Written by Noah Evans, Food Systems Educator Each Green Corner is taking on a new project with the San Mateo Adult to create and maintain an outdoor education space for students. This month fellows and volunteers have focused on laying the groundwork – literally! During this month’s work day volunteers 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…
Written by Milena Castillo-Grynberg, Food Systems Educator In December, things are finally slowing down at the Arundel Garden; Leaves yellow and drop to the cool earth, and plants begin to steadily reduce growth and production. Up at the preschool garden, work has begun to clear and reset garden beds for Read more…
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…
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…
Written by Milena Castillo-Grynberg, Food Systems Educator The Arundel garden continued to transition and stay busy, hosting classes, workshops and events. This month, student Food Explorers “transformed” into apples and made the metaphorical journey from orchard to a local farmers market, and then to a faraway grocery store (perhaps even Read more…
Written by Milena Castillo-Grynberg, Food Systems Educator The last few weeks have been very exciting at Portola: As plastic skeletons and jack-o-lanterns popped up around the neighborhood, student Food Explorers investigated some of the spookier sides of the food system, like poisonous mushrooms, cheese bacteria, and ultra-processed food. The Food Read more…
Written by Elle Defensor, Grant Writing & Development Intern This Giving Tuesday, we are excited to share details of and updates on our main programs. This is the first in a series that will be shared with you over the next couple of weeks on our blog and social media Read more…
Written by Taylor Mogavero, Program Coordinator If you’ve ever walked Devil’s Slide Trail in Pacifica (the old US-1 road before the Tom Lantos tunnels were built), you may have noticed a sign dedicated to a very important local. Her name was Ollie Graham Hendricks Mayer. Ollie Mayer was one of Read more…
Written by Taylor Mogavero, Program Coordinator The seedling starter program is so important for the gardens at Each Green Corner! We interviewed Cindy, the Seedling Starter Program Lead Volunteer, to tell you what it is and why it’s so important. Q: What is the seedling starter program? A: The seedling Read more…