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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

The Dare Family Garden

Last Sunday was a clear warm November day. It could not have been a more enjoyable day to meet the Dare family at June Jordan to break ground for their first garden plot at the school site. The Dare family has joined Urban Sprouts in the multicultural garden project and planted a winter garden of [...]

November 20, 2008   Posted in: family, local food, parent, school garden  Comments Closed

JJSE Parent Garden

Urban Sprouts is excited to be working with parent groups at their schools. While our programming is effective with youth at school, it is strengthened when parents and families also grow their own food. This year we are looking forward to working with families to develop culturally specific gardens that reflect the rich food heritage [...]

November 4, 2008   Posted in: culture, family, local food, parent, school garden  One Comment

Summer Program Last Day Party!

The last day of the Summer Program we hosted our most successful Garden Party yet! Youth participants in the program invited their families, friends and teachers to visit the Garden for the Environment and see all the amazing work the youth have done!! More than 75% of youth brought family to the garden – this [...]

July 20, 2007   Posted in: compost, local food, nutrition, parent, urban garden, worm compost, zero waste  2 Comments