On Thursday, May 11, 2017 Koshland Garden was buzzing with Ms. Martin's first graders from John Muir Elementary School. CommunityGrows Garden Programs Supervisor Paul Bergkamp led them on...
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Cooking at Rosa Parks Senior Center
On Thursday, May 11th CommunityGrows Seed-to-Mouth cooking instructor Crystal Leon led a cooking demonstration at Rosa Parks Senior Center in Buchanan Mall. This was in partnership with...
BEETS Graduate!
Thursday, May 4, 2017 the Fall-Spring BEETS Cohort graduated. The CommunityGrows staff celebrated the past eight months of their accomplishments with a slide show and BBQ in Koshland...
Work and Health Day at Rosa Parks Elementary
On Saturday April 29, 2017 Rosa Parks Elementary held a workday in collaboration with CommunityGrows and the Buchanan YMCA Healthy Kids Day. This free event for families and friends-to...
BEETS build gardens at Plaza East
Our Fall-Spring cohort of BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated & Employable Teens) embarked on a special project to improve the backyards of seniors living in Plaza East Apartments. They...
Earth Day with International High School
On Saturday, April 22, 2017 CommunityGrows celebrated Earth Day with students from International High School in Koshland Garden. It was a great day of weeding, pruning, planting and cleaning up...
Kindergarteners Celebrate Earth Day!
On Friday April 21, 2017 the kindergarten class of...
BEETS Rough it in the Presidio
On March 25 and 26, 2017 the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) went off camping in the Presidio. After setting up the campsite and Tents, they enjoyed lunch and had...
Mind, Body and Soul Community Pop Up – Ella Hill Hutch with the BEETS
On February 25, 2017 from 11-4 PM the BEETS held court at the Mind, Body and Soul Community Pop Up at Ella Hill Hutch in the Western Addition. The Pop Up utilized a focus on wellness to provide...
Yummy Salad Day at Rosa Parks
On Thursday, February 8th, thanks to a grants from Kaiser-Permanente and Atena Corporation, CommunityGrows was able to partner with the Green Team at Rosa Parks Elementary School to offer a...