Growing Healthy Schools and Communities Through Garden Based Education
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 […]
Accomplishments in the Garden Evaluation and Outcomes Amazing Volunteer Support Generous Funding Support Accomplishments in the Garden During the 2008-2009 school year, Urban Sprouts planned to reach 700 students in the 6th – 12th grades at six San Francisco public schools serving the city’s most under-served neighborhoods. Urban Sprouts met this goal; we reached a […]
Oakland’s own Mariposa Baking let us know that we are one of the organizations they have chosen to receive support from sales of their Peace Cakes! Mariposa says: Mariposa’s apple spice peace cake was inspired by “war cakes” which were created during WWII when eggs and other commodities were rationed yet people still ways to […]
The San Francisco Civic Center Victory Garden has been stage to a number of activities since it was installed in July 2008. Most recently was the Community Day featuring hands-on educational garden activities, a puppet show on family and healthy eating; short workshops on urban farming and a brass band performance. Urban Sprouts was there […]
Last Friday I attended the Western Region Assembly for Farm to School, hosted by the lovely Michelle Ratcliffe at Ecotrust in Portland, OR. She/Ecotrust serve as the western region lead for the National Farm to School Network. Sound like another boring meeting? NOPE! This was truly inspiring and exciting—more like a party than a meeting! […]
Abby Jaramillo, Executive Director. abby AT urbansprouts.orgI’ve worked as a gardener and educator in the Bay Area for the past eight years. I started Urban Sprouts at Luther Burbank Middle School in 2004 with my colleague and friend Michelle Ratcliffe and a group of dedicated teachers. I love Urban Sprouts because I can share with […]
A brief but fascinating conversation with Dr. Rollin Coville, a UC Berkeley trained entomologist, led Urban Sprouts to the website for Urban Bee Gardens. For those of you interested in local and native pollinators, check it out! You can learn amazing information about bees such as: There are about 25,000 species of bees known worldwide. […]
A few weeks back I visited Michelle Ratcliffe, Urban Sprouts’ co-founder, at her home in Oregon. Michelle is an inspiring crusader in the world of school gardens, farm to school, and family farm life! She showed me around her world in and outside of Portland. First stop, straight from the airport, she whisked me away […]
Britt Bravo of Have Fun * Do Good is hosting a Blog Carnival called How Does Your Nonprofit Have Fun and Do Good? Here are my responses to her theme! Two ways that Urban Sprouts (a school garden nonprofit) has fun: by collaborating with these projects. 1. Meet the Greens. This is a website (with […]
MissionBy cultivating school gardens in San Francisco’s under-served neighborhoods, Urban Sprouts partners with youth and their families to build eco-literacy, equity, wellness, and community. Our gardens help students become more engaged in school and connect with food, the environment and each other. Our activities include: School gardens and nutrition education: This year we’ll reach over […]
