Erin Madlangbayan, Education & Curriculum Why native plants? One of the best ways to maintain and manage a beautiful home garden is through planting native plants. Filling your garden with plants that are native to your geographical location is highly low maintenance on your part, because these plants have been Read more…
Written by Trelasa Baratta and Trista Barrantes, Education & Curriculum Interns Anyone know where January of 2024 went? It seems to have disappeared. Well, we may be nearly two whole months into the new year already, but it’s not too late to add one more resolution to your list! Sure, Read more…
By Zoee Tanner, Education and Curriculum Development While the Bay Area has always had a need for bettering food security, the problem of addressing lack of accessibility to fresh, nutritious, and culturally diverse food has only amplified with the pandemic. During COVID-19 demand for food assistance in the Bay Area, Read more…
Written by Sabrina Hoenig, Content Manager Intern A key part of Each Green Corners mission is to confront the widespread issue of food insecurity in the Bay Area through community organizing that inspires collective action to create a food network that increases access to healthy, fresh, and culturally diverse produce. Read more…
Written by Zoee Tanner, Education and Curriculum Development Not much can withstand the cold that comes with fall and winter, but Chinese Cabbage is one tough leafy machine! Hailing from China, this superpowered veggie has been a wonderful component of East Asian cuisine for thousands of years (Trinklein). It is Read more…
Written by Anastasia Mathews, Non-Profit Management Intern Sustainable agriculture has become a path to mitigate the effects of climate change within our food system and take care of our environment. While it might seem like a modern movement, many of the sustainable ideas aren’t new. They are based on ideas 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 Nicole Shimizu, Communications and Outreach Coordinator According to Foodprint, food justice is “a holistic and structural view of the food system that sees healthy food as a human right and addresses structural barriers to that right.” Food justice aims to make healthy foods accessible and to end the Read more…
Written by Clare Carlson, Grant Writing & Development If you are looking for a simple way to repurpose your food waste and live more sustainably, composting is a great start! Compost is made from organic wastes (like kitchen scraps, paper, and yard clippings) and is a good way to recycle 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…