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8 Surprising Health Benefits of Gardening
Sure, gardening is fun, but did you know that it is also great for your health? Learn about 8 Surprising Health Benefits of Gardening in this article from UNC Health.
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Free Virtual Home Composting Workshops!
Interested in learning about home composting? Register below for free virtual trainings in home composting and vermiculture, hosted by one of our major funders and partners, the San Mateo County Office of Sustainability! Home Composting Workshop – ONLINE Join this Read more…
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What to Plant: Basil
Have a hot, sunny, well-drained spot in your garden? If you don’t have it already, consider planting some basil. Delicious and nutritious, basil is also an excellent companion plant to many of your typical summer vegetables. Read on to learn Read more…
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What to Plant: Swiss Chard
As a gardening and food security non-profit, we are often asked: What do you recommend we plant? Without hesitation, I always reply that chard should be in every garden. Whether you’ve never heard of chard or use it every day, Read more…
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Need gardening resources? We’ve got you covered!
Looking for a new podcast or book to help with your gardening endeavor? Need a quick video for some tips on caring for your plants? Come check out our new Gardening Resources page (found under Resources) for online resources, book Read more…
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What to Plant, and When (for the Bay Area)
Hello Gardeners (veterans, aspiring, or somewhere in between)! For many people, winter is a time when our gardens lie fallow as we dream of our spring planting day. But for those of us here in the Bay Area, winter affords Read more…
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Our first harvest, headed to feed the hungry!
This past Saturday, Each Green Corner hosted another successful work day and our first harvest! Working with Arundel Elementary, our pilot Living Campus project, we harvested several pounds of pak choi and korean wormwood that we planted during our December Read more…
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Seeking Garden Stewards (and help spreading the word!)
One of our main goals for 2020 is to recruit more volunteer Garden Stewards, especially folks who already have existing fruit trees and garden boxes with produce they could donate. We are focusing for now in San Mateo and Santa Read more…
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Here’s Lookin’ at You, 2019!
Happy New Year, EGC Supporters! Looking back on 2019, we are so proud of all that we accomplished, and incredibly grateful for your support. We could not have had such a successful launch without your generous donations and many, many volunteer Read more…
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San Carlos School District Partnership Kick-Off – December 14th!
December 14th is the kick-off work day of our new partnership with the San Carlos School District! Together, we are working to infuse urban agriculture and native gardening throughout the schools in support of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Read more…