On May 1, 2014 the Spring cohort of BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) had their graduation at the Hayes Valley Apartments Community Room. Congratulations to Darwin...
Year: 2014
Introducing Kelly ErnstFriedman
We would like to welcome Kelly ErnstFriedman to our staff as the new Director of Programs. Her recent work with the Oakland School District on the development of a food recovery program inspired...
One Day on Earth at Rosa Parks Elementary School
On April 26th, 2014 CommunityGrows participated in a media campaign, "One Day in San Francisco," a participatory media-creation event. We did this during our Rosa Parks Elementary School gardens...
Try this at home: Sushi!
On Monday, April 21, 2014 we made sushi with the after school K-5 graders at Hayward Rec Center on Laguna Street in San Francisco. The sushi was marvelous! In fact, it was so easy we may never...
Join Us for a Garden Workday on May 10th
On Saturday, May 10th, 2014 we will be having a garden workday in Koshland Park, corner of Page and Buchanan Streets in San Francisco. We will be joined by a great group of volunteers from the...
Third Professional Development a Great Success!
On Saturday, April 19, 2014 CommunityGrows Director of Programs, Nora Brereton led the third professional development day for pre-kindergarten teachers at the Rosa Parks Elementary School upper...
WalkSF visits Koshland Peace Wall and Garden
On Saturday, April 19th a group of 30+ walking enthusiasts from Walk San Francisco came to Koshland Park to view and hear the story about the Western Addition Peace Wall and visit the Learning...
BEETS Camping with Backyard Bound-GGNP
by Rodrick Irby, current BEET Intern
The CommunityGrows BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens), as well as high school teens from all across the Bay Area, attended the...
Recruiting Teens for our Summer BEETS Program
We are recruiting teens between the ages of 15 and 19 to join our Summer BEETS Program. The summer session will go from June 10 through August 7, 2014. Deadline for applications is Friday, May...
CommunityGrows Board Retreat
On Sunday, March 30, 2014, our CommunityGrows Advisory Board held their annual advisory board retreat at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, CA in the Marin Headlands within the Golden Gate...