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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

Thank You!!!

On May 1st, we held our 3rd annual Greens, Eggs, and Jam Brunch at Ida B. Wells High School. This was our largest turn-out ever and it was fantastic to see everyone. Our guests were treated to a fabulous brunch prepared by the chefs from: Contigo, nopa, Radio Africa and Kitchen, and our own Urban [...]

May 10, 2010   Posted in: event, family, fundraising, school garden  Comments Closed

Save the Date — May 1st, 2010

Greens, Eggs & Jam Garden Brunch Please join us for our 3rd annual Greens, Eggs & Jam Brunch!! Taste a delicious brunch created by chefs from NOPA, Radio Africa & Kitchen, and Contigo Restaurants featuring some ingredients from our school gardens, tour our Ida B. Wells garden, and hear from students about their Urban Sprouts [...]

March 15, 2010   Posted in: family, fundraising  Comments Closed

Fall Newsletter Hot off the Presses!

Read our Fall 2009 News by clicking here! In this issue: New school family Farmers-in-Residence grow their own food Meet new staff Wendy, Adriani & Ami Learn to make Potato Towers from Wendy Get Adriani’s Portobello mushroom burger recipe Read up on Ami’s new site, Log Cabin Ranch All our generous donors & volunteers Photos [...]

September 16, 2009   Posted in: family, school garden  Comments Closed

Farmer-in-Residence Update

Our 4 Farmer-in-Residence families are off to a tremendous start. We have harvested mustards and lettuce, the squash are blossoming and we’re about ready to begin trellising our cucumbers. Work will begin in the next few weeks on new beds at ISA and June Jordan as we prepare to expand our program to incorporate more [...]

June 3, 2009   Posted in: family  2 Comments

Read up on the State of Urban Sprouts

At our recent Garden Brunch fundraising event, we unveiled our plans for the coming year, and how, during this time of growing interest in school and urban gardens, we will share our expertise in garden-based education with more students, parents, and schools. Read the address here. An excerpt: We’ve gathered you all here at a [...]

May 28, 2009   Posted in: event, family, fundraising, urban garden  Comments Closed

Farmer-In-Residence Program Launch

This past Saturday was the official launch of the Urban Sprouts Farmer-In-Residence program! Two families from our partner school, International Studies Academy, spent the morning breaking ground on their campus plots. From now through summer these inaugural families will plant, tend, and harvest their own food on the school campus. Throughout the season we hope [...]

April 2, 2009   Posted in: family  Comments Closed