site Plan. MIG, Inc. who is developing the Luscher Area Master Plan will present history/background information on the site, present the site plan and provide insight into the design of the plan. Citizens are encouraged to attend and provide comments.
Luscher Area Master Plan
June 15, 6 to 8 p.m.
West End Building
For questions, contact Ryan Stee at 503-697-6575.

This will be one of the final meetings for us to be
able to publically comment.Please show up and
participate in this important meeting.
If you are unable to attend please take the time to
email each of Lake Oswego's City Councilors and Mayor.
Below are the names and email addresses:

Mayor Jack Hoffman jhoffman@ci.oswego.or.us
Councilor Mary Olson maolson@ci.oswego.or.us
Councilor Mike Kehoe mkehoe@ci.oswego.or.us
Councilor Jeff Gudman jgudman@ci.oswego.or.us
Councilor Bill Tierney btierney@ci.oswego.or.us
Councilor Donna Jordan djordan@ci.oswego.or.us
Councilor Sally Moncrieff smoncrieff@ci.oswego.or.us






Remember- if we don't speak up we cannot complain.




Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Luscher Area Master Plan Open House

Luscher Area Master Plan Open House

April 21, 4 to 7 p.m.

West End Building

Please plan on attending this Open House!

It's important for us to have our opinions

heard in regards to the three alternatives

that will be shown this evening.

The Parks and Recreation Department is hosting an open house to review three site plan alternatives for the Luscher Area Master Plan. The design team created the plans based on feedback from the January 22 Design Charette where people shared ideas for improvements to the park, farm and natural areas. The event is an open format. Drop by, look over the alternatives and provide input on the future of the Luscher Area! Read more about the Master Plan and open house. For more information, please visit Luscher Area Master Plan or contact Ryan Stee at 503-697-6575.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Luscher Farm Design Charette 1/ 22/2011





Luscher Area Master Plan
Design Charette 1-22-11

This is to let you know that the Luscher Area Master Plan process begins on January 22nd. This is an important step in planning the future of Luscher Farm and the surrounding properties that make up the Luscher Area. The City of Lake Oswego's first step in this process is to have a Design Charette (workshop). This event will give the us an opportunity to discuss existing and future uses, location of amenities, and site opportunities and constraints.

It is important for the City and Consultants to understand the wide range interests of the community. Please plan on attending this event as we need representatives who will help plan a good future for Luscher Farm. Your participation and perspective is essential to making sure Luscher Farm continues to have the focus of community gardens, health, environmental education and restoration of wildife habitats.

The event will occur Saturday, January 22nd from 9:30 am to noon at the Lakeridge High School Cafeteria. The city's webpage is: http://www.luscherplan.org/.
Please plan to attend!

Friday, October 29, 2010

Fall at Luscher Farm

I went out to Luscher farm today to walk and photograph
all the seasonal changes....
Most of the community gardens are in full Fall collapse-
with sagging vines and green tomatoes. Some, however,
are still in harvest mode with cool weather veggies.
Here are a few shots:
Hollyhocks and windmill

A finch takes advantage of the last lingering sunflowers
The hedgerow we all planted earlier is thriving
Gorgeous Chard in front with some tasty Kale in the background

Leftover from summer days
Or else a very optimistic gardener!

Black Capped Chickadee with green tomatoes


Photographs by Kathe Worsley





Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Centennial Celebration at Luscher Farm

The city had a huge Centennial Celebration on July 17th.
From 11am until around 9pm everyone could wander the farm
and enjoy all the different exhibits. This photo is of all the Farm Partners
at our information booth. It was a fun day with all of us together
as we had time to chat through the day in between answering
questions from all the people who dropped by.
Laura Masterson of the CSA was there, Conner Voss from Oregon Tilth, and
Jan Wirtz and Karen Davis who are with the City of Lake Oswego.
Karen is the Community Garden Co-ordinator and Jan Wirtz
is the Recreation Supervisor for Cultural Programs/Luscher Farm.
Here's a photo of Morry Fealy next to the Farm Partners booth.
We called these two scarecrows "The Polyester Sisters"-
Polly and Esther....hahah!
and here's a link to the Lake Oswego Review's coverage
of that day:
http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/news/story.php?story_id=127975011862130900

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Our T-shirts have arrived!


Our beautiful t-shirts with the
Friends of Luscher Farm logo
have arrived!
They are 100% cotton, pre-shrunk and made
in Honduras and only $15.00.
We will have them available this weekend
at Lake Oswego's Centennial event at Luscher Farm. http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/documents/LO100festvalposter071710.pdf

Many, many thanks to Jeff Foster
and Etta Wilkins-Foster for our gorgeous logo!
http://www.jefffoster.com/pages/homestead.html
If you would like to purchase a shirt either
email us or come to the event this Saturday!