On Friday July 10, 2015 the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) took their water conservation summer theme to the Hayward Rec Carnival in San Francisco. Thanks to a...
Year: 2015
Buchanan Y and Prince Hall Summer Fun
On Thursday, July 9th the Buchanan YMCA classes was busy in the Rosa Parks Upper Garden with Ms. Serena Squash. After taking roll, the class talked about what plants need to survive. They...
Buchanan Mall Activation!
We are honored to be included as partners with neighborhood residents, Green Streets and the Exploratorium to reactivate Buchanan Mall. This narrow park is 6 blocks long on Buchanan Street in...
New Liberation Garden with Booker T. Washington youth
On Thursday, July 9, 2015 CommunityGrows staff member Serena Padilla lead an afternoon class of Booker T. Washington youth at New Liberation Garden. After reading roll-call and the garden...
Green Gulch Farm with Up-on-Top and BEETS
On Tuesday June 23, 2015 CommunityGrows staff took a bus-load of youth from Up on Top organization and the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) to Green Gulch Farm for...
Planting Kale and Chard with Western Addition Beacon
Friday afternoon, June 26, 2015 the Western Addition Beacon youth came for a summer science lesson in the Koshland Garden. The first group was soon-to-be kindergardeners, and the second group,...
Pizza at Plaza East
On Thursday evening, June 25, 2015 CommunityGrows held their second cooking event at Plaza East Apartments in San Francisco. We had a large crowd of youth and families who helped to make...
Koshland Park and Garden Workday-7/25/15
Please join us for a invigorating workday outside in the Koshland Park and Garden on Saturday, July 25, 2015 from 11-2 PM. Our CommunityGrows staff and the summer BEETS (Band of Environmentally...
BEETS Camping in the Presidio
On Tuesday and Wednesday, June 16-17, the summer cohort of BEETS when over night camping in the Presidio at Rob Hill Campground. In the afternoon they took a hike to the Presidio Nursery, and...
Summer Cooking at Hayes Valley Apartments
Thanks in part to support from Aetna...