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 on Laguna St near Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco. Youth designed the layout of the garden, what …
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. The play highlights how the children of San Francisco's Western Addition community meet the legendary John Muir and discover and learn to preserve the natural …
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 workshops and other related events. Feel free to like us on Facebook and invite your friends and family …
We had a very friendly neighborhood workday this past Saturday. Many residents and families from Hayes Valley Apartments joined us to move a mountain of wood chip and transport native plants from the John Muir School front garden. Some of the morning crew, including Freddie from the Recreation and Park …
Come show some love to your neighborhood park and garden. We will be transplanting native plants, mulching, pruning, weeding, planting, and more! Snacks will be provided. Let your friends and family know about the upcoming event. For example, you can let them know about it on Facebook or Twitter. I …
CommunityGrows organized a Wreath and Card Making Event, with local partners, including Community Partners United, Hayes Valley Association and Trash Mash Up on a rainy Saturday in December. We had over 45 participants including many residents from Hayes Valley Apartments and a great team of volunteers from BuildOn organization! …
CommmunityGrows joined many partners, including MoMagic and Community Partners United to celebrate Thanksgiving with the neighborhood at John Muir Elemetary School. Here are some photos from the event. Ms. Welch, Nora Brereton and Ms. Brown: Three Angels Dancing: Our New Northern Station Captain, Ann Mannix and daughters Lauren and Kate: Camilla Dawkins and …
Check out Maureen Futtner's article in the San Francisco Examiner on November 19, 2009: A community grows in San Francisco Excerpt: Continuing our monthly feature profiling an emerging San Francisco nonprofit, following is a Q&A with Barbara Wenger of Community Grows (formerly Hayes Valley Neighborhood Parks Group). If your organization is interested …
CommunityGrows is very honored to have Meredith Bunyard, a wonderful intern from San Francisco State University helping us in the garden this semester. She is an Environmental Studies major, with a concentration in Social Justice and Sustainability. We love all the great energy and knowledge she has brought to …
Our cameras were in the garden afterschool with the YMCA Beacon Kids who come twice a week. The lesson was worms and composting. Collecting worms and sifting compost. It was a most exciting time! Then all of a sudden.... it was Halloween. We roasted marshmellows for s'mores …