Gardening for Empowerment

Written by Isabel Realyvasquez, Grant Writing & Development Intern Ripe red vine-tomatoes and wavy-leaved heads of lettuce, sprouting from the soil after weeks of dedicated hard work and attention, demonstrate the most apparent benefit of a garden: fresh produce! But even the act of gardening is immensely beneficial for the Read more…

Season Greetings From EGC!

Portola Elementary Gives Thanks The students of our Food Explorers program at Portola Elementary showed their appreciation for Each Green Corner and their garden teacher Milena for teaching them about growing food and where their food comes from. Portola Elementary has also done their first big winter harvest, bringing in Read more…

Practicing Gratitude at Portola

Written by Milena Castillo-Grynberg, Food Systems Educator The Portola garden has been flourishing alongside student Food Explorers this month; At Portola’s monthly workday on November 18th, the Portola community came together under fall showers to diligently and cheerfully harvest nearly 300 lbs of large greens, which were driven directly to Read more…