Another school year is over, classrooms closed up and gardens put to rest for the summer. As we look back on the year, so much has happened. Our gardens have expanded, we’ve grown and enjoyed lots of fresh food, our fundraising event was a big success, and each of us has learned a ton from the experience. Students who hesitated at dirt and worms on the first day gave us thank you letters as they said good bye.
Read up on all our accomplishments this year! We’ve included our program achievements, lessons learned, and all the generous volunteers and funders who made our success possible. We’ll continue to update evaluation results as analysis is complete. Take a look!
Accomplishments at a Glance
- Reached 809 students – more than ever before.
- Involved 10 Farmer-in-Residents families in growing their own food and additional families through cooking classes and events.
- Unveiled the new June Jordan school garden, transforming our original school garden into a 1/3 acre urban farm with chickens, 14 family garden beds, a native plants garden, and a professional 30-foot greenhouse.
- Harvested 30 pounds of honey from the beehive at Ida B Wells High School.
- Received a commendation from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
- Garden poetry and an interview with youth from Log Cabin Ranch aired on public radio.
Yay! Congratulations!