Use pressure cookers. Metro offers how-to brochures and classes that can show you how to turn food scraps into compost for your yard. Customers pay a subscription fee to receive a share of the farm s harvest. Some CSAs deliver the food, while others have a central pick-up spot. This resource guide provides recipes and lists of local farmers markets, CSAs, restaurants, and stores.
Property owners are responsible for pipes and fixtures on the customer side of the water meter.
Contact the Portland Water Bureau to request information if your water changes in appearance suddenly, becoming rusty, dirty or discolored. Portland s source water contains no detectable lead, but exposure to lead through drinking water is possible if materials in a building s plumbing contain lead. Avoid using water that has been standing in the plumbing. This flushes stale water out of the pipes, replacing it with fresh water. Use only lead-free solder when making plumbing repairs.