We have arrived in Portland and I am really excited to be in the number one most sustainable city in the country. What I have noticed so far is that there is a recycle bin on almost every street corner. The tap water is pretty good. Also, there are little plaques over many of the street grates saying “No Dumping, this leads to the Stream”. It’s pretty neat.
There is a farmer’s market every weekend. At least for the summer and fall. and everything is local and organic. In the middle of the Milwaukie Farmer’s Market there was a booth set up with Portland Gas and Energy talking about how they want their customers to have the opportunity to explore wind energy and geothermal energy and move away from fossil fuels.
So I am still absorbing the city, but will post more as I find out the true ins and outs of the city.
