Tomato season

Smiling after eating a choice tomato.

Chochmat HaLev in Bloom

Jeremy is especially pleased with the garden's progress.

Garden at Chochmat HaLev

Back in May, Green Chaverim built a couple of raised, redwood garden boxes (4x8x2, 4x6x1.5) at Chochmat HaLev in South Berkeley. That's 56 square feet of prime gardening space.

With the help of some volunteers, we filled them with nutrient rich soil...

The Victory Garden Foundation and Urban Adamah donated plants and seeds, and we purchased more plants from the nearby Willard Middle School's Spring plant sale. 

By July, the tomato plants were growing like weeds, and we had a healthy selection of lettuce, chard, mustard, basil, marjoram, and parsley. Cucumbers and green beans will be ready soon!

GC Receives NEXT Grant

New York City, New York (May 16, 2012) —NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation and Natan announced today nearly $25,000 in grants to four social entrepreneurs who are creating cultural change in their own communities...


Read the full press release here.

First Post

GreenChaverim is online! Our first garden project is underway at Chochmat HaLev in Berkeley. Pictures and updates are coming soon.