On Thursday, July 5, 2012, the BEETS hosted a group of youth from the Civic Education Project (CEP) of Northwestern University's Center for Talent Development. CEP is a service-learning...
Year: 2012
June Workday in Koshland Park-2012
On June 30, 2012 we had a great workday in Koshland Park and Garden. A great turnout with Walden House folks and our BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens), folks from...
BEETS Go Camping!
"I got to put up a tent. I got to make a fire. I've never done that before--I'm a City boy."- Chris, 19 years old.
On Saturday morning June 16, 2012, the BEETS embarked on a weekend camping...
Summer Science Begins with Trips to Green Gulch Farm
The summer is a busy time for CommunityGrows, working with twelve partner groups, taking their youth to our learning gardens and on field trips. We started the fun on June 22, 2012 with a trip to...
Spring 2012 BEETS Adventures Galore
It was an exciting adventure for the BEETS this Spring, starting off with a visit to the California Academy of Sciences (blogged here). Then off to Recology on February 18th, with the following...
Seed, Water, Grow
On a pleasant afternoon in June, Nora Brereton took some of the Rosa Parks students into their upper garden to plant seeds, water and have fun. Everyone was thrilled to get involved. Water...
Koshland Gardeners Share Tips and Treasures
We had a great turnout of gardeners for our May 8, 2012 meeting in Koshland Garden. Seasoned plot holders and new, mingled and got to know one another. After a tour of the garden and pointing...
Cooking with Ms. Gaino
We are happy to introduce Ms. Adrian Gaino, our cooking instructor. She has been cooking with us on staff for over two years, leading the classes every Monday afternoon at Hayward Recreation...
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,...
John Muir Kindergartners Learn about Plants
On March 16th, Ms. Kalter's kindergartners had a lesson about plants in Koshland Garden. The John Muir students were raptured by being outdoors, and learning about the garden. Elaine Walker,...