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Growing Leadership in the Garden - Michael Land teaching about benefits of using compost in your home garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/7a11b959-d3c1-44d9-8df9-e76a4bf67a00/SCCG+Elena+Banks.jpeg Growing Community Blog - Growing Leadership in the Garden - SCCG Board Member, Elena Banks, happily planting native seedlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/cbe7e7f9-86fa-4cdb-ae32-e4ed6a50790a/Asha+and+Craig+with+wilffloers.jpg Growing Community Blog - Growing Leadership in the Garden - SCCG gardener turned Board Member, Asha Muhiddin, with her fiancé. https://www.sancarloscommunitygarden.com/growing-community-blog/the-benefits-of-cover-crops-in-san-diego-gardens monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/f718dc50-c0f9-442f-8efe-32532bb08479/SCCG_Oct2025Workshop_1.jpg Growing Community Blog - The Benefits of Cover Crops in San Diego Gardens - James Hyde, SCCG’s volunteer agronomist (aka “Soil Guru”) recently co-led a SCCG Garden Workshop about soil health. https://www.sancarloscommunitygarden.com/growing-community-blog/easy-ways-to-help-monarchs-this-winter monthly 0.5 2025-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/2b626a23-b27f-4bb5-a901-83868011fa1c/SCCG_Monarch_SaveUs_vertical.png Growing Community Blog - 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Shown here are potted green onions that have bloomed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/cc6b13d4-5903-4227-af4d-859fdef28802/Abeja_%28Lasioglossum_calceatum%29_en_una_Amapola_de_California_%28Eschscholzia_californica%29%2C_Jard%C3%ADn_Bot%C3%A1nico%2C_M%C3%BAnich%2C_Alemania%2C_2013-09-08%2C_DD_03.JPG.jpg Growing Community Blog - Easy Ways to Help Monarchs This Winter - Tip: In your garden, use native annuals, such as California poppy (shown), clarkia and lupines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/8adf3d92-17b4-416d-97c0-5162695f432e/SCCG_Monarch%26SeaDaisy_SanDiegoPollinatorAlliance2019.png Growing Community Blog - Easy Ways to Help Monarchs This Winter - Tip: Monarchs also love Seaside Daisy - a native perennial. Photo courtesy of San Diego Pollinator Alliance (click on image to see full video). Tip: Monarchs also love Seaside Daisy - a native perennial. 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Click on image to find a dedicated pollinator garden near you! https://www.sancarloscommunitygarden.com/growing-community-blog/cultivating-connections-nancy-young monthly 0.5 2025-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/086dbc48-7743-4f4a-9976-c652a398d07c/IMG_20251103_070852.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with Nancy Young, SCCG Gardener and Volunteer - At the San Carlos Community Garden, connections bloom as naturally as the flowers. This month, we’re delighted to spotlight Nancy (Nan) Young, a dedicated volunteer, gardener, and joyful presence in our community. Whether she’s helping children craft hummingbird swings, tending to her ever-changing plot, or swapping greens with her neighbors, Nan brings a genuine warmth and curiosity that remind us what community gardening is all about—learning, laughter, and shared growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/379852cc-9042-45d4-a525-7991d7a76867/Playtime+in+the+Garden+-+2025+Example+for+Blog.png Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with Nancy Young, SCCG Gardener and Volunteer - Make it stand out Playtime in the Garden is a 7-week summer time program held at SCCG designed to creativity & engage senses in our youngest gardeners. Nan has been instrumental in the program’s success! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/dfd14d18-a972-49bb-b523-fdc183ba9929/SCCG+Spring+Festival+Hummingbird+Branch Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with Nancy Young, SCCG Gardener and Volunteer - Nan also led a highly popular booth at our 2025 Spring Festival where attendees made Hummingbird Swings. Above is an example of one of the swings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1762187253978-3MF3F0OPDQ4HLC9BRXYV/IMG_20251103_070908.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with Nancy Young, SCCG Gardener and Volunteer - IMG_20251103_070908.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1762187254426-5XIP03KE725HPYJDNE3C/IMG_20251103_070858.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with Nancy Young, SCCG Gardener and Volunteer - IMG_20251103_070858.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1762187255476-C16E32ADFHC9I6Y0ZTHV/IMG_20251029_151226+%282%29.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with Nancy Young, SCCG Gardener and Volunteer - IMG_20251029_151226 (2).jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1762187256018-A72C6BK8D29R3IZ3GVK5/IMG_20251029_151226+%281%29.