The after-school class of the Western Addition Beacon kids arrived in Koshland Garden full of enthusiasm to be outdoors. CommunityGrows Gardens Program Manager, Adrian Almquist, corralled the mostly kindergarten and first graders together to start a lesson on the what plants need to survive. Dirt… water… sun… and air.
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Summer Fun with the Western Addition Beacon
On Monday, June 26th the Western Addition Beacon Center youth came to Koshland Park for their fun time in the garden. Adrian Almquist, Garden Programs Manager led the class through the cycle of...
Mastodons at Green Gulch Farm
On Thursday, June 15, 2017 CommunityGrows arranged to take 40 kids and their mentors to Green Gulch Farm in Marin. It was a beautiful day of learning about meditation and walking through...
End of School BBQ
On Friday afternoon May 13, 2016 from 4-6 PM students and CommunityGrows partners came out for a great BBQ in Koshland Garden. Teachers from John Muir Elementary School joined parents from...
Thanksgiving at John Muir Elementary School
The Western Addition Beacon Center at John Muir Elementary School presented their 12th Annual Giving Voice to the Season Thanksgiving Luncheon on Saturday November 21, 2015. CommunityGrows...
Water Conservation Day in Koshland Park
On Tuesday, July 14, 201, thanks to a grant from the...
Planting Kale and Chard with Western Addition Beacon
Friday afternoon, June 26, 2015 the Western Addition Beacon youth came for a summer science lesson in the Koshland Garden. The first group was soon-to-be kindergardeners, and the second group,...
Summer Cooking at Hayes Valley Apartments
Thanks in part to support from Aetna...
Weeding and Seeding with the afterschool Beacon
On May 20, 2010 the Western Addition Beacon after school youth weeded out their plots and dug for worms, as well as gathered seeds from vegetables that had run their course.
Imagine our...