Thank you Hass Sustainability Task Force (UC Berkeley) for coming to volunteer with us at verde, we had a great time planting cilantro and doing some infrastructure maintenance. Verde partnership garden this week planted carrots! We are also learning about food traditions. We are sprouting a project where youth interview caretakers, older people in their […]
This year Verde Partnership Garden is one of the enrichment classes for K-8th students. We see 400 youth weekly and sustain engaging programming for each age group, aligning with district standards and learning objectives. We are creating our own curriculum, adapted and inspired by different programs such as: Lifelab, Soulfire Farm, and Urban Tilth’s Watersheds and […]
Verde K-8 this week has been learning about food systems and seeds! We have been seeding, seed harvesting, and transplanting. Some of the seeds we learned how to harvest are amaranth, calendulas, strawflowers, and pink cushion flowers. The abundance of colors and textures. What’s your favorite seed to harvest?
Verde K-8 garden days have been vibrant. With our 6th – 8th grades we are learning what a food system is and we harvested a bunch of tomatoes. With 4th – 5th grades we made apple crumble from our generous apple tree and this time we worked with amaranth flour, a grain native to Central […]
Verde K-8th school has been welcoming the fall. The pumpkins are turning orange, the leaves are falling, and we are eating apples every day. We have been planting more greens like collards and cilantro. So far 5th, 6th, and 8th grades made apple crisps! When we harvested the apples we began learning about solidarity and […]
Verde K-8 has been learning about, bioregional history, our local ecosystem, and harvesting abundance. Tending to the garden is part of our time in the garden. This week we transplanted, seeded, and watered. Thank you 6-8th for harvesting 88 pounds of tasty apples! We are sharing them with staff and parents, and hope to make […]
Verde Partnership Garden is buzzing and vibrant this season yesterday we celebrated Bienvenida Meza’s Bday she and her sons built a beautiful chayote arbor this week. Thank you for all you do and what you teach us! We have been receiving all grades k-8th grade into the garden weekly for the garden enrichment program. Here […]
This week K-3rd was active in the Verde partnership garden! We used our senses to get to know plants, their life cycle, and learned about the unique adaptations plants have that help them survive. Some activities we did were lavender pouches, harvested seeds, drawings, watered plant roots with care and intention. We hope everyone stays […]
We have been wrapping up the school year. Thank you to the youth and staff! Congrats to the graduating classes of 2021 We are very thankful to also have had the chance to host Crestmont Middle School. They were doing a food justice class. Together we learned about the peasant declaration of rights, by la […]
The pandemic has been hard on our young students who rely on learning through direct engagement with their teachers, other students, and learning materials. This is especially true when it comes to the classes and activities Urban Tilth usually offers to all Verde Elementary students to support their learning through class visits and recess activities […]
