Meet Rodrigo, CSG Food Justice Intern
This year we celebrate 10 years of growing, learning, connecting, leading, and healing together! Ten years ago, when the garden program first started at Buford, I was 8 years old and in the third grade. It wasn’t a few years until I had my first experience in the garden. It was kinda of hard time for me in middle school. Mentally, I was feeling very frustrated and didn’t really know how to handle my emotions. I also didn’t feel very valued or appreciated by many of my peers. And, I would have gone through the school feeling desperately alone if it wasn’t for my time in the garden....
Read MoreCSG, Selected for Design Marathon!
In October we, along with program partners Urban Agriculture Collective of Charlottesville and the Charlottesville Food Justice Network, were lucky enough to watch genius in action. Our three partner organizations were selected as this year’s Design Marathon Client Partner. The Sixth Annual Design Marathon brought together upwards of 50 regional graphic designers who were given the challenge to create a comprehensive visual identity for our partner programs in our tenth year. The day began with our program leaders Jeanette, Shantell & Richard providing quick descriptions of CSG, CFJN...
Read MoreUACC: Celebrating Twelve Years of Growing
The farming life is fraught with uncertainty about the weather. On the Saturday before UACC’s Fall Garden Gathering, the temperature struggled to reach a chilly 45 degrees before dropping back below freezing. But then just like that, Sunday arrived with sunny skies and an almost balmy 66 degrees. The day grew brighter still with the laughter of children skirting about the big tent set up for the event, a day bookended by cheerful greetings and bittersweet memories. It was the end of an era at Friendship Court. After 12 years of working side-by-side with community members to grow and share...
Read MoreGrains Grains Grains at Jackson-Via
Humans have grown and milled grains such as corn and wheat for thousands of years. For most of those years, the task was accomplished with hand tools. As part of the Kindergarten Social Studies unit Long ago and Today, three classes at Jackson Via learned first-hand to make flours from whole corn and wheat, while wondering what everyday life was like more than 100 years ago. Students used mortars and pestles, a tool that was commonly used by Native Americans, as well as a hand-cranked grain mill. After grinding the grains, we sifted them through a sieve to separate out the coarse grind from...
Read MoreYouth Intern Workday
Join the Food Justice interns on November 23rd at the Charlottesville High School garden from 9:00-12:00. They will be working with Peter Davis, CHS Garden Coordinator to do some winter projects in the growing space. Any length of time available is appreciated. Please contact volunteer@cityschoolyardgarden.org if you are interested in showing...
Read MoreCelebrating the CATEC Culinary Team!
During the Fall Harvest Festival this year, we were so lucky to partner up with the CATEC Culinary Arts team with their Food Truck converted School Bus. This Food Bus was established from a grant that CATEC received in the 2017/18 school year. With the grant funds, they received a decommissioned old school bus, and with the help of many trades in the school (Building Trades, Electrical. Auto body, Automotive teams) they put together the Food Bus which is named “Technical Eats”. The Food Bus makes special appearances at selected events, like our Fall Harvest Festival and also is located at...
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