On Saturday April 29, 2017 Rosa Parks Elementary held a workday in collaboration with CommunityGrows and the Buchanan YMCA Healthy Kids Day. This free event for families and friends-to...
Tag: seed-to-mouth
Mind, Body and Soul Community Pop Up – Ella Hill Hutch with the BEETS
On February 25, 2017 from 11-4 PM the BEETS held court at the Mind, Body and Soul Community Pop Up at Ella Hill Hutch in the Western Addition. The Pop Up utilized a focus on wellness to provide...
Ugly Vegetables!
"What makes this carrot prettier than that one?"
"Believe it or not, this carrot tastes exactly the same as that one!"
“That’s a pickle? But why is it so… white?” Oh I get...
A Taste of Summer
While we weren’t gone long for summer break at the Edible Schoolyard, we were gone just long enough to come back and be welcomed by a bounty of mature summer crops - cucumbers, lush ears of...
Cooking with Crystal at Willie Mays Clubhouse
“Can you see peace and quiet?”
This is the question that was posed by a visiting clubhouse member upon entering the Willie Mays Edible Schoolyard Garden for the first time this July....
Cooking in June at Willie Mays
Report by Crystal Jones, CommunityGrows Cooking Coordinator:
Summer at the clubhouse has felt much like camp over the past few weeks. Lots of foot traffic around, high energy, and...
Cooking Report for May by Crystal Jones
"Why’s it look so weird? It's fun to harvest because you don’t know what you're gonna get!"
"Yeah, it's kind of like opening a present..."
"Oh my gosh it kind of looks like a hairy...
Visiting the Giants Garden!
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...
Buchanan Mall with Rosa Parks Senior Center
On Thursday, April 28, 2016 CommunityGrows joined Citizen Films, Green Streets, the Western Addition Neighborhood Access Point Career Center, Bayview Senior Services, the Recreation and Park...
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...