Category: Community Health
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San José Kids Serve Up Nutrition with MyPlate
Author: Shelby Maidl, Project Coordinator for Growing Sustainably Eating a nutritious and well-balanced diet is a critical part of youth development, impacting their physical health and their opportunities to be successful in school. Meals that provide a variety of proteins, whole grains, natural sugars, fats, vitamins, and minerals ensure that kids grow strong bones and […]
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San José’s Northside Neighborhood: “A little bit of heaven”
Author: Nicole Guzman The Northside Neighborhood Community Open House revealed the results from the Northside Neighborhood Survey Day, which took place on September 24. Our headquarters for Survey Day was in Backesto Park, at Carmen Cautiviero’s center for the Downtown Enrichment Program. A total of 150 San José State students went door-to-door to conduct surveys […]
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Backesto Park Hosts the 9th Annual Luna Park Chalk Art Festival
Author: Nicole Guzman When you imagine spending your Saturday afternoon, what do you envision? Perhaps you see yourself surrounded by friendly faces, hearing live music, and admiring sidewalks that have been turned into vibrant chalk art. Luckily, the Luna Park Chalk Art Festival exists! This festival is possible through the Luna Parks Arts Foundation and […]
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Why Nutrition Matters
Author: Trina Nguyen San José’s community of apartments, complexes, and crowded houses limit students to engage in nutrition and building community. Growing Sustainably has influenced students from Kindergarten to 6th grade on the importance and benefits of healthy lifestyles. Growing Sustainably has 4 sub-projects: Gardening Workshops, Gardening Club, Cooking Matters, and Neighborhood Harvest. With the […]
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Students create a garden for Family Supportive Housing
Family Supportive Housing is one of the only places in the South Bay that provides interim housing and support for entire families while they look for more secure shelter, education and employment. As of March 30th, families at Family Supportive Housing can now tend to and reap the benefits of a new shared garden at […]
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Pitch In: help build Garden to Table’s new urban farm!
Garden to Table’s Groundbreaking event for their brand new farm is just around the corner. To make this transformation successful, Garden to Table needs the help of over 80 volunteers to build raised beds! If you’re interested in pitching in and getting dirty, sign up for one of these time slots: – Saturday, Oct 19th, […]
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Garden to Table Advocates for Agriculture Land Use on Industrial Zones
CommUniverCity San José’s Growing Sustainably, a direct partnership of Garden to Table, advocated successfully for changing Title 20 (Zoning Ordinance) for industrial zones to allow up to one acre of urban agricultural land use. When Barry Swenson signed a land use agreement with Garden to Table to allow them to use a one-acre empty lot by […]
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What what will you be for Safe & Green Halloween?
What will you be for Safe and Green Halloween? What materials will you be upcycling for your recycled costume? Join us for our 7th Annual Safe & Green Halloween Fair on Friday, October 25, 2013 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at McKinley Elementary School, 651 Macredes Avenue, San José, CA 95116. CommUniverCity San José works with residents […]
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Bearing fruit with Garden to Table – Growing Sustainably
Our program and partnership Growing Sustainably – Garden to Table, was featured this Saturday August 3, 2013 in L.A. Times by Lee Romney on the story of how Garden to Table began, and how our efforts have addressed the issues of poverty, crime, neighborhood blight, and food security in the Central San José neighborhoods. We […]
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Clearing Backyard for a New Neighborhood Garden
This weekend we partnered with Garden to Table and the Downtown Streets Team to engage community members to volunteer and help clear out our next neighborhood community garden. A wonderful couple shared their backyard for three households to transform into a neighborhood garden. These households and community members will be determined in the coming […]