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Gleaning Greens and Chasing Chickens
Spending time with kids in the garden can be so much fun! Take the after-school program at Booker T. Washington Community Service Center on April 12, 2012. This group of six kindergartners, busy clipping off leaves of kale, chard and spinach, were so enthusiastic and proud to share their knowledge and wonder of growing things. [...]
Koshland Workdays-February and April 2012
Over the past few months we have held a number of workdays with some of our partners, including Starbucks, Kaiser-Permanente, Walden House and International High School. Starbucks stars, Ali Mouabdy and Jeremy Siemers have recruited over 20 employes to help in a number of workdays. In February Sir Lawrence Delouvre came by to share his [...]
Wreath and Card Making for the Holidays
On Saturday, December 10th from 1-4 PM the Hayes Valley South Apartments’ Community Room was buzzing with activity. Aside from the staff of CommunityGrows, the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) participated, and joined residents from the neighborhood. Special partners Trash Mash-Up (Bridget and Jessie McCracken), the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association, and ten [...]
Mr. Tamsky’s 5th Grade Class from John Muir!
On October 11, 2011 Mr. Tamsky’s 5th grade class from John Muir Elementary School did their science lesson in the garden learning about water conservation and seed planting. They talked about ratios of salt water to drinking water, and why clean water is important. They discussed ideas for water conservation and how they can recycle [...]
Rosa Parks Workday—two hour transformation!
On Saturday, August 27th the Rosa Parks Elementary School was the scene of an amazing two-hour transformation of its new upper garden. The PTA, joined by parents and children, CommunityGrows staff and a great group of volunteers came out to roll up their sleeves and show the love. Under grey skies and cool temperatures everyone [...]
Summer 2011 BEETS Celebration
Thursday, August 10th was the final day of the BEETS Summer session. Teens began the day by preparing a feast of pasta with a fresh vegetable sauce, including tomatoes, broccoli, onions, garlic; a salad with peppers, lettuce, baby tomatoes, cucumbers; and two berry and peaches pies. Jamie Tahaja, one of our volunteers, did yoga with [...]
Summer Newsletter of CommunityGrows
This is a tile done by a youth of CommunityGrows on the Western Addition Peace Wall at the Daniel E. Koshland Community Park and Learning Garden, corner of Page and Buchanan Streets in San Francisco. You are welcome to click on and download our summer CommunityGrows Summer Newsletter here: July2011 Newsletter Single Pages 8
BEETS Fall Green Job Training Program starting soon!
Applications are here for youth 15-19 years old to join us this fall for our green jobs training program, the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens). Deadline for applications is Monday, August 22nd at 5:00 PM. The fall program will go from September 12-December 10th. Times will be Tuesdays and Thursdays in the [...]
Save the Date: Fall Garden Party
Event registration powered by Eventbrite Save the Date for our annual Fall Garden Party Benefit to fund the BEETS Program on Saturday afternoon, October 15, 2011 from 1-4 PM in Koshland Park Garden, corner of Page and Buchanan Streets in San Francisco. Click on our invitation and sign up now! We hope that you’ll step [...]
Introducing the Summer BEETS!
On Tuesday, June 14, 2011 our new BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) Program began with eight new recruits. All youth from 15-19 years of age live in or have connections to the Western Addition of San Francisco. The summer cycle of this group of BEETS will end August 11, 2011. The BEETS [...]
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