After months of designing and planning, White Oak Elementary School’s long-awaited garden installation day finally arrived on Saturday, March 30th; The local community gathered in inspiring numbers to transform an unassuming patch of grass in the courtyard into the foundation of a bountiful teaching garden. Despite predicted rainstorms, the sky Read more…
Farmers’ Market July 2024 Update At the latest San Carlos Farmers Market, Each Green Corner’s booth received tremendous engagement and donations under the leadership of local community volunteers Amy, Ella, and Caitlin. Amy enthusiastically explained the concept of food banks to dozens of curious children, who came for the prize Read more…
Written by Taylor Mogavero, Program Coordinator When I ask people if they compost, I get this answer a lot: I would love to compost, but I live in an apartment and my building doesn’t have a compost bin. I completely understand their predicament. I’ve lived in an apartment all of Read more…
Written by Gabby Meerwarth, Volunteer Manager As the effects of climate change become increasingly present in everyday life, and food insecurity deepens, every activity you engage in and chore you perform are opportunities to produce less waste. This is an especially important truth when it comes to what happens in Read more…
Written by Clare Carlson, Grant Writing and Development Earth Day has long been an important day for the world as individuals are able to come together to voice their concern for the state of the environment and work towards a more sustainable future. On this Earth Day 2024, we wanted Read more…
Chisa Nagai, Grant Writing and Development Choosing what to grow in your home garden can be difficult, since all plants require different growing conditions. One way to determine what kind of plants are most suitable for your home garden is to consider the microclimate of your garden. Microclimates are specific Read more…
Written by Anthony Otonari, Horticulture and Design If you’re a gardener seeking the next step toward sustainable, economical gardening, then consider saving your seeds. Seed saving is a centuries old tradition whereby farmers and gardeners harvest and save the seeds or other reproductive parts from their produce for future use. Read more…
Written by Nicole Shimizu, Communications and Outreach The miles that your food travels to get to your plate on average in the US is about 1,500 miles (CUESA). Food miles refers to the distance a food item travels from producer to consumer. It is a term that can be extended Read more…
Written by Alyla Phomphakdy, Landscape Design Intern What Are Vertical Gardens? Vertical gardens are vertically suspended gardens, they can be as fancy as a hydroponic system with complex irrigation systems or it could be as simple as a trellis or a lattice against a wall with grape vines growing on Read more…
Written by Emma Finklang, Grant Writing & Development Any gardener who has spent an afternoon pulling weeds knows that soil requires some upkeep. Healthy soil free from weeds and full of nutrients can help nourish your plants year-round. Mulch is one tool to keep soil healthy that most people already Read more…