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Thanks To Those Who Made the Greens, Eggs, and Jam Brunch a Success!

audrey — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 22:32:55 +0000

The Greens, Eggs, and Jam brunch was held on August 25th at June Jordan School for Equity. Diana Gameros, Thomas Edler, and Patrick Wolff played beautiful music, guests enjoyed delicious food and beverages, and the sun came out for tours of the school’s garden. The event raised vital funds for Urban Sprouts’s work in schools and neighborhoods to promote vibrant classrooms, healthy eating, healthy communities, and a healthy environment.

Speakers included Matt Alexander, Co-Director of June Jordan School for Equity, members of the Urban Sprouts staff, and a Summer Sprouts student. Common themes were the unrivaled flavor of a tomato fresh from the garden, the importance of garden-based education, and the work of Urban Sprouts in the communities served by our partner schools.

Heartfelt thanks to the following donors to the event:

Fund A Need: Lani Alo and Kathy Azada, Matt Alexander (June Jordan School for Equity), Anonymous, Marcia Baña Tonetto and Zeev Vax, Margaret Caldwell, Karen Carroll and Eric Forno, Elissa Chandler, Lisa Chen and Jordan Klein, Jeannie Flores, Kate Goyette, Ethel Harder, Sheryl Karpowicz, Dan Kemp, Johan Klehs, Chris Gleason, Google (matching funds), Ben and Patricia Lin, Laura Miyakawa, Krissa Nichols, Allie and Michael Ottoboni, Jenny Park, Jane Scantlebury, Bern Smith, and Dan Tieu.

Sponsors: Pamela Allen, Anonymous, Marcia Baña Tonetto and Zeev Vax, Bank of America (matching funds), Martin Bournhonesque, Lisa Chen and Jordan Klein, Janet Cobb, Kate Goyette, Ethel Harder, Abby and Dennis Jaramillo, Jennifer Joseph, Sheryl Karpowicz, Colleen Kavanagh and Erik R. Puknys, Lori Kerfus, Angela Moskow, Allie and Michael Ottoboni, Jan Parker and Bruce Berwald, Desanka Popovich, Matthew Savage, and Brent Williams.

Donors of Silent Auction Items: Anonymous, Josey Baker Bread, The Cheese School of San Francisco, Cole Hardware, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Funky Door Yoga, Garden for the Environment, Harley Farms Goat Dairy, Hidden Villa, INNA jam, Kabuki Springs & Spa, LolaBee’s Harvest, Outerlands, Philz Coffee, Planet Granite, Reuschelle’s Cheesecakes, Sloat Garden Centers, Tom’s Beautiful Hair, Yoga Garden, and Yoga Tree.

Other Event Donations: Kristin Ficovich, Jeannie Flores, James Harder, Mark and Mary Kay Hardwick, Margaret Klein, Rebecca Roosevelt (in honor of Allie Ottoboni), Sara Steffen (in honor of Allie Ottoboni), and Claire Turner and Carol Stevenson.

Those who donated food/beverages day of event: Blossom Bluff Orchards, La Boulange, Contigo Restaurant, June Jordan School for Equity and Summer Sprouts students, Raul Hernandez, Lori Kerfus, Nopa, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Jessica Price, and Aurora Siegel.

Special thanks to Maude Press for designing the beautiful invitation and the written program.

Greens, Eggs, & Jam 2012

audrey — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:39:45 +0000

We are just a week away from our annual Greens, Eggs, & Jam Brunch!! We’d like to give a special thanks to our event sponsors:

Martin Bournhonesque

Lisa Chen and Jordan Klein

Marcia Baña Tonneto and Zeev Vax

Janet Cobb

Kate Goyette

Abby and Dennis Jaramillo

Colleen M. Kavanagh and Erik R. Puknys

Angela Moskow

Jennifer Joseph

Allie and Michael Ottoboni

Desanka Popovich

Matthew Savage

Brent Williams

Still time to get your tickets!! Hope to see you there!

Angela Moskow

Urban Sprouts — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 03:40:09 +0000

I am happy to be working at the crossroads of community food access, nutrition education, project based learning, environmental stewardship, and agriculture. My work is rooted in community development, agriculture, and natural resources. I focus on organizational leadership, program development and implementation, and institutional advancement.

I served as Associate Director and Banking Information Project Director for Consumer Action, developing statewide education programs on banking and telephone services for immigrant, low income, and elderly consumers. I subsequently earned a Master’s of Science at the University of California, Davis in International Agricultural Development. I conducted fieldwork for my degree in Havana, Cuba in 1995, investigating the contributions of urban food production to the nutritional intake of gardeners’ households as well as the impacts of the gardens on surrounding communities. After graduate school I worked for the University of California (UC) Small Farm Center, the UC Genetic Resources Conservation Program, and co-coordinated the Garden in Every School Conference in 1997. Later, I served as the Deputy Director, Interim Executive Director, and Development Director of The Bay Institute, an advocacy, education, and conservation organization focused on San Francisco Bay and its watershed.

Contact at: angela@urbansprouts.org

Audrey Roderick

Urban Sprouts — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 03:39:57 +0000

For the past 10 years I’ve served as a community organizer and volunteer coordinator in San Jose, CA and Missoula, MT: at City Year, the Girl Scouts, a youth residential facility, and Girls for a Change. In Montana I also worked at Garden City Harvest, a production garden, community garden and garden-based education program. Here at Urban Sprouts I supervise all our school programs and manage our family involvement program, including our new family Farmers-in-Residence – school families growing their own food right in the school garden.