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with Nancy Young, SCCG Gardener and Volunteer - IMG_20251029_151226 (1).jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/5b811d0b-7a11-43bd-b7e0-7525dce4aa3d/IMG_20251103_070901.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with Nancy Young, SCCG Gardener and Volunteer - “My plot neighbors are my friends now.” Nan with fellow SCCG gardeners, Pam and Luciano. https://www.sancarloscommunitygarden.com/growing-community-blog/putting-down-roots monthly 0.5 2025-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/f89d7125-809d-4842-ba07-9d417b66c0ed/IMG_1358.jpeg Growing Community Blog - Putting Down Roots: How We Continue To Grow Our Community Heading Into the Fall Season - Amelia is a Patrick Henry High School 2025 graduate and participated in SCCG’s Youth Ambassador program this Summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/902e023d-50cc-4b17-b3d8-4bb8219d199d/SCCG_YouthAmbassadors2025_13.jpg Growing Community Blog - Putting Down Roots: How We Continue To Grow Our Community Heading Into the Fall Season - The San Carlos Community Garden Youth Ambassadors for 2025. San Carlos Community Garden Youth Ambassadors for 2025 with ??? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/ef991cec-eea0-4043-b39c-c3f958c2e4ee/SCCG_YouthAmbassadors2025_1.webp Growing Community Blog - Putting Down Roots: How We Continue To Grow Our Community Heading Into the Fall Season - 2025 SCCG Youth Ambassadors, Sean and Amelia, picking lettuce from SCCG’s food pantry garden. Recent Patrick Henry High graduates Sean Bennison and Amelia Kirkegaard do some gardening at SCCG. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/6a77827d-9af8-4999-9134-2ff93c179fd8/6F0CC397-0CDB-4BB7-8C35-414CB73FD0C2.jpeg Growing Community Blog - Putting Down Roots: How We Continue To Grow Our Community Heading Into the Fall Season - Youth Ambassadors assembled seed packets of native plant species with Wild Ones San Diego. Seed packets of San Diego native plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/14dd4f6c-a8bc-44e0-801b-12182da18804/SCCG_YouthAmbassadors2025_12.jpg Growing Community Blog - Putting Down Roots: How We Continue To Grow Our Community Heading Into the Fall Season - Youth Ambassadors had an up close instruction on the superpowers of soil and compost with SCCG volunteers, James Hyde and Michael Land,. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1756936039162-US7EHA2X00Z2KH1MIQEO/SCCG_YouthAmbassadors2025_7.jpg Growing Community Blog - Putting Down Roots: How We Continue To Grow Our Community Heading Into the Fall Season - SCCG_YouthAmbassadors2025_7.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1756936039378-1XEFRY43G9ZPWQICVKFI/SCCG_YouthAmbassadors2025_6.jpg Growing Community Blog - Putting Down Roots: How We Continue To Grow Our Community Heading Into the Fall Season - SCCG_YouthAmbassadors2025_6.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1756936042940-FU3R1NDCWVT21U4K27HB/SCCG_YouthAmbassadors2025_5.jpg Growing Community Blog - Putting Down Roots: How We Continue To Grow Our Community Heading Into the Fall Season - SCCG_YouthAmbassadors2025_5.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1756936043239-AC9OJPZQLYFSEO7PWBXZ/SCCG_YouthAmbassadors2025_4.jpg Growing Community Blog - Putting Down Roots: How We Continue To Grow Our Community Heading Into the Fall Season - SCCG_YouthAmbassadors2025_4.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1756936046348-NXCVX0ZQQQKLDA44WBOU/SCCG_YouthAmbassadors2025_3.jpg Growing Community Blog - Putting Down Roots: How We Continue To Grow Our Community Heading Into the Fall Season - SCCG_YouthAmbassadors2025_3.jpg https://www.sancarloscommunitygarden.com/growing-community-blog/garden-friendship monthly 0.5 2025-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1752073746922-SHF24C7R5XL1A5P7HK3O/Asha+and+Craig+with+wilffloers.jpg Growing Community Blog - Garden Couture, Friendship & Cats, and the Future We Grow - 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Cultivating Connections: Interview with SCCG gardeners, Luciano Emanuele and Jay Bischoff - From garden to table, creating fava-licious recipes that pay homage to their Mid-West and Sicilian farming roots. We are delighted to highlight Luciano Emanuele and Jay Bischoff for June 2025 Cultivating Connections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1749601118584-XZFRWJVRG3U2QJU224P2/20250315_085600.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with SCCG gardeners, Luciano Emanuele and Jay Bischoff - 20250315_085600.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1749601118656-N0HGGD5JH7HOR3KTQZ3H/20250315_085606.