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Farm Fresh Choice Garden Work Parties at Spiral Gardens

June 7, 2012 by Ecology Center

Come support Farm Fresh Choice and Spiral Gardens in their new partnership to bring a fresh produce stand to the Spiral Gardens location! We need help cleaning up the spot so we’ll be ready to open up shop at the end of June. Volunteers will help prune, weed, clear debris, and more. Bring yourself, a… Read more »

César Chávez Celebration Tuesday, 3/27: Rain or Shine!

March 24, 2012 by Ecology Center

The regular Tuesday Farmers’ Market this coming week will be hosting a free day of cultural arts performances, spoken word, speakers, live music, and informational tables to honor the legacy of farmworker organizer César Chávez. There will be an incredible line up of local talent, a chance to connect with our Farm Fresh Choice interns,… Read more »

Pacha’s Pajamas Comes to the Ecology Center, This Sunday 1/29/12

January 24, 2012 by Ecology Center

Join our Farm Fresh Choice crew for some dynamic storytelling with authors Aaron Ableman and Dave Room. Pacha’s Pajamas brings the voices of nature to the stage through story and music, engaging youth in a conversation about the environment and how we depend on each other. Bring the next generation of environmental leaders down to… Read more »

Farm Fresh Choice participates in Just Food workshops

March 28, 2011 by Youth.Venture

Since January, Farm Fresh Choice, the Ecology Center’s food justice program, has been attending Youth Venture’s Just Food workshops, where they have been crafting their own proposals to implement food justice ventures in the San Francisco Bay Area. Through these workshops, the youth have formulated their own action plans, each with an exciting and unique… Read more »

Berkeleyside interviews BYA garden teacher Kim Allen

January 26, 2011 by Berkeleyside

The Ecology Center’s Farm Fresh Choice program works closely with Berkeley Youth Alternatives to provide socio-economically challenged adolescents with paid internships that teach the youth valuable skills that they can take with them beyond high school. Berkeleyside interviewed BYA garden teacher Kim Allen, highlighting some of the unique aspects of working with youth in a… Read more »