from the garden

Nickels for Non-Profits

Whole Foods LogoUrban Sprouts has been selected as a Whole Foods “Nickles for Non-Profits” recipient. Between now and September every  time you bring your own reusable grocery bag to Whole Foods Franklin you will be able to donate each bag discount to Urban Sprouts. So get out, get shopping, and tell your cashier you want your donation to go to Urban Sprouts.

Posted by audrey July 12, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Summer Sprouts

Strawberry Taste Test

Sadly, Summer Sprouts is now officially over. We ended the three week gardening and youth leadership program with a garden celebration for the family and friends of our program participants. The students showcased what they learned over the last weeks through skits, posters, snacks and games concerning topics like eating healthy, food access and soil health. This year brought many changes to our programming including a wild edibles urban hike, mountain biking in Marin with Trips for Kids, and learning from the chefs at NOPA. We are sending many of our youth leaders off to college, wishing them good fortune and hoping to hear from them again in the coming summers.

Above is a picture of our students preparing an organic/ inorganic strawberry taste test.

Posted by adriani July 11, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized, event, family, nutrition, organic, parent, urban garden, youth involvement  No Comments

Summer Growing

After one week of training and one week of regular programming, Summer Sprouts is currently in full swing. Summer Sprouts is a summer program for middle and high school students taught in collaboration with and hosted by Garden for the Environment. This year’s program is unique due to a high volume of returning students showing interest in leadership positions. Read the rest of this post »

Posted by adriani July 5, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: youth involvement  One Comment

Please Join Us!!

Urban Sprouts Happy Hour

July 7th, 2010

5:30pm-8:00pm

Please join us for a fabulous fun-filled evening to meet and mingle with fellow members of our community and support Urban Sprouts’ efforts for a comprehensive garden-based education program in schools in San Francisco’s under-served neighborhoods.

Enjoy:

• Happy Hour Priced Cocktails and Appetizers

• A chance to win Jack Johnson concert tickets and SENS dinner gift certificates

• Urban Sprouts garden-based ingredient beverages

• Enjoy wines from J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, one of the  first wineries to earn the Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing distinction

100% of the registration donation proceeds will go to support Urban Sprouts programs for the 2010-2011 school year.

RSVP HERE

Look forward to seeing you there!!!

Posted by audrey June 21, 2010   Posted in: event, fundraising, volunteer  No Comments

Jack Johnson Concert Ticket Raffle

Want to see Jack Johnson live in concert? Enter to win 2 tickets to his October 5th concert at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, California.

Spend a beautiful fall evening under the stars and support garden-based education for San Francisco youth and their families.  100% of the proceeds will go to support Urban Sprouts for the 2010-2011 school year.

Get your raffle tickets HERE

Posted by audrey June 8, 2010   Posted in: fundraising, school garden  No Comments

Jack Johnson Challenge

We are so excited to announce that we have been selected as a partner organization for the 2010 Jack Johnson tour.  On top of the donation made to Urban Sprouts the Jack Johnson Foundation will also match all money raised from now until his October concert in Berkeley.  This is a fantastic chance to make your dollar go even further to support garden-based education here in San Francisco.  Please consider giving, remember no amount of support is too small!! Make a DONATION today.

Since 2008 Jack Johnson has donated 100% of all tour proceeds to support environmental, art and music education.  For more information please check out www.allatonce.org.

Stay tuned for more information on how you can win tickets to the October 5th show……

Posted by audrey June 3, 2010   Posted in: celebrities, event, fundraising  One Comment

End of the Year Celebrations

As our school year draws to a close, we’re celebrating our hard work and encouraging all students to eat healthy through our  school-wide Urban Sprouts events.  Students at San Francisco Community, Aptos Middle School, and Ida B. Wells publicized the events, harvested from their gardens, and prepared food for their peers.  Read the rest of this post »

Posted by wendy May 21, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed