Report by Crystal Jones, CommunityGrows Seed-to-Mouth Coordinator.
Tuesday May 2nd was a very exciting day for youth in the Seed to Mouth - Edible Schoolyard Program at the Boys...
Category: Program
Salad Day at John Muir Elementary School
Friday, April 29, 2016 was Salad Day at John Muir Elementary School. Thanks to a grant from Kaiser-Permanente, CommunityGrows is able to provide delicious salad for all the students at John...
Vegetarian Tacos at Hayward Rec Connect
On Monday, April 18, 2016 the kids at Hayward Rec Connect after-school made delicious Vegetarian Tacos. The students learned about the beauty of vegetables when slicing into a beet, and the...
BEETS and Don Fisher Clubhouse Teens at the Bigger Picture Presentation
On Thursday, March 24, 2016 the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) met up with youth from the Don Fisher Clubhouse for the Bigger Picture Presentation. The Bigger...
Crispy Quinoa Patties at Plaza East
On Thursday evening, April 14, 2016 residents and youth of Plaza East cooking class made delicious Crispy Quinoa Patties. Crystal Jones, our CommunityGrows Seed-to-Mouth Cooking...
Van Jones and Shaka Senghor
On Wednesday evening, April 13, 2016 the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) hopped on the Muni bus and rode over to the Castro Theatre to attend an Inforum...
Kindergartners Learn about Water
Steve Herraiz (Mr. Steve) had his class of enthusiastic kindergartners at John Muir Elementary School, walk down to the Koshland Park Community Learning Garden for their morning lesson on...
First Graders Learn Honorable Harvest
Ms. Erin Miranda's first grade class had a special day of thanks for the Rosa Parks Garden on Monday, April 11, 2016. <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CZwwKSivkH0?rel=0"...
Rain and Three Sisters at Cobb Elementary
On Saturday, April 9, 2016 the rain was coming down, but that did not deter our CommunityGrows staff Jay Jordan, who was on a mission to get volunteers involved in the garden at Cobb Elementary...
Camping with the BEETS
Our Spring cohort of BEETS had an overnight camping experience on Saturday and Sunday, March 26-27, 2016. The goals of the trip were: to have fun, learn about the environment, learn more about...