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Crest View Garden-to-Table Program

We hope to help kids learn about food and how growing fresh food can bring more flavor, nutrition, and sustainability into all our lives.

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Rise Keller

Getting Crest View's Garden off the Ground!

The large group of volunteers who turned up at the first Garden to Table meeting was wonderful to see! We heard a presentation from Bryce Brown, the founder of the Growe Foundation, which supports the School Lunch Program and the Garden to Table Program in Boulder Valley schools.

Brown played a video program about Creekside Elementary, the first school in the Boulder Valley School… Continue

Posted by Rise Keller on March 11, 2009 at 10:30am

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Crest View Community Garden Day at Crest View Elementary, North Boulder
May 3, 2009 from 10:30am to 12:30pm
Update as of 10pm Friday, April 17: The event has been rescheduled to: Sunday, May 3 10:30am - 12:30pm Community Gardening Day (if the weather ever cooperates!) will mark the launch of the Garden-to-Table program at Crest View Elementary. The ki...
May 12
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May 23 Benefit at Black Cat for Crest View Garden to Table Program at Just south of the Pearl Street Mall, Boulder
May 23, 2009 from 5:30pm to 10pm
Chef Eric Skokan of Black Cat will be donating 25 percent of the proceeds of a dinner on Saturday, May 23 (Memorial Day weekend) to Crest View's Garden to Table program. Please make a reservation now to join us in celebrating this new opportunity ...
May 7
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May 7
Seneca Murley Gonzalez is now a member of Crest View Gardeners
Welcome Them!
April 30
Rise Keller commented on Rise Keller's photo 'Garden beds with new cold frames'
Tracy said it: After hearing this morning from Laura that we needed to cover the plants we went in to brainstorming mode. Bobbi and Tim Carlin offered to get the supplies from Home Depot. Many hours later the cold frames were up and we could cover...
April 18
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More funding possibilities
Benefits of creating an account for raising Community Garden funds on a microgiving site One of the great things about the explosion in social media tools and knowledge is their potential to connect us directly to the things and people we want to...
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April 17
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March 16
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Lowe's grants
 A neighbor of mine who is quite involved at Whittier said they got a $5K grant from Lowe's -- through the grant program whose deadline I think we just missed for this year. But we should definitely apply next year!
March 16
Neshama Abraham commented on Rise Keller's event 'Crest View Community Gardening Day'
For the Crestview Garden Day on Sunday, April 5th, we'll be offering free seed packets and water bottles to all attendees.
March 13
Neshama Abraham is attending Rise Keller's event
Crest View Community Gardening Day at Crest View Elementary
April 5, 2009 from 10:30am to 12:30pm
Hooray! It's here! Sunday, April 5, 2009 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Community Gardening Day marks the launch of the Garden-to-Table program at Crest View Elementary. We will be filling Crest View's six new garden beds with fresh soil on April 5th, so t...
March 13
Neshama Abraham is now a member of Crest View Gardeners
Welcome Them!
March 13
Crest View Gardeners now has notes
March 13
Crest View Gardeners now has videos
March 13
Rise Keller added a blog post
The large group of volunteers who turned up at the first Garden-to-Table meeting was a great thing to see! Quickly, we started getting up to speed, thanks to leads Jane Reagan and Bobbi Carlin, both Crest View parents. Crest View is the fifth scho...
March 11
 
 

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A few benefits of creating an account for raising Community Garden funds on a microgiving site

One of the great things about the explosion in social media tools and knowledge is their potential to connect us directly to the things and people we want to support. On a microgiving site, you can sign up for an account and either… Continue

Created by Rise Keller Apr 18, 2009 at 10:36am. Last updated by Rise Keller Apr 18.

Lowe's grants

 A neighbor of mine who is quite involved at Whittier said they got a $5K grant from Lowe's for their school garden. It was through the grant program whose deadline I think we just missed for this year. But we should definitely apply for it next year! And you don't have to spend the grant at Lowe's.
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Created by Rise Keller Mar 16, 2009 at 11:16am. Last updated by Rise Keller Mar 16.

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Created by Rise Keller Mar 13, 2009 at 9:25am. Last updated by Rise Keller Mar 13.

Gardening resources

Sponsors
The Growe Foundation
Reach Out Crest View

Local Farms and CSAs
This is a small sampling of the food farms in our area. We're happy to add you to our list; just ask us!
Abbondanza Farms
Boulder Altan Alma Organic Farm
Cure Organic Farm
Ginger Cat Farm
Jay Hill Farm
Lone Hawk Farms
Pachamama Farm
Red Wagon Organic Farm

Boulder County Organizations
Boulder County Agriculture Center
Growing Gardens, Boulder Community Garden plots
Community Roots
Urban Gardens of Boulder, Colorado
One Million Gardens

Locavore Resources
Local Harvest

Local suppliers
Harlequin Gardens Experts on native, low-water plants here in Crest View's neighborhood

School food resources
Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) Nutrition Services
Chef Ann Cooper's blog
 

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