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 Miguel Valdovinos, Education & Curriculum It is springtime and it is time to start planting your favorite fruits, vegetables, and flowers in your garden! It is important to have healthy and nutritious soil for your plants to thrive. Instead of going to your local hardware store to buy Read more…
Written by Milena Castillo-Grynberg, Food Systems Educator This month, the Portola community has made great strides in growing the garden space. At the most recent workday on Saturday, February 17th, an impressive group assembled to dig trenches, lay bender board, and stake the day away under late winter showers! Portola Read more…
Written by Noah Evans, Food Systems Educator The focus of this month’s volunteer work day at Arroyo and Central’s garden was maintenance and preparation. Volunteer students and parents worked together to prepare seedling starter trays for the upcoming growing season and Seedling Giveaway in April. They used a technique called Read more…
Written by Milena Castillo-Grynberg, Food Systems Educator Arundel Food Explorers have been getting well-acquainted with the garden’s worm buckets and composting systems as they learn about the fifth and final step of our Food System: Disposal. Through class discussions and sorting activities, students are investigating concepts around food waste, and 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 Noah Evans, Food Systems Educator The focus for this month at the Boys and Girls Club – Peninsula was new infrastructure and preparation for last spring growing. As students and Each Green Corner fellows have wrapped up the greenhouse project, volunteers shifted their attention to the raised beds. Read more…
Written by Milena Castillo-Grynberg, Food Systems Educator At Portola’s monthly workday on Saturday, January 20th, 30+ volunteers gathered for another round of rainy gardening activities, a true testament to the community’s dedication to this space. Workday regulars were joined by a mother/daughter pair from NCL and a handful of curious 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 Milena Castillo-Grynberg, Food Systems Educator If there is a specific month in the year for feasting, it is December. This past month, Food Explorers learned about the important step of Consumption in our Food System, reflecting on the impact of what and how we eat on our physical, Read more…