As the first month of the new year is wrapping up, Each Green Corner wanted to share a couple highlights from last year from our Portola and Roosevelt classrooms. We hope the new year brings in as many joyful experiences as it did last year, and Each Green Corner is Read more…
Farmers’ Market July 2024 Update At the latest San Carlos Farmers Market, Each Green Corner’s booth received tremendous engagement and donations under the leadership of local community volunteers Amy, Ella, and Caitlin. Amy enthusiastically explained the concept of food banks to dozens of curious children, who came for the prize 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 The focus for this month at the Boys and Girls Club – Peninsula was new infrastructure and preparation for last spring growing. As students and Each Green Corner fellows have wrapped up the greenhouse project, volunteers shifted their attention to the raised beds. 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…