Florence handed her mom one shishito pepper after another, as her little sister, Ramona, watched on from her mother’s arms. Their big brother, Bruce, was busy with an apple, which he carried as he ran circles around the farm.

“It’s not just my kids taking their space,” Deborah Marion said. “The farmers are so kind and welcoming to them and make them feel this sense of home and belonging here.”

Marion and her husband have been members of Zenger Farm’s CSA for about a decade. Their kids, ages 1 to 6, have grown up among the rows of produce, learning about and eating food grown in their own southeast Portland neighborhood.

> Donate to Zenger Farm or the Season of Sharing general fund . You can also Text the code Season2025 to 44-321.

Zenger Farm, a nonprofit urban farm on

See Full Page