Written by Skyler Nourse Each Green Corner is thrilled to announce that we are expanding our Living Campus program for the Fall of 2021! We are currently working on designs and preparing materials for these new school garden sites: Portola Elementary in San Bruno O’rion Alternative in Redwood City Family Connection- Read more…
Written by Wendy Silveira One of the great joys of gardening is harvesting the crop. Lemons are no exception. And while home-made lemonade is lovely, my Lemon Madeira Loaf is a marvelous showcase for fresh lemons off the tree. Using both lemon juice and the zest of the lemon, this Read more…
Written By Taylor Davis Communications and Marketing On the heels of Each Green Corner’s successful, April 24th plant distribution to the North Fair Oaks neighborhood, we at EGC wanted to provide our community with a few helpful tips for transplanting their own seedlings, whether grown indoors or received as part Read more…
Priti Patel, Education and Curriculum Development The environmental movement has been widely supported by ethnic communities across the world. Yet, several of these communities are continually marginalized in discussions on environmentalism and climate change. Not only are minority communities, including African American and Latino communities, more likely to experience exposure Read more…
Written by Chisa Nagai, Grant & Development To celebrate the start of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, here are a few simple Japanese recipes that you can make using summer vegetables! Japanese Grilled Eggplant (Yaki nasu) Yaki nasu is a very easy-to-prepare dish that features Japanese eggplants. Served Read more…
Written by Alyssa Fundal, Education & Curriculum Development Plastic has become so common in our everyday lives that when you go grocery shopping, you normally don’t think about the plastic packaging that lines the store’s aisles. It’s no wonder why this polyethylene polymer has been chosen to wrap our food 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 2021, we wanted Read more…
Written by Zoee Tanner, Education and Curriculum Development It’s no question that school gardens can make quite an impact on a student’s learning and development. Garden-based education programs have been shown to positively influence children’s produce intake, better academic performance (Berezowitz et al., 2015), and enhance knowledge across curriculum areas Read more…
Written By Emma Finklang, Grant Writing & Development Over the past year, home gardening gained popularity as more people spent time around the house (Reuters). However, gardening is more than just a way to pass the time–it has long-term positive benefits for both humans and the environment. Nutrition Even if Read more…
Written by Wendy Silveira, Author and Blogger It’s important to understand how companion planting affects you, the gardener: In essence, it’s knowing which plants benefit from being planted together – so-called friends (for the Big Bang Fans literally friends with benefits!), and which plants should never meet – or at Read more…