Contact at: audrey@urbansprouts.org

Hannah Shulman

Urban Sprouts — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:12:24 +0000

My college thesis on environmental literacy ignited a deep passion in me for food justice and education through urban agriculture. Since then, I’ve worked in urban agriculture, community gardening and organizing in Philadelphia for several years, as well as on several farms both here and abroad. After finishing a two year apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture at the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UC Santa Cruz, I’ve returned to city life and am excited to be teaching at Log Cabin Ranch.

Contact at: hannah@urbansprouts.org

Raul Hernandez

Urban Sprouts — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:39:15 +0000

I am a first generation American, both my parents immigrated from Mexico because they wanted a better future for their children. My parents taught me the importance of protecting my family and giving back to my community. By the age of seven I was already exposed to rallies, our legislative system, and advocacy work. Throughout my academic career I advocated for safer school legislation and social equity. It wasn’t until I participated in the Urban Sprouts program at Ida B. Wells that I understood the importance of urban gardening and how it can help create community. Since then I worked with organizations such as, GSANetwork, CUAV, EQCA, SF Mime Troupe, Hidden Villa, and the San Francisco Boys & Girls Club. I am more than excited to work as a Garden Educator for Urban Sprouts. I hope to make an impact on my students the way my Garden Educator had an impact on me.an excited to work as a Garden Educator for Urban Sprouts. I hope to make an impact on my students the way my Garden Educator had an impact on me.

Contact at: raul@urbansprouts.org

Dartanian Kaufman

Urban Sprouts — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:19:31 +0000

Dartanian Kaufman joins Urban Sprouts after several years working and apprenticing at sustainable, urban fruit and vegetable farms, including the Poughkeepsie Farm Project in New York and Full Circle Farm in Sunnyvale, California. She is a graduate of the University of California Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. Her experience gives her optimism for the possibility and multiple utilities of urban food production. She is enthusiastic about sharing knowledge with the next generation about growing food and connecting with nature in the city.

Contact at: dartanian@urbansprouts.org

Violeta Sandoval

Urban Sprouts — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:14:19 +0000

Violeta Sandoval emigrated from El Salvador to San Francisco five years ago. She studied Culinary Arts and Odontology, and has extensive training in working at the community level to advocate for healthier lifestyles. As a volunteer with Urban Sprouts (previous to her employment), Jamestown Community Center, Fresh Approach, and CARECEN, Violeta has brought valuable skills, knowledge, and resources to her community. She has a strong track record in creating practical and understandable programs that make effective change in lowering rates of diabetes, cholesterol, and obesity in her Latina/Latino community in San Francisco.

Contact at: violata@urbansprouts.org

Health and Nutrition Outreach Workers

audrey — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:48:24 +0000

Job Description
Urban Sprouts is seeking 24 individuals to join our Health and Nutrition Outreach team. The Health and Nutrition Outreach Workers will partner with Urban Sprouts’ staff to: lead nutrition activities at community events and farmers markets, lead simple cooking demonstrations and tastings to encourage healthy eating, and educate school and community members on healthy food choices, food access, and food justice issues.

Job Responsibilities
· Participate and attend outreach and nutrition education orientation
· Attend and/or lead at least two outreach events each month between January 2012 and September 2012, schedule based on your availability
· Partner with staff and students to lead nutrition education events at our partner school and to the general community

Desired Qualifications
· Interest in improving community health issues and/or personal and family health
· Demonstrated responsibility, commitment and initiative in a job, school commitment, or other project
· Strong oral communication skills; including public speaking skills, or a strong desire to improve and develop these skills
· Ability to work collaboratively and independently, flexible, enthusiastic, and a creative thinker
· Please note no prior experience necessary, we will provide training on how to become a Health and Nutrition Educator

This is a stipend position working approximately 20 hours total between January 1, 2012 and September, 2012 and with a total stipend of $250.

Summer Garden Internships

audrey — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:13:17 +0000

Job Description
Four Summer Garden Interns will assist Urban Sprouts’ staff to: prepare and implement our summer intensive program, maintain our four school gardens over the summer break, and support the 24 parents and students participating in our Health and Nutrition Outreach Team.

Job Responsibilities
· Assist Urban Sprouts and Garden for the Environment staff with preparing and implementing the Summer Sprouts Program, an intensive summer gardening and leadership program for middle and high school youth.
· Support the Health and Nutrition Outreach program participants by attending various community events, working side-by-side with families, and gathering needed resources and materials.
· Assist the Garden Educators with summer garden maintenance of our four sites including hauling, general weeding, harvesting, watering and repairs, and chicken care
· Lead health education activities and cooking demonstrations weekly at the Mission Community Market
· Communicate with Urban Sprouts staff on a regular and ongoing basis about work schedules, expectations and accomplishments.

Desired Skills and Experience
· At least one year of experience or equivalent knowledge of gardening or small-scale food production.
· At least one year of experience mentoring, teaching, or tutoring youth, including in a volunteer capacity.
· Demonstrated responsibility, commitment and initiative in a job, school commitment, or other project.
· Strong oral communication skills, including public speaking skills.
· Ability to work collaboratively and independently, flexible, enthusiastic, creative thinker.
· Bilingual and/or bi-cultural preferred (languages include Spanish, Tagalog, Cantonese).

This is an unpaid internship working 20-25 hours per week from June through August.

To apply:
Please submit a cover letter and resume to Audrey Roderick, Program Director, at audrey@urbansprouts.org by March 31st, 2012.