Community Garden Scholar

Sharing this opportunity, presented by a respected colleague, coming up in June: Do you want to create  project-based curriculum  that supports all learners to engage, achieve, and contribute to healthy future? Register Here In partnership with the University of Michigan School of Education, CCES is offering a hands-on, 2-day master class. The class  provides knowledge, skills, and a step-wise process to develop curriculum grounded in the concepts of healthy communities, democratic societies, and social justice. Change your curriculum to change students’ lives. Starting with either existing or planned curriculum, you’ll receive guidance to develop or redesign a unit or course that engages students in authentic problem-solving while also meeting  required standards and content. We know you care about c onnecting  educational equity  and community well-being, and this workshop will give you tools to put that into practice and change your student...

​ You're invited to an Earth Day After Party taking place after the Monadnock Earth Day Festival on Saturday April 21st from roughly 4:30 to 6:30 at the Hive in the Hannah Grimes Center. It’ll be a chance to mix and mingle with other earth-friendly peers and explore ideas in a relaxed, easy-going environment.over food and drink. The idea for gathering was inspired by monthly potlucks hosted by The Community Kitchen's Sarah Harpster; sharing good food, intriguing ideas and  engaging conversation in an informal setting.The Earth Day After Party is a chance to continue to connect over food and drink with peers. Our invite list is by no means comprehensive, so please forward to others in your network who might in interested. We hope you’ll join us! Whole Terrain literary journal and C&S Wholesale Grocers have helped secure us the space for this event. The Community Kitchen is providing snacks. There will also be a cash bar hosted byMachina Arts. If you have any questi...

The Westmoreland Garden Project, situated along the Connecticut River at the site of a former county jail, is where Community Garden Connections (CGC) graduate students and volunteers grow food for The Community Kitchen , with support through Antioch University New England (AUNE) and Cheshire County Conservation District . It's an amazing project. It's providing opportunities to grow food along with skills and networks that enhance climate resilience, get people in nature, encourage healthy eating, promote service learning, and build community. It is a lot of work, and  so much fun. The Westmoreland Garden Project is inviting help from community members to expand its capacity and get things done this season. Check out the ways you can help, and if you can provide any of these, let's CONNECT . April-May 2018: Help preparing for burning things, help burning things. We have a permit for  Saturday, April 14   (same day as the pruning workshop). If it is raining t...