Written By Gabby Meerwarth, Volunteer Manager As the summer sun intensifies, Each Green Corner volunteers are working hard in our Residential Senior Gardens. In partnership with Villages of San Mateo County, Each Green Corner installs and maintains these gardens in the backyards of aging-in-home seniors. The gardens themselves might be Read more…
Written by Nicole Shimizu, Communications and Outreach Intern According to several studies on the impacts of gardening and exposure to nature on elderly and aging populations, gardening has several positive effects on this population’s mental and physical health. These effects include the slowing down of the deterioration of an individual’s Read more…
Written by Hannah Austin, Communications and Outreach Intern Lorraine has been a volunteer with Each Green Corner since September of 2020 and has been an integral part of our senior garden stewards team. Learn more about her in this short and sweet volunteer spotlight! Thank you for all of your 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 Alexa Kristensen, Grant Writing and Development Intern Tim is no stranger to volunteer work. A radio broadcast journalist by trade, Tim’s volunteer experience ranges from serving on a Board of Directors at a drug abuse alternative center, to stocking shelves at a local food pantry, to working at Read more…
As a longtime San Francisco Bay Area resident, 91-year old A.P. has witnessed and helped our community adapt in response to many changes and crises. During World War II—when A.P. was in her early teens—the accompanying labor shortage meant farmers were having trouble getting their crops in on schedule. As Read more…