Steve Herraiz (Mr. Steve) had his class of enthusiastic kindergartners at John Muir Elementary School, walk down to the Koshland Park Community Learning Garden for their morning lesson on...
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First Graders Learn Honorable Harvest
Ms. Erin Miranda's first grade class had a special day of thanks for the Rosa Parks Garden on Monday, April 11, 2016. <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CZwwKSivkH0?rel=0"...
Rain and Three Sisters at Cobb Elementary
On Saturday, April 9, 2016 the rain was coming down, but that did not deter our CommunityGrows staff Jay Jordan, who was on a mission to get volunteers involved in the garden at Cobb Elementary...
Camping with the BEETS
Our Spring cohort of BEETS had an overnight camping experience on Saturday and Sunday, March 26-27, 2016. The goals of the trip were: to have fun, learn about the environment, learn more about...
Seed-to-Mouth Cooking at Willie Mays Clubhouse-March
During the month of March 2016 the primary focus for the Seed to Mouth cooking class at Willie Mays was discussing vitamins and their carriers. Relating vitamins and minerals to the food from...
BEETS visit Don Fisher Clubhouse
On Thursday, March 17th, the Spring BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) visited the Don Fisher Clubhouse. Located on Fulton Street between Gough and Franklin, the new...
Yummy Greens at Plaza East
report by Crystal Jones, CommunityGrows Seed-to-Mouth Cooking Coordinator
In education, holiday calendars can be an excellent tool for planning how to organize ones curriculum, as well as...
Vision Academy Visits Alemany Farm
On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, CommunityGrows Gardens Program Manager Adrian Almquist worked with youth from the Vision Academy from the BayView. Here they are weeding chard. They also learned...
Advisory Board Retreat at 18 Reasons
On March 12, 2016 our CommunityGrows Advisory Board met for a day long retreat at 18 Reasons.The retreat was facilitated by Francis Thompkins of TogetherBrave. Frances helped to orient the day,...
Lunch with Alice and Will
On March 8, 2016, CommunityGrows staff Adrian Almquist, Garden Programs Manager, and Crystal Jones, Seed-to-Mouth Cooking Coordinator had lunch with Alice Waters and Will Allen at the Edible...