Friday, October 19th, 2012 was a great milestone for John Muir Elementary School and CommunityGrows. John Muir School was CommunityGrows' (formerly Hayes Valley Neighborhood Parks Group) first...
Year: 2012
Rosa Parks BBQ Fun!
Saturday, September 22, 2012 was a fun back-to-school BBQ for families and friends of Rosa Parks Elementary School. Our BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) helped out by...
Fall 2012 BEETS Cohort Begins
On September 13, 2012 a new group of teen joined the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens). During an orientation at the Hayes Valley Youth Center everyone put their...
Starbucks and Washington HS joins Rosa Parks Workday!
On Saturday, September 8th, 2012, Starbucks employees, and teens from Washington High School came out to help CommunityGrows get Rosa Parks Elementary School gardens ready for the fall semester. ...
American Community Garden Association Visit
On Saturday, August 11,2012, we had a workday at Koshland Park where we were honored to host the National Conference of the American Community Garden Association. Starbucks employees were there...
BEETS Summer 2012 Graduation
On August 9, 2012 our twelve BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) completed their summer internship with CommunityGrows. They invited their families and friends as well...
National Night Out with Mayor Lee
August 7, 2012 was the 29th Annual National Night Out, a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. Folks in the Western Addition came together at...
CommunityGrows to be Feature at the ACGA
This coming Saturday, August 11th the American Community Garden Association (ACGA) will be in town in the midst of their four day national conference. They will be offering tours throughout the...
Roasted Pepper Marinara and Homemade Pasta
We cook a lot at CommunityGrows. After all, there are a lot of vegetables in our gardens and the kids love to eat! So one Monday afternoon in July, Kennard Smith, a terrific personal chef, came...
BEETS Work the Hayward Rec Carnival
Cloudy skies did not deter the hundreds of youth who came out for fun on Friday, July 13, 2012 at the Hayward Recreation Center's Carnival in San Francisco. Amidst the games, music, basketball,...