On Saturday, November 7th Global Gourmet volunteers joined our BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) and other volunteers for a workday in Koshland Garden. Global...
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Planting at Buchanan Mall
On Thursday afternoon, October 22, 2015 the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) joined partners CitizenFilm, GreenStreets and the Exploratorium to plant hearty...
Greenhouse Celebration Workday at Rosa Parks
On Saturday, October 17, 2015 Rosa Parks Elementary School family and friends came together for a workday and BBQ to celebrate the completion of their new greenhouse in the Upper Garden! This...
Three Sisters Harvest at Indian Valley
On Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday, October 12, 2015, the BEETS traveled out to Indian Valley Organic Farm in Novato, CA to work and join the Three Sisters Harvest Celebration. The Indian Valley...
Medicinal Plants at New Liberation Garden
On Thursday, October 8th the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) made a visit to New Liberation Garden to learn about medicinal plants. They were joined by USF...
John Muir Salad Days are here again!
With a grant from Kaiser-Permanente we are honored to offer Salad Days again this year at John Muir Elementary School. CommunityGrows staff Melissa Tang and Cha'Shay Woldridge joined Advisory...
Buchanan Mall Activation with the BEETS!
The CommunityGrows Fall BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) spent Thursday October 1, 2015 working with Green Streets, Citizen Film and other partners to paint troughs...
We’re at the Edible Schoolyard at Hunters Point!
Thanks to a grant from the Department of Children, Youth and their Families (DCYF), CommunityGrows is honored to be working at the Edible Schoolyard at Hunters Point at the Willie Mays...
Salad Day and Gardening at Rosa Parks
On September 2, 2015 Rosa Parks Elementary kicked off their school year with a planting in the garden and a salad day in the cafeteria. New CommunityGrows Garden Assistant Cha'Shay Woldridge,...
Summer 2015 BEETS Graduation
On Thursday, August 4, 2015 twelve teens from our CommunityGrows BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) program had a graduation ceremony at Hayes Valley Apartments...