Locations of our 4 San Francisco school garden sites, our summer program site, and our main office in Hayes Valley. Click on placemarkers for more information. To locate Log Cabin Ranch, zoom out or move south (downward) or visit the map on Google
- West Coast Live!
A wonderful culmination of the school year occurred this past Saturday when a group of students from June Jordan School for Equity sold produce and seedlings from their school garden at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. The students are participants in the Schoolyard to Market Program, a youth development and entrepreneurship partnership with the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture ... - New Orchard at JJSE!
Thanks to Rico Montenegro and The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation we now have a full on orchard with multiple varieties of pear, apple, plum, orange, lemon and lime trees at JJSE. Over a hundred students came out to help in our inaugural planting. With their help we were able to dig holes for 31 trees, ... - Out In the Garden
An amazing experience is to have a student lookout from the garden and admire the beauty of their city. I remember when I was a student in Urban Sprouts, the garden was an escape and i can look out to the city and at that moment the city didn’t seem that small to me - Garden Journals
As many of you already know, garden education is amazing. Garden education brings students to start critically assessing their food, food systems, nutrition, health, and environment. Moreover, for students like me, it helps students have an experiential learning experience to better comprehend science curriculum. What I’ve found a great way to tie the garden with ... - Cooking at Log Cabin
I am so excited about Log Cabin Ranch’s cooking activities. Last semester we began an international approach in which the students “travel” to a different region of the world through flavors and cultural information. So far our culinary adventures’ highlights have been traveling to all corners of the world like the Mediterranean & India. For this ... - May at June Jordan
For the end of the semester celebration the gardening class and the art class combine efforts to make a Tamal Party or Tamalada, we make over 60 tamales; all sorts of fillings like garden veggies, mushrooms, chicken mole, rajas w/ cheese and strawberries; some refrito and garden salad on the side and for dessert pies ... - Your Food Your Choice
Steamed Veggie Potstickers, Massaged Kale Salads, Homemade (school made) veggie Ramen, and squash popusas have been some of the cooking activities that the students of Ida B. Wells and Aptos Middle School got the opportunity to enjoy. I themed the nutrition part of my program “Your Food Your Choice”. I believe it is important for students ... - Juiced about Vegetables!
Nutrition education is essential to Urban Sprouts programming; in every class students get the opportunity to taste a piece of fruit or vegetable. Sometimes, when we’re lucky, we also have the opportunity to make foods that require more preparation like chopping, sauteing, and frying. Students love the opportunity to be in charge of their food ... - Aptos Work Party
Where? What? Why? When? Where? Aptos Middle School 105 Aptos Avenue San Francisco, CA 94127 What? Join family, friends, and students of the Urban sprouts family in helping create fun and a nurturing environment for the students of Aptos Middle School. Why? Not only will you receive the satisfaction of creating an awesome school environment for students while having fun, you’ll have ... - Youth Speak Green & Fresh
The attached audio clip is a composite of the voices, poetry, and free-styles of the young men who are part of the Gardening Class at Log Cabin Ranch (LCR). You can learn more about our organization and our education project at the SF Youth Detention facility. Responding to the project’s prompt “Fresh and Green”, the young men ...
