News about what’s happening at Each Green Corner.
After months of designing and planning, White Oak Elementary School’s long-awaited garden installation day finally arrived on Saturday, March 30th; The local community gathered in inspiring numbers to transform an unassuming patch of grass in the courtyard into the foundation of a bountiful teaching garden. Despite predicted rainstorms, the sky Read more…
Gabby Meerwarth, Volunteer Manager In the IPCC’s (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) “Special Report on Climate Change and Land” released in 2019, food waste reduction is characterized as one of the most effective ways to mitigate and adapt to climate change. In California alone, food waste makes up about 18 Read more…
Written by Milena Castillo-Grynberg, Food Systems Educator This has been a pretty rainy month in the garden, but the plants certainly haven’t minded! The beds are blooming in beautiful yellows, pinks, purples, and whites; From snap peas to bok choy, this is sure to be a great year for seed Read more…
Written by Milena Castillo-Grynberg, Food Systems Educator This month, the Portola community has made great strides in growing the garden space. At the most recent workday on Saturday, February 17th, an impressive group assembled to dig trenches, lay bender board, and stake the day away under late winter showers! Portola Read more…
Written by Noah Evans, Food Systems Educator Volunteers at the February Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula work day transplanted many tomato seedling blocks – over 100 – to larger pots where they will continue to grow in the BGCP greenhouse. These seedlings were started using a method called Read more…
Written by Noah Evans, Food Systems Educator The focus of this month’s volunteer work day at Arroyo and Central’s garden was maintenance and preparation. Volunteer students and parents worked together to prepare seedling starter trays for the upcoming growing season and Seedling Giveaway in April. They used a technique called Read more…
Written by Thia Dotson, Communications Intern Through January 13th-28th we had our Backyard Harvest Challenge between the North and South regions of San Carlos. We appreciate all the support from our community and are pleased to announce that the challenge was a success. This year, the North took the trophy Read more…
Written by Milena Castillo-Grynberg, Food Systems Educator Arundel Food Explorers have been getting well-acquainted with the garden’s worm buckets and composting systems as they learn about the fifth and final step of our Food System: Disposal. Through class discussions and sorting activities, students are investigating concepts around food waste, and Read more…
Written by Noah Evans, Food Systems Educator Each Green Corner hosted this month’s Volunteer Work Day on January 13th where the focus was on cleaning up the space in preparation for the upcoming growing season. Fellows and volunteers worked together to clear the walkways from overgrown weeds. Together they managed Read more…
Please join us for our San Carlos Backyard Fruit Donation Challenge going on this week until Sunday, January 28th! In collaboration with San Carlos Week of the Family 2024, EGC organizes a backyard produce competition between the North and South regions of San Carlos, with a focus on citrus. The region’s Read more…