“It has been two fantastic first months working for GrowingGreat and I have loved every moment so far,” says Garden Educator Monica Moncada. “My educational background is in anthropology and I have always been fascinated by the complex interactions between humans and plant life. Before...
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Hi! My name is Kristina Halverson and I am so excited to begin the school year as a member of the GrowingGreat team! Before pursuing a career in nutrition, I was an elementary school teacher in New Orleans. In my classroom, it didn’t take long for me to see how important it was for our
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I am very excited to be working with the wonderful people at GrowingGreat! I was a GrowingGreat docent many years ago when my kids were at Robinson Elementary School. A lot has changed since then. I am very impressed with the way that GrowingGreat has reached out to other communities, added the...
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Laura Hoyos Kainsinger, MPH (right), is our new Director of Community Outreach. She has over 18 years’ experience focusing on increasing health access among lower socioeconomic, Spanish-speaking communities throughout Los Angeles County. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiological...
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Not for your favorite color apple as pictured here, but for the Best of Manhattan Award.We are delighted to announce that GrowingGreat has been nominated in the Enhancing Manhattan Beach category for “tremendous value and benefit brought to the community by a non-profit organization.”...
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As GrowingGreat finishes up our fiscal year, it is hard to find the words to thank you, our supporters, for all that you have made possible. There are six new programs this year – six! – that were just dreams for us last year at this time. GrowingGreat has now greatly expanded our program...
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GrowingGreat will be celebrating the Manhattan Beach Farmers Market’s 10th Anniversary on July 12. Come, bring your kids, and sing along with us. At 11: 15am and 12:45pm we’ll be singing our new theme song, written by GrowingGreat Docent Deborah Poppink Hirshland! We are very...
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A conversation with the Cooking Club (by Veronica Sanchez, GrowingGreat Program Assistant) On April 22nd, St. Pius X St. Matthias Academy (PMA) Cooking Club met in the kitchen to learn the benefits of “Superfoods” and how to include nutrient-dense foods in their diet by making a Tropikale...
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The most gratifying thing that I have done, alongside my friend Destiny Celio, was to create a school garden. It is all thanks to GrowingGreat that I believe this will be the most special mark I will leave on my high school when I graduate next year. – Maria Beltran GrowingGreat is proud to...
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Celebrate with GrowingGreat and Celebrity Chefs Diana Stavaridis (Manhattan House), David LeFevre (MB Post) and Michael Fiorelli (Love & Salt) as we honor John and Kari Boiler at our third annual Farm to Table Benefit on June 4, 2016. Join us in Playa Vista at the property of...
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