On Saturday, August 11,2012, we had a workday at Koshland Park where we were honored to host the National Conference of the American Community Garden Association. Starbucks employees were there...
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National Night Out with Mayor Lee
August 7, 2012 was the 29th Annual National Night Out, a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. Folks in the Western Addition came together at...
Roasted Pepper Marinara and Homemade Pasta
We cook a lot at CommunityGrows. After all, there are a lot of vegetables in our gardens and the kids love to eat! So one Monday afternoon in July, Kennard Smith, a terrific personal chef, came...
BEETS Work the Hayward Rec Carnival
Cloudy skies did not deter the hundreds of youth who came out for fun on Friday, July 13, 2012 at the Hayward Recreation Center's Carnival in San Francisco. Amidst the games, music, basketball,...
BEETS Host Teen Scholars from Around the Country
On Thursday, July 5, 2012, the BEETS hosted a group of youth from the Civic Education Project (CEP) of Northwestern University's Center for Talent Development. CEP is a service-learning...
June Workday in Koshland Park-2012
On June 30, 2012 we had a great workday in Koshland Park and Garden. A great turnout with Walden House folks and our BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens), folks from...
BEETS Go Camping!
"I got to put up a tent. I got to make a fire. I've never done that before--I'm a City boy."- Chris, 19 years old.
On Saturday morning June 16, 2012, the BEETS embarked on a weekend camping...
Spring 2012 BEETS Adventures Galore
It was an exciting adventure for the BEETS this Spring, starting off with a visit to the California Academy of Sciences (blogged here). Then off to Recology on February 18th, with the following...
CA Academy of Sciences
On January 28, 2012 the new 2012 spring cohort of the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) spent the day at the California Academy of Sciences. They started up on the...
Video of the 2011 BEETS Year!
The BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) is an...