from the garden
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
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 Sprouts student chefs.
Over 140 people toured our garden, ate tasty food, and learned about the work that we do here in San Francisco building healthy schools and communities. If you were unable to attend but would still like to make a financial contribution please donate HERE. Your donation will enable us to continue to support school gardens at 7 San Francisco public middle and high schools reaching over 750 students and their families with in-school garden-based education.
A HUGE thank you to all of our community partners who helped make this event a success:
La Boulange, Tomatero Farm, Peets Coffee & Tea, Mission Pie, 18 Reasons, Bi-Rite Market, Piece of Peace, Blue Bottle Coffee, Gracias Madre, Guerra Quality Meats, Expanding Qi, Arizmendi Bakery , Ida B. Wells Continuation High School, and all of our Urban Sprout students chefs and speakers, partner schools, staff, and volunteers!
See you all next year!!!
Posted by audrey May 10, 2010 Posted in: event, family, fundraising, school garden Comments Closed
Aptos Gets a New Garden Mural
Take a look at our new garden mural at Aptos Middle School! Students, parents, and volunteers showed up at the start of Spring Break for an afternoon of spray painting, gardening, and community connection. Under the guidance of graphic artists, Marlon Sagana Ingram and Joseph Aponte, of Media Fresh, our school garden has now taken on a new life. This project has been in the works since last fall and would not have happened without the support of Aptos principal, Mr. Marcoux. Thank you also to the school PTA for giving Urban Sprouts the green light! To see more photos on our flickr site, click on the pictures above and below.
Posted by wendy April 6, 2010 Posted in: Art, design, event, school garden, youth involvement 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.
Posted by audrey 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 success, but the tenacity of the foraging creatures is also a great reminder of some of the challenges in gardening. Read the rest of this post »
Posted by ami March 25, 2010 Tags: school garden Posted in: Uncategorized, edible, nutrition, school garden, volunteer 2 Comments
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 experience. There will also be live folk music, and a chance to win some fabulous foodie prizes, including gift certificates for NOPA restaurant, Blue Bottle Coffee, and a 1 year membership at 18 Reasons!
Support our work by bringing friends, co-workers, and family (kids welcome), and bring your checkbook! You will be invited to give – no gift is too large or too small. Every donation helps urban youth learn to grow their own food at school.
If you can’t attend our event, but you’d like to make a donation today, please click here.
Posted by audrey March 15, 2010 Posted in: family, fundraising Comments Closed
The school garden teaches youth and their families how to plant, tend, harvest, and prepare fresh produce through hands-on experience. 
Teachers note that the garden is an environment where students and adults create trusting relationships. 
Urban Sprouts is a project of Neighborhood Parks Council, 451 Hayes St. 2nd Fl., San Francisco, CA 94102