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with SCCG gardeners, Luciano Emanuele and Jay Bischoff - 20250315_085606.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1749601019990-LDBD2S9T3QNFQL53J7XF/20250315_085625+%281%29.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with SCCG gardeners, Luciano Emanuele and Jay Bischoff - 20250315_085625 (1).jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1749601406043-FGTDU4AAF97IG40K00VZ/IMG_20250603_001143.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with SCCG gardeners, Luciano Emanuele and Jay Bischoff - IMG_20250603_001143.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1749601406131-FABQO5EW8K3BEPMI8EWT/IMG_20250603_001205.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with SCCG gardeners, Luciano Emanuele and Jay Bischoff - IMG_20250603_001205.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1749601407411-CZX0PCEJIYJRBF09UWM4/IMG_20250603_001209.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with SCCG gardeners, Luciano Emanuele and Jay Bischoff - IMG_20250603_001209.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/f952c425-af43-45f7-a55a-f1adc4568384/SCCG2025SummerConcerts Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with SCCG gardeners, Luciano Emanuele and Jay Bischoff - You’ll need to attend to see Luciano & Jay’s favorite spot! 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- Make it stand out Final Round - click on bracket above to vote! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/7b390388-7ba8-46fd-99ac-d8a25f1b08cc/Round+3+FINAL+Bracket.png Growing Community Blog - Help decide who will be “Garden Champion” - vote today! - Semi Final Round Click on image to vote in Round 3 and help us decide who will be named Garden Champion! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/ed31fcbf-f03f-4750-a974-4884b07d8de5/Round+2+FINAL+Bracket.png Growing Community Blog - Help decide who will be “Garden Champion” - vote today! - Round 2 Bracket. Your votes will determine who proceeds to the next round! Vote by clicking on image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/3949e4ef-51d9-4a07-909c-a76ba2ecba56/Garden+Madness+-+Round+1+Bracket+%28final%29.png Growing Community Blog - Help decide who will be “Garden Champion” - vote today! - Round 1 Bracket Your votes will determine who proceeds to the next round! Vote by clicking on image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/9f814c15-2c84-4fb2-a119-a958c8d5420a/Epic_Gardening_Green_FillColor_RGB+%281%29.png Growing Community Blog - Help decide who will be “Garden Champion” - vote today! - To learn more about the Epic Gardening Seeds highlighted in Garden Madness and to read an easy step-by-step guide to starting seeds at home click here. To learn more about the Epic Gardening Seeds highlighted in Garden Madness and read easy step-by-step guide to starting seeds at home click here. https://www.sancarloscommunitygarden.com/growing-community-blog/saving-the-monarchs-one-butterfly-at-a-time monthly 0.5 2025-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/a47d888d-dc5a-4666-a677-a35dce2f0255/1000034001.png Growing Community Blog - Saving the Monarchs One Butterfly at a Time - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/0d1fc7f5-5942-48e5-a9c7-7c302883a44d/monarch-butterfly-migraton-october-15-2020-black-mustard-2-copyright-kim-smith-1.jpeg Growing Community Blog - Saving the Monarchs One Butterfly at a Time - Plant Mustard and Radish flowers for Monarchs during fall an winter. Monarch butterflies on Mustard plants in Southern California. Photo courtesy of Kim Smith. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/578f0894-1a19-4e06-9cfb-43d95c30d35c/BuyNativeMilkweed_LA.Times_2021.jpg Growing Community Blog - Saving the Monarchs One Butterfly at a Time - Some milkweeds are beneficial for butterflies. Some are deadly. Some milkweeds are beneficial for butterflies. Some are deadly. (Ross May / Los Angeles Times; Getty Images) https://www.sancarloscommunitygarden.com/growing-community-blog/cultivating-connections-interview-with-sccg-gardener-alan-comstock monthly 0.5 2025-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/a757860e-2809-4057-89d5-127c7fa7a8c4/SCCG_AlanComstock_2025.