Written by Melissa Tang, BEETS Program Manager
What exactly is food? If food doesn't nurture you as a person then it's really not food. Yet there's a lot of things being sold in...
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Thank you, SFPUC!
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has partnered with the CommunityGrows for the third year in a row to support our BEETS Program! This year, the PUC is supporting us as we...
Ella Hill Health Faire
On Saturday, August 6, 2016, CommunityGrows staff Jay Jordan and BEET Ivan Galdamez manned a table for the Ella Hill Hutch Health Faire and Backpack Giveaway. Hundreds of families lined up to...
National Night Out
On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 CommunityGrows joined many Western Addition groups to table for the community about their BEETS Program. Kelly ErnstFriedman, our Director of Programs, and Ivan...
Join the BEETS! Applications now available
We're now accepting applications for the brand new, expanded BEETS program! From October to May, teens will learn job and life skills as they learn about the environment, teach kids, ...
Green Gulch Farm-An Intentional Community
On Thursday, July 21, 2016 CommunityGrows invited three groups-Up on Top, Prince Hall Learning Center and our BEETS-for a final visit to Green Gulch Farm in Marin County this summer. Nestled in...
Youth Summit at Alemany Farm
On Saturday, July 16, 2016 CommunityGrows...
BEETS work the Hayward Rec Carnival
On Friday, July 15, 2016 CommunityGrows...
Oasis for Girls and Morgan Stanley Join BEETS
On Tuesday, June 28, 2016, eleven Oasis for Girls interns invited Morgan Stanley volunteers to a workday at Rosa Parks Elementary School with our CommunityGrows BEETS (Band of Environmentally...
Yosemite-Shelton Johnson-Buffalo Soldiers-BEETS
The BEETS go to Yosemite and meet Shelton Johnson to learn about the Buffalo Soldiers!
Read all about it with a first-hand report from one of our BEETS intern, Ivan Galdamez...