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By Lindsay Campbell March 2, 2020 At Homeless Garden Project, seeds are planted and lives are transformed. Michael Laffoon has a vivid memory of the day he decided to piece his life back together. “I literally woke up in my van and I thought ‘I can’t do this anymore because I’m going to die,’” he says. “It was just an overwhelming …
By ALISHA GREEN December 10, 2019 Adam Marshall remembers fondly the time he spent as a kid on his grandfather’s ranch in Watsonville. That’s where he learned how much he enjoyed labor-intensive work. He dreamed of carrying on his grandfather’s commitment to helping others in need without an expectation of anything in return—as Marshall recently explained to a riveted audience …
Over the past 12 years, staff and faculty at the UCSC Blum Center on Poverty, Social Enterprise, and Participatory Governance have worked with HGP to document trainee growth and the transformative power of the farm. In addition to asking trainees to complete questionnaires at the beginning and end of their participation in the program, we have also been working to …
In Santa Cruz, a popular farm’s plans of expanding and finding a permanent location are finally on the way to becoming a sure thing. The Homeless Garden Project has signed a long-term lease with the City of Santa Cruz to relocate to Pogonip. BySierra Starks Reporter See full article and video here.
In a couple weeks I’ll be attending the oldest and largest ecological agricultural gathering in the West. The EcoFarm Conference has been a centrifugal force for more than 30 years. It will be jam-packed with networking opportunities and information on the newest eco-ag developments and techniques. Hot topic Farm Bill 2012 lectures will focus on important policy concerns. Newly emerging …
“Nothing enlightens the soul like putting one’s hands into fertile earth; realizing that cupped in one’s hands, rolling in between one’s fingers is a tiny universe constantly moving before, during and after our time.” — U-Knot-Me ….a vivid sentiment not expected from the pen of a person who is homeless. Yet it was and it brought tears…. just one of the …
Many Thanks to All of Our Generous Donors in 2016. Our Garden and Our Trainees Couldn’t Grow Without You! Sustainer of the Garden ($25,000 and over) Quentin Hancock Newman’s Own Foundation Nurturer of the Garden ($10,000-$24,999) Monterey Peninsula Foundation George L. Shields Foundation, Inc. Patrice Boyle Cody Swift Synod of the Pacific Grower of the Garden ($5,000-$9,999) City of …
A Huge, Warm Thank You to All of Our Many Generous Donors in 2015. Without You, Our Garden, and Our Trainees Couldn’t Grow! Sustainer of the Garden ($25,000 and over) Quentin Hancock Newman’s Own Foundation Michael Zwerling, KSCO Radio Nurturer of the Garden ($10,000-$24,999) Anonymous Helen and Will Webster Foundation Monterey …
A Hearty Thank You to All Our Generous Donors. You Make Our Garden Grow! Sustainer of the Garden ($25,000 and over) Quentin Hancock Newman’s Own Foundation Nurturer of the Garden ($10,000-$24,999) Patrice Boyle Helen and Will Webster Foundation Monterey Peninsula Foundation, host of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am George L. Shields Foundation, Inc. …
Value in our Enterprises Value starts at our farm as trainees nurture the soil, grow vegetables and share the bounty with our community. But trainees gain valuable work skills and continue to add value from our farm to our workshop and retail store, where products are handmade and used to raise money for our projects. Farm Enterprises In 2014 we …
