Food insecurity is defined as the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. In the United States alone, more than 37 million people, including more than 11 million children, live in a food Read more…
Each Green Corner has been taking huge strides. We’ve been planning and building new program projects, tending to gardens at our partner school sites and for our senior garden stewards, growing seedlings to plant at our project sites, and donating Read more…
Have you been looking to add a new nutritious and easy-to-grow veggie to your garden? Consider bok choy! Bok choy is a quick-growing, leafy vegetable often used in Asian cuisine. You might be familiar seeing it paired with mushrooms in Read more…
The Importance of Native Plants in Your Gardenscape California native plants are abundant and an important part of your gardenscape for a variety of reasons. They serve biological and ecological functions, and can also aesthetically add to a landscape. Non-Invasive Read more…
Introduction Most of us, whether we want to admit it or not, enjoy eating processed and fast foods. Burgers, fries, chips, and the occasional frozen pizza or dinner are oftentimes the kinds of foods we find comfort in, tossing away Read more…
Making dumplings at home can be a fun and enjoyable experience for the entire family! Each step can be done individually, making this dish possible to be made by the entire family, with each person contributing to the final dish! Read more…
Wondering what “food security” is? Here’s a quick primer, including ways you can help. Hint: support Each Green Corner and other organizations addressing this issue! The Definition Food Se·cu·ri·ty (noun) The state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity Read more…
As a longtime San Francisco Bay Area resident, 91-year old A.P. has witnessed and helped our community adapt in response to many changes and crises. During World War II—when A.P. was in her early teens—the accompanying labor shortage meant farmers Read more…
Peaches for Dessert! If you’ve been harvesting an abundance of peaches from your garden this summer, you may be in need of creative ways to use these delicious, antioxidant-packed, and fiber rich stone fruits. Peaches are certainly great on their Read more…
Each Green Corner’s Seedling Starter Program relies on volunteers to foster planted flats of seeds until they are planting-ready seedlings. EGC uses seedlings grown in this program to fill our gardens – in schools, at homes of seniors and low-income Read more…
