This was a great week- we even got a bit of rain to celebrate!
On Sunday, Arif and Lindsay came by, and together we all worked on laying the foundation for the new cob herb bed. We are planning on getting a cob workday open to everyone once we work out the details of how to cob in Koshland Garden. For those of you new to it, cob is a natural building technique using sand, clay, and straw to make structures. It is a free-form material similar to adobe. It's a lot of fun, and can be a super mess, so we still need to figure out the best way to do it without taking up too much space in the garden. It is gonna be a blast though, and we will keep you posted!
During the week, John Muir students planted some flowers for spring- these included Nasturtiums, Blue Cornflower, California Poppy, Cosmos, and marigold. We talked about how flowers are important for attracting pollinators to the garden, and the students explained how that process works. They are very excited about bees, and we hope to start a hive this summer.
In other news, folks from the Chrissy Field Center came to photograph us because we won a Community Heroes award, and we will have information about Koshland up in their exhibit at the Chrissy Field Center! It's all very exciting. We will keep you posted about the upcoming celebration!
We hope to see you out in the garden at one of our workdays- Wednesday afternoons from 2-5pm. We will be around to answer your garden questions, and if you stick around to help out you can take home some veggies from the garden! Please be in touch if you have any questions, enjoy the weekend!
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Koshland Garden is the home base of CommunityGrows. CommunityGrows is an environmental education program serving high-needs youth, especially those living in public housing in San Francisco. Youth acquire the necessary skills to live a healthy life through garden education, nutritious cooking and eating, and green jobs training. Come visit us in the garden soon!
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SEED TO MOUTH RECIPES
We have the delightful and delicious good fortune of partnering with Alice Cravens, the owner of Modern Tea, for our Seed To Mouth cooking class.
The Seed to Mouth cooking class integrates gardening skills with cooking experience. Students from the Western Addition Beacon after school program become familiar with the process of growing food, putting it on our plates and then into our bellies with the help of the professional chefs at Modern Tea and garden educators from Koshland Garden.
This class is a blast for everyone involved! Try out some of our recipes in the labels section of this blog, including home-made pasta, Gonzo burgers, and Koshland-grown collard greens!
To know more about the fabulous Modern Tea, read online or treat yourself to an incredible meal in a beautiful atmosphere:
Modern Tea
602 Hayes St
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 626-5406
www.moderntea.com
The Seed to Mouth cooking class integrates gardening skills with cooking experience. Students from the Western Addition Beacon after school program become familiar with the process of growing food, putting it on our plates and then into our bellies with the help of the professional chefs at Modern Tea and garden educators from Koshland Garden.
This class is a blast for everyone involved! Try out some of our recipes in the labels section of this blog, including home-made pasta, Gonzo burgers, and Koshland-grown collard greens!
To know more about the fabulous Modern Tea, read online or treat yourself to an incredible meal in a beautiful atmosphere:
Modern Tea
602 Hayes St
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 626-5406
www.moderntea.com
Words from Koshland Youth
Water
Many things can help the garden and it is very important and so is the waterfall.
It is important so we would at least be able to live. Water is very important.
Water is one of the healthiest drinks. Water was the first drink we had. Our body is mostly made out of water.
If we didn't have water, we would have died quick. If you think water is not important then you will regret it. You should always have water all the time. It's so we will be safe and so we will also have a great life.
Water in the garden is also important. Did you know most of the stuff was from the farm and garden?!
Water is also important for animals. Water can be used in many different ways. If we didn't have a garden we would also die. But if we have a garden like right now we would eat healthy, have new things and try new things.
Water can also be used in the river, also just like a waterfall.
(There are lovely illustrations included here, we will try to get a good copy and upload them)
The End
- Written by Damarius Dragonfly
4th Grade, Ms. Hale's Class
John Muir Elementary
This writing is from a rainy-day project where Ms. Hale's class asked to make scrapbooks as part of their garden goals for the year. The scrapbooks were super fun to make and came out very creative- and on top of it all they were made from all from recycled materials found at SCRAP!
Many things can help the garden and it is very important and so is the waterfall.
It is important so we would at least be able to live. Water is very important.
Water is one of the healthiest drinks. Water was the first drink we had. Our body is mostly made out of water.
If we didn't have water, we would have died quick. If you think water is not important then you will regret it. You should always have water all the time. It's so we will be safe and so we will also have a great life.
Water in the garden is also important. Did you know most of the stuff was from the farm and garden?!
Water is also important for animals. Water can be used in many different ways. If we didn't have a garden we would also die. But if we have a garden like right now we would eat healthy, have new things and try new things.
Water can also be used in the river, also just like a waterfall.
(There are lovely illustrations included here, we will try to get a good copy and upload them)
The End
- Written by Damarius Dragonfly
4th Grade, Ms. Hale's Class
John Muir Elementary
This writing is from a rainy-day project where Ms. Hale's class asked to make scrapbooks as part of their garden goals for the year. The scrapbooks were super fun to make and came out very creative- and on top of it all they were made from all from recycled materials found at SCRAP!
Our Co-Conspirators and Inspiration!
- CommunityGrows
- African American Arts and Culture Complex of San Francisco
- Alemany Farm
- Ecology Center
- French American International School
- Garden for the Environment
- Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association
- Literacy For Environmental Justice
- Peoples Grocery
- San Francisco Botanical Medicine Clinic
- San Francisco Garden Resource Organization (SFGRO)
- San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance
- San Francisco Zen Center and Green Gulch
- Tides Center
- Urban Sprouts
- Walden House
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