Downey Community Garden

Downey Community Garden

On September 26th, thanks to a generous grant from the Steinmetz Family Foundation, GrowingGreat (GG) and Pius X Matthias Academy (PMA) worked together to transform a piece of dry, barren land into an edible garden classroom on the PMA campus in Downey, open to students and the community. Thanks...

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Bee a Scientist in Your GrowingGreat Garden!

Bee a Scientist in Your GrowingGreat Garden!

 This is a guest post by our friends at Planet Bee Foundation. Fruits and many types of vegetables start as flowers. To make the transformation from bloom to table, these flowers have to be pollinated. In the United States, bees pollinate 1/3 of every bite we take, but this year, we lost 40% of...

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Congrats to Chef Diana!

Congrats to Chef Diana!

GrowingGreat congratulates our friend, Chef Diana Stavaridis, who was mentioned in CBS’s article Best Up & Coming Female Chefs In Los Angeles. The article explains that “Diana was tapped to helm Manhattan Beach’s Manhattan House, using her accumulated knowledge of everything from...

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Radish Heads

Radish Heads

GrowingGreat was featured in the May Science Beyond the Boundaries Preschool Experiment of the Month. In this experiment, children plant radish seeds in a cup decorated with a nose, mouth, and eyes to create “Radish Kid” heads. Over a few weeks, watch the Radish Kid’s...

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Nutrition & Self–care Parent Circle

Nutrition & Self–care Parent Circle

GrowingGreat will be hosting a Nutrition & Self–care Parent Support Circle run by Para Los Niños as part of First 5 LA, and you are invited to be part of it! Meet other parents and learn together about creating healthier habits for your young children and your family. JOIN US! July 21st...

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