Many of our summer programs are happening in Koshland Garden. In addition to being the home-base of CommunityGrows and the BEETS, Koshland Garden has weekly groups from the Western Addition and the Mo’Magic collaborative, who stop by to learn about gardening, composting, bugs, plants, and the environment. Some …
CommunityGrows Seed-to-Mouth Cooking is turning up the heat this summer with two sites and lots of great healthy eating and learning! What a shock to come in on the end of the session and see everyone piling their plates high with salads and fixins’ of vegetables from the garden. …
CommunityGrows has been growing. This is a photo of some of our staff, spring volunteers, and board members at our Spring Volunteer recognition BBQ in Koshland Park. Over the past few months we've gone from two employees to five. This summer we have seven interns who are …
Lots has been going on this summer in Koshland Park and Garden. On Saturday, April 14th we hosted Yale Alumni Day. Over thirty volunteers came out to help us clean the park and garden. An awesome bunch of really great and fun folks! We had another …
Join us for a great summer day in Koshland Park and Garden on Saturday, July 9, 2011 from 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. We will be working with the BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) in our CommunityGrows Program. It will be a terrific day to …
BEETS is a green job training program for 15-19 year olds, primarily living in the Western Addition of San Francisco. The program provides structured internships and occupational training, for young people with barriers to employment, through a variety of workshops, field trips, and hands-on experiences. Attend workshops on Resume Building, …
One of our terrific Garden Educators is going off to teach in South Korea and we need to replace her ASAP. We hope to have some one in this position by the first week in June 2011. We've enclosed the job description here. As a garden educator, the candidate …
On Saturday April 30, 2011 CommunityGrows worked with Rosa Parks Elementary School and PTA, and Rebuild Together to transform two huge garden spaces on the school property. Nora Brereton, Programs Manager worked with other leaders to move asphalt, soil, debris, and plants. Over 60 volunteers came to spend …
Please join us this coming Saturday, May 14, 2011 for a workday in our home-based park and garden, Koshland Park. We will be working from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM weeding, planting, sweeping, pruning, picking up trash, mulching and making the park and garden shine. Please wear layered, comfortable workclothes …
Great Volunteer opportunity for large groups and small. We hope you can mark this on your calendars, invite your friends and come out for a great day to help build another garden at beautiful Rosa Parks Elementary School in San Francisco, California! Bring your filled water bottles and …