Written by Alexa Kristensen, Grant Writing and Development Intern When students have access to food, their academic performance improves. While this shouldn’t surprise anyone—healthy food promotes healthy brain activity—it should beg the question: What emerges when students experience food (in)security? How can we ensure equitable distribution of healthy foods? The Read more…
Written by Nicole Shimizu, Communications and Outreach Coordinator Part of Each Green Corner’s mission focuses on bringing culturally diverse produce to our local communities. One delicious vegetable you should consider introducing into your backyard garden is gai lan! Gai lan, otherwise known as Chinese broccoli, has two distinct flavor profiles: Read more…
By Hannah Austin, Outreach and Communications Intern History of the Pumpkin Did you know that pumpkins are over 7,500 years old? The first pumpkins are believed to have originated from Mexico, specifically the Oaxacan highlands. But, the first pumpkins have little resemblance to the round orange pumpkins we have today. Read more…
Written by Zoee Tanner, Education and Curriculum Development Intern It’s the age-old parental predicament- how do we engage our children in eating habits that promote their health? Essentially, how can we undo the frown children typically make when presented with the prospect of eating a bite of broccoli? This may Read more…
Written by Nicole Shimizu, Communications and Outreach Coordinator Cindy started volunteering with Each Green Corner after hearing about the organization from the San Carlos volunteer email list. She’s an avid gardener that started volunteering ever since shelter in place orders allowed her to work from home and have time to Read more…
Written by Nicole Shimizu, Communications and Outreach Coordinator The school year is in full swing and many have gotten used to distance learning in the Bay Area. Its time to spice things up a bit by sneaking a bit of gardening into your child’s standard math, science, history, and language Read more…
Written by Kelly Chen, Education & Curriculum Development Intern Thinking about starting your own organic produce garden? Healthy soil is the foundation for a bountiful and thriving garden. To make sure your garden has the best soil, we have compiled this guide on how to prepare the best organic soil Read more…
Written by Kelly Chen, Education and Development Curriculum Intern At Each Green Corner, our mission is to alleviate food insecurity through creating community organic produce gardens. You might wonder how a small organic garden can provide stability for many, but in fact organic gardens can actually be a path to Read more…
Written by Nicole Shimizu, Communications and Outreach Coordinator Ron heard about Each Green Corner through the Neighbors Helping Neighbors email list and has been volunteering since May. He is especially excited about volunteering with Each Green Corner for two reasons. He strongly aligns with EGC’s mission and “loves the concept Read more…
Written by Logan Hansen, Residential Garden Program Development and Management Intern Initially cultivated over 4000 years ago in India, known to the Italians as mala insana or “crazy apple”, eggplants are a nutrient-dense produce item that is much more than just an emoji. There are varieties of eggplant from all Read more…