By Hannah Austin, Communications and Outreach Intern EGC wishes a happy holiday to all those observing Tu B’Shevat this year! Tu B’Shevat is a Jewish holiday celebrating the birthday of all fruit trees. It also marks the fifteenth day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. This year, Tu B’Shevat began Read more…
By Nhu Nguyen, Education and Curriculum Development Intern The idea of the Community Garden, as we know it today, conjures a space of raised wooden beds, of organized irrigation, and of cooperative greenery. However, when we look underneath the greenery, we realize these spaces were seeded from the concrete itself. Read more…
By Nicole Shimizu, Communications and Outreach Coordinator There are so many benefits to gardening. There are physical benefits such as prevention and control of high blood pressure. There are mental benefits such as stress reduction. There are individual benefits such as the satisfaction of growing a plant from sprout to Read more…
Written by Nicole Shimizu, Communications and Outreach Coordinator A consequence of the increasing number of people living in urban areas has been a decrease in experiences with nature. The US alone reported that 80.8% of its population was concentrated in urban areas in 2010 (World Health Organization). This is troubling Read more…
Written by Nathalia Frenhani Burini, Horticulture & Landscape Design Intern The diet of the elderly person generally follows the same principles of healthy diet recommended for all adults. However, it is important to redouble the care regarding the choice, preparation and combination of foods, in order to guarantee their adequacy Read more…
Written by Alexa Kristensen, Grant Writing and Development Intern Researching permaculture yields a mixture of at-home gardening guides, sustainability philosophies, and the occasional article acknowledging indigenous land practices. The first two kinds of search result—at-home gardening practices and anything “green”—typically neglects the foundational work of indigenous communities in creating permaculture Read more…
Written by Brenton Cai, Horticulture and Landscape Design Intern In this day and age, where many adults are hard at work everyday and busy with their own lives and day jobs, it’s difficult to get them to spend a lot of time with their parents, who are now in the Read more…
Written by Casey Wu, Grant Writing and Development Intern Community gardens are increasingly becoming a part of the urban landscape in which we live, work, and play in. These gardens, often built on underutilized land, have a number of positive health benefits, including but not limited to: improved access to Read more…
Written by Alexa Kristensen, Grant Writing and Development Intern When students have access to food, their academic performance improves. While this shouldn’t surprise anyone—healthy food promotes healthy brain activity—it should beg the question: What emerges when students experience food (in)security? How can we ensure equitable distribution of healthy foods? The Read more…
Written by Zoee Tanner, Education and Curriculum Development Intern It’s the age-old parental predicament- how do we engage our children in eating habits that promote their health? Essentially, how can we undo the frown children typically make when presented with the prospect of eating a bite of broccoli? This may Read more…