Over the summer of 2022, CommUniverCity SJSU hosted its third annual gardening workshop series, which entailed three in-person workshops and free gardening kits for 30 families. Pico de Gallo, a popular Latin recipe made of tomatoes, onions, and cilantro often used as a dip or a topping was the centerpiece of these workshops. Community residents had tried the dish and even be planted the main ingredients using their take-home gardening kit. Each of the three workshop had a workbook with activities which included getting in tune with the human five senses, naming parts of a plant, and a measurement exercise. […]