Two lucky groups of youth from CommunityGrows partners, Booker T. Washington Community Service Center, and the Village Project, got to take a bus out of the City to the fog shrouded hills and...
Year: 2013
Oh! What Big Eyes You Have!
The Magic Zone kids (from our partner Mo'Magic's summer program) came to get a lesson offered by CommunityGrows in bug identification on Monday, July 22, 2013 in Koshland Garden. They started out...
Mellow Workday in the Koshland Summer Garden
Saturday July 20, 2013 was a beautiful, mellow day to work together with friends in Koshland Garden. Adrian Almquist, Garden Educator wrote up the list: move dirt from top of park to garden, fill...
Rad Radishes with Ezekiel
On Friday, July 19,2013 Ezekiel McCarter, our Rosa Parks Assistant Gardener, led the YMCA Buchanan kids in a lesson on preparing soil and planting radishes. Attendance is always a great way to...
Bi-Rite Market hosts the BEETS!
On Tuesday, July 16, 2013, the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) got a fantastic tour of Bi-Rite Market lead by Shakirah Simley. Shakirah is the communications/outreach...
Herb Smells for Watermelons-Hayward Carnival
CommunityGrows BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) devised a great game for the 2013 Hayward Rec Carnival held on July 12th. Placing different herbs in cloth...
First 2013 Summer Trip to Green Gulch Farm
On Tuesday, July 2, 2013 CommunityGrows hosted their first summer field trip to Green Gulch Farm. Along for the ride were the Western Addition Beacon and Hayes Valley Apartment youth, as well as...
July 20, 2013-Koshland Park & Garden Workday
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Composting and Cleaning Supplies
On Friday, June 28, 2013 the Buchanan YMCA youth got a lesson in composting and a reward afterwards of great smelling cleaners and hand soaps from Mrs. Meyer's. Megan Sweeney, marketing...
Camping with the BEETS in the Presidio!
On Saturday, June 22, 2013, nine of CommunityGrows BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) went on their first camping trip. Armed with backpacks, warm clothes, sturdy...