Written by Chisa Nagai, Grant Writing and Development Chocolate and fruits is a great pairing that allows for endless combinations, which can be catered to different taste buds. The reason why chocolate goes well with fruits is because it can balance out acidity in fruits like oranges and kiwis, while Read more…
By Brianna Banks-McLean Landscape Design As you begin to harvest and prepare to transition out the season’s plantings, an essential garden task is remembering to properly prepare your garden for a new growing season. This ensures the maintained health of your soil throughout the year, allowing for better growth in Read more…
Written by Nicole Shimizu, Communications and Outreach Coordinator According to Foodprint, food justice is “a holistic and structural view of the food system that sees healthy food as a human right and addresses structural barriers to that right.” Food justice aims to make healthy foods accessible and to end the Read more…
By Hannah Austin, Communications and Outreach Intern EGC wishes a happy holiday to all those observing Tu B’Shevat this year! Tu B’Shevat is a Jewish holiday celebrating the birthday of all fruit trees. It also marks the fifteenth day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. This year, Tu B’Shevat began Read more…
Written by Sandie Zúñiga Nierenberg, CEO/Founder. In the wake of 2020, more people are thankfully asking the question: how do my actions and the organizations I support address racial inequality and cultural inclusivity? At the heart of EGC’s mission is cultural inclusivity: how we work to ensure cultural participation, representation, Read more…
By Arya Jawadekar, Communications and Outreach Intern With the rise of globalism, people are able to get a taste of foods from different cultures that normally wouldn’t be available to them. This is inspiring an era of fusion cooking, the art of combining aspects of a variety of cuisines to Read more…
By Chisa Nagai, Grant Writing and Development intern With the pandemic, flu season, and common cold that thrives during the winter season, it’s important to be aware of the produce you consume in order to maximize the health benefits of your diet. Some examples of the key micronutrients that boost Read more…
By Madison Main, Horticulture and Design intern Do you have limited space, an abundance of pavement, or poor soil quality? If so, raised beds might just be the perfect solution! Here at Each Green Corner, we include raised planting beds in just about every garden we work with. Here are Read more…
By Nhu Nguyen, Education and Curriculum Development Intern The idea of the Community Garden, as we know it today, conjures a space of raised wooden beds, of organized irrigation, and of cooperative greenery. However, when we look underneath the greenery, we realize these spaces were seeded from the concrete itself. Read more…
By: Hannah Austin, Communications and Outreach Intern Indian cuisine offers several vegetarian and vegan dishes, since about 20% of Indians are vegetarian (Biswas, 2018). If you’re plant-based or just looking to decrease meat in your diet, these recipes are for you! Below are a few vegetarian and vegan classic Indian Read more…