Tag: growing sustainably
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Summer Gardening Recap 2022
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…
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SJSU Campus Community Garden: A Hidden, Local Gem for Both Residents and Students
In mid-May, a little over a dozen of children from Olinder Elementary School’s CORAL after school program took a trip to an urban farm. The destination? Our very own San Jose State Campus Community Garden. The SJSU Campus Community Garden is located on San Salvador St. across the street from the Campus Village housing, and…
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Opening Doors of Curiosity for Garden Education
As climate change becomes an imminent reality of our future, gardening contributes to healthy eating and exposure to the natural world. While record numbers of people began cultivating their own gardens during pandemic lockdowns, vulnerable communities do not have the same luxury. CommUniverCity saw this opportunity to promote healthy lifestyles while young students and families…
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Our Growing Sustainably Pledge
Author: Nancy Nguyen, Garden Education Coordinator What is Growing Sustainably? Kids love to eat and play outside. CommUniverCity’s Growing Sustainably program uses outdoor classrooms to work with elementary school students in Central San Jose to nurture an appreciation for the natural environment and fresh, nutritious foods. This is the pledge we make every day to…
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How Growing Sustainably is Growing
Author: Nancy Nguyen, Public Ally and CommUniverCity Project Coordinator Silicon Valley is expanding and urbanizing at an exponential rate as the tech industry gears up to be one of the most powerful entities in the country, leading to the boom of high paying tech jobs, housing development, and business and commercial development. However, as prices…
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Nutrition and Nurturing: Let’s Grow!
Author: Shelby Maidl Kids are natural nurturers. At Growing Sustainably, we see this in the way the youth gingerly touch the sprouting plants, the way they feel sad when pulling out a weed that is trying to grow, the way they jump in excitement when they find a giant beetle crawling out of the dirt…
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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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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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Featured in SJSU’s Acceleration Campaign
You might have noticed Zach Lewis, Garden to Table’s Executive Director at San José State University, sharing his experience about SJSU’s Urban Planning graduate program, “Studying urban planning at San Jose State was the best decision I ever made. It gave me the chance to take an idea and grow it into a nonprofit.” We were part of…