Garden Classrooms

 Opening my home to make a garden for neighbors which are mostly university students and professionals in the area. 

Schoolyard to Market is a youth development and entrepreneurship program launched in January 2011 by the Center for Urban Education About Stustainable Agriculture (CUESA) in partnership with the San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance (SFGSA) at three San Francisco Unified School District high schools (John O’Connell High School in the Mission District, Life Learning Academy on Treasure Island, and June Jordan School of Equity in the Excelsior, where we are working with Urban Sprouts to implement the program).

New City Public School Urban Farm was established in June 2010, in Long Beach Ca. The abandoned lot, formerly a 1920's ostrich farm and then a series of parking lots, was cleared, leveled, and shoveled into it's current bed & orchard design by school and community members. The Port of Long Beach donated three large container bins (we painted them a bright "barn" orange!) to serve as a tool shed, a future office and farm stand. A nominal lease from the City of Long Beach sealed the deal and New City Urban Farm was born.
 

A group of dedicated people had a vision to create a space for children to learn about gardening, ecosystems and nature. This idea took many years of planning, community involvement, and good old fashioned hard work. When the vision was realized the Global Garden came to life . The garden was dedicated to the students and staff of Avalon Elementary School in early May of 1998. Since then the garden has been a living, breathing, outdoor educational experience for all to enjoy.