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Work Party Sat August 28

Urban Sprouts Community Work Party, this month at ISA.  We look forward to working with you. We will be meeting in the garden at 10am. Please come in clothes you feel comfortable getting dirty in, including long pants and closed-toed shoes. We will have large water jugs for those of you who would like to bring [...]

August 26, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Community Work Party

This year Urban Sprouts will be a hosting a monthly work party at each of our five San Francisco gardens. You can now join us on the 4th Saturday of every month for a fabulous morning in the garden as we: • perform general garden maintenance • increase your garden knowledge • support local garden [...]

August 10, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Nickels for Non-Profits

Urban 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 [...]

July 12, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Summer Sprouts

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 [...]

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

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. 

May 21, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Get Your Urban Sprouts Gear

The Urban Sprouts store has expanded. Check out our site for the latest gear and see all our new designs.

April 6, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Scarecrows and sauerkraut

At June Jordan School for Equity, we are battling urban wildlife in a quest to get our spring garden established. Snails, birds, and gophers have forced us to use row cover to shield sprouting seeds, wire cages to protect seedlings, and recycled CDs and plastic bags as urban scarecrows. Our tactics are meeting with some [...]

March 25, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Uncategorized, edible, nutrition, school garden, volunteer  2 Comments