We would like to welcome two great staff members to CommunityGrows. Serena Padilla, our new Garden Educator, works primarily at Rosa Parks Elementary School. She graduated in 2011 from the...
Category: BEETS
BEETS Workday at the AAACC
On Saturday, September 27, 2014 the Fall cohort of BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) spent a few hour renovating and revitalizing the African American Arts and...
Great Workday in Koshland Garden
On Saturday, September 20, 2014 CommunityGrows staff Adrian Almquist, Serena Padilla, Miya Yung, Kelly ErnstFriedman and Barbara Wenger, were joined by our BEETS (Band of Environmentally...
Fall BEETS Cohort Begins
On Thursday, September 18, 2014 the fall cohort of BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) began. The new group consists of six returning BEETS: Angie Lemus, Claudia...
National Night Out with CommunityGrows
On Tuesday August 5, 2015 CommunityGrows and the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) participated in the Western Addition National Night Out at Ella Hill Hutch...
Recruiting Teens 15-19 for Fall BEETS Program
CommunityGrows is recruiting twelve youth ages 15-19 years old to join our Fall BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) Program, starting September 18th and running...
We love Bi-Rite Grocery!
On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) had a wonderful visit to Bi-Rite Grocery on 18th Street. This is our second visit to Bi-Rite...
Summer Salsa and Kale Chips-Um Mmm
On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) spent the afternoon in the Hayes Valley Apartments' Community Room preparing salsa and kale chips....
BEETS Breakout with Water Lesson Plan
On Saturday, July 17, 2014, the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) got together at the upper garden of Rosa Parks Elementary School to practice their K-5th grade...
Dirty Water comes Clean!
Have you ever wondered what happens to the dirty water from your shower, laundry and toilet after it goes down the drain? What about the runoff from lawns and gardens, and rainwater and car...