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with “Mr. Tomato” and SCCG gardener, Alan Comstock - If you hear instrumental guitar melodies wafting through the air, there’s a good chance this gardener is around tending to his passion. If you hear instrumental guitar notes wafting through the air, there’s a good chance this gardener is around tending to his passion. We are delighted to highlight Alan Comstock for March 2024 Cultivating Connections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/0c9a6d40-1049-4c37-9615-677813823ad2/Alan+Comstock%2C+National+Guard+pics%2C+March+2025+Newsletter.png Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with “Mr. Tomato” and SCCG gardener, Alan Comstock - Alan spent 22 years serving in the National Guard. These photos are from his time in the Iraq War in 2004. Alan spent 22 years serving in the National Guard. Photos above were from the Iraq War in 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/36691a1d-e9b8-4732-8059-090883d68ce2/IMG_20250224_102410.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with “Mr. Tomato” and SCCG gardener, Alan Comstock - Alan wasn’t joking around about growing every plant from seed! He has hosted several plant sales over the years, providing 100’s of seedings. This photo is from 2024 Spring Festival held at the San Carlos Community Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/35838071-9a5d-4444-bd13-6ee3bbebe343/Alan+Comstock+with+turnip+harvest Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with “Mr. Tomato” and SCCG gardener, Alan Comstock - Alan’s Tip for Growing Big Beets & Turnips Alan’s Gardening Tip for Beets when the beet green are about 6-8 inches tall, start to prune your the greens so the root will grow bigger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/cad046e6-7980-4838-946c-49abd49a5822/SCCG_AlanComstock_GiantTomato_2024.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with “Mr. Tomato” and SCCG gardener, Alan Comstock - Alan’s 4-Pound Better Boy Tomato Last summer we were able to capture Alan and his amazing tomato garden. Watch this short video showing off his 4-Pounder and sharing tips for growing tomatoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1703659031756-VAN5TN1CL7M875OS4RXW/Backyard%2Borchard.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with “Mr. Tomato” and SCCG gardener, Alan Comstock - Seeking Orchard Care Volunteers! Photo of apples grown at San Carolos Community Garden’s orchard. https://www.sancarloscommunitygarden.com/growing-community-blog/cultivating-connections-interview-with-emily-creegan monthly 0.5 2025-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/f002f512-a7e8-47a5-b510-02f2f16a6d41/Emily+Creegan+with+Garden+Image+v2.png Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with SCCG’s volunteer Education Coordinator, Dr. Emily Creegan - Dr. Creegan is a Biomass Utilization and Climate Change Mitigation Scientist and an active SCCG volunteer. Make sure to say “hi” when you see her in the Garden. Dr. Creegan will also be leading our February 15th’s workshop, Gardening for Climate Change! It is our honor to feature Dr. Creegan as our Cultivating Connections for February 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/4fe44b2e-6240-48ab-9aad-3985105d93cf/SCCG+Community+Garden+Workshops+For+2025.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with SCCG’s volunteer Education Coordinator, Dr. Emily Creegan - 2025’s Lineup San Carlos Community Garden Workshops are offered on the third Saturday of each month. For more information for each workshop, click on image above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/63299242-f105-4b2d-9d1b-92cd032aa661/GardeningForClimateChange_CourseDescription_2025.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with SCCG’s volunteer Education Coordinator, Dr. Emily Creegan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1738460989807-ERHB1OP1HA154PVDBOFP/Creegan_Polar-Bears-In-Climate-Crisis-FRONT-cover.jpg Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with SCCG’s volunteer Education Coordinator, Dr. Emily Creegan - Polar Bears in a Climate Crisis Is there Hope? With human traits, the bears in this story speak, feel, and logically problem solve. Demonstrating tenacity amidst great adversity, deep emotional bonds, and courageous navigation of their world, they draw readers into their lives and climate change action. Lesson plans meet STEM requirements providing valuable tools for teachers. This book accompanies the Climate Change Journal, empowering students and adults to act. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61aff7cb81ab813aa8cd2a17/1738460990518-U8U3HNH2Z3DT4M8ONYLN/Creegan-Climate-Change-Journal-Front-Cover.png Growing Community Blog - Cultivating Connections: Interview with SCCG’s volunteer Education Coordinator, Dr. Emily Creegan - Climate Change Environmental Strategies Journal Prompts and activities with easy-to-follow icons help students learn and educators teach basic real-world environmental restoration and climate change concepts. Strategies and resilience guidelines are included. 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