As the school year comes closer to finishing, the team embraces the gifts and miracles the land brings to the community. Strawberries, fragrant flowers, colorful potatoes, and of course, the new generation of our fluttering and furry friends that will spend time in this sanctuary, like birds, monarch butterflies, and cats. Some only stay temporarily, […]
At Verde Partnership Garden, the spring has introduced new flavors, fresh energy, and plenty of creative exploration as the garden comes to life. Students and volunteers have been expanding their taste palettes with seasonal greens like rainbow chard, crisp lettuce, and hearty kale, all grown right in their own backyard. Participants have been cooking together, […]
Exploring the Wonders of Soil and Nature This month, students at Verde Partnership Garden have been busy exploring the wonders of soil and nature through a variety of hands-on activities. Students focused on the topic of soil composition, dedicating their time to testing the flexibility of the local clay. Through this experiment, they developed a […]
Verde Partnership Garden update: This week we had @littleexplorerspettingzoo come to the garden where students got a chance to meet some friendly farm animals. For many students this was their last time in the garden, so we wanted to make sure we made it an unforgettable one! In addition, we also got a chance to […]
Verde Partnership Garden update: We have been busy building garden beds and prepping our summer crops. Students are enjoying the warmth and appreciating any shade available. Many of our fruits are finally showing up, encouraging students to have patience with the diverse growing stages of each plant. It is almost graduation season and students are […]
Lots of fun and leafy greens at the garden. Students have been spending time planting fall crops: rainbow chard, dinosaur kale, and cauliflower, among others. They have also been busy admiring any beautiful colors found, especially in flowers. We are so proud of our elementary Youth who have recently completed their unit on seeds! They […]
This week we hosted a Free Breakfast celebrating Black History Month and the legacy of the Black Panther Party in different cities, even Richmond! Students enjoyed warm wheat pancakes, fresh fruits, berry compote, smoothies and cinnamon apples. Shoutout to our Watershed team and Operations/Facilities Manager, Chinue for supporting and hanging out with Verde students! Students […]
Recently, a lot more kids have been taking advantage of the garden to hang out during breaks and help us out with some garden tasks, which we’re really grateful for however sometimes they try to be sneaky and bite into their regular class time just another example of why collaboration between garden staff and teachers […]
Last week, we took a tour of the Verde garden with our resident doctor for the month, to learn about the team’s plan for the next few weeks and how we can incorporate a cooking demonstration to go along with their lessons. We are also planning on using what is being grown in the garden […]
Help Verde Elementary Garden BLOOM! We’re calling upon our community to help us raise $30,000 to fund Verde Elementary Partnership Garden. With the funds we raise from this year’s Oakland Running Festival team, we will create new outdoor classroom spaces designed for children, new outdoor reading nooks, a garden kitchen area where Verde Elementary students […]
