Thanks to incredible volunteers and teen interns, our summer program at CommunityGrows was a smashing success! We could never have served over 300 youth from thirteen organizations...
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Partnership with STARBUCKS!
Building upon its long-term commitment to community involvement, Starbucks Coffee Company recently awarded more than $1 million in Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ Youth Action Grants in the U.S....
New Garden at Rosa Parks Elementary School!
On April 21, 2010 Nora Brereton and Barbara Wenger, both staff of CommunityGrows, met with Rosa Parks Elementary School Garden Team to discuss starting a new garden on the school site. What a...
Weeding and Seeding with the afterschool Beacon
On May 20, 2010 the Western Addition Beacon after school youth weeded out their plots and dug for worms, as well as gathered seeds from vegetables that had run their course.
Imagine our...
April Workday a Great Success!
On Saturday, April 17, 2010 we had a workday in Koshland Park and Garden, sponsored by Kaiser-Permanente. Twenty-two neighborhood friends came out to help us move woodchips, prune tree...
Harvesting Favas with the Beacon Kids
Today first and second graders from the after-school Western Addition Beacon Center worked in Koshland Garden harvesting FAVA BEANS! Favas, really part of the pea family, are very...
Support CommunityGrows Today!
Your contribution to CommunityGrows is greatly appreciated! You can make your donation at the Tides Center Donation page. Please select CommunityGrows from...
Starting a Garden at the Hayward Recreation Center
On Wednesday, April 13, 2010 we began a nine-week program to create a garden at Hayward Recreation Center through a partnership with the Buchanan YMCA, across the street from Plaza East housing...
Handful Players Rehearse in Koshland Garden
On Thursday, April 8, 2010, the Handful Players came to Koshland Garden to rehearse their upcoming play by Eugenie Chan entitled Rainbow in Your Corner....
New Facebook Page for CommunityGrows
CommunityGrows now has a Facebook page! There will be updates on the latest events and news regarding CommunityGrows. In addition, there will be photos posted to the wall from the latest garden...