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💃🏽Zumba is back at the East Palo Alto Community Farmers’ Market!⁠

📆Mark your calendars, so you can join Corina’s FREE classes on Wednesday mornings at Bloomhouse:

✨️May 27, June 10, June 24, July 8, July 22, August 12, August 26, September 9, September 23, October 14, October 28, November 11✨️⁠

➡️To stay up to date with all the farmers’ market updates, be sure to sign-up for our weekly newsletter: https://freshapproach.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=48464793c809cbf2d03745263&id=78241747b0

🌱Check out the first radish harvest from the East Palo Alto Community Garden!⁠

💚It's been almost an entire year since we started cultivating the space into something that will help provide skill building opportunities for community members and a place to grow food. ⁠

🎉Don't forget to register for our A Year in the Garden - Gardener's Gathering and Potluck on Saturday, June 6th!⁠

➡️https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-year-in-the-garden-gathering-potluck-un-ano-en-el-huerto-tickets-1983526521220

🌱🐞Want to get more involved with the East Palo Alto Community Garden? Attend an upcoming community forum!⁠
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✨️Join us for a conversation about community gardening and urban farming skill building, while we enjoy a delicious dinner.⁠
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➡️Register here: https://forms.gle/nBykr8g8A7USdwtp8

🍓 Discover how beautiful landscapes can also grow food!⁠
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Join us for an online workshop exploring the world of edible landscaping—where fruits, vegetables, and edible plants become part of thoughtful garden design. Led by Urban Agriculture and Environmental Education Consultant Rob Bennaton, this session will introduce plant varieties that are both visually striking and delicious.⁠
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You’ll learn about sustainable growing practices, site planning, soil and water management, and how edible landscapes can thrive in community spaces like affordable housing developments, daycares, and senior centers.⁠
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📅 Monday, May 18⁠
📍 Zoom (Online)⁠
⏰ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM⁠
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🎗️ RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/edible-landscaping-paisajismo-comestible-tickets-1983524201281?aff=oddtdtcreator
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🌎 Reimagine landscapes as spaces that nourish both people and communities.

🪱🌱Last Saturday was very WORMY!⁠

💚Our Community Compost Hub Ambassador, Diya, led a workshop on vermicomposting. For those unfamiliar with vermicomposting, it’s the process of creating a rich organic soil amendment from food scraps with the help of worms. ⁠

♻️This compost method is great in diverting food waste from landfills and for folks with limited outdoor space to have a full compost system. Participants got the opportunity to build out their own vermicomposting systems to take home!⁠

➡️Interested in learning more about community gardening? Well, check out our calendar to join our volunteer garden workdays or attend our monthly gardening workshops: https://www.freshapproach.org/upcoming-events/

🍓💸Did you know you can shop fresh AND save more at the East Palo Alto Community Farmers' Market?!⁠

💵If you withdraw your CalFresh EBT benefits at the information booth, you’re eligible to receive up to an additional $10 for fresh fruits and veggies at the market with Market Match.⁠

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💵If you don’t have CalFresh EBT benefits, we can still match your spending up to $10 on produce every week if you’re participating in any of the following programs: WIC, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Supplemental Security Disability Income (SSDI), Medi-Cal, Med-Caid, are a patient at Ravenswood Family Health Center, shop at a food pantry, and/or have a qualifying income equivalent to the federal income standards for SNAP.⁠

➡️To learn more, visit our information booth on Wednesday mornings at Bloomhouse!

https://www.freshapproach.org/east-palo-alto-community-farmers-market/

🪱 Wormy Wonders: Vermicomposting at Home 🌱⁠
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♻️ Turn food scraps into nutrient-rich compost with the help of worms!⁠
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Join us at the East Palo Alto Community Garden to learn how vermicomposting can transform kitchen scraps into powerful fertilizer for your plants. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll demonstrate how to start, manage, and maintain worm bins so you can produce nutrient-rich worm castings at home.⁠
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Whether you're a home gardener, soil enthusiast, or simply curious about reducing food waste, this workshop will help you create a thriving compost system that supports healthy soil and gardens. 🌿⁠
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📅 Saturday, May 2⁠
📍 East Palo Alto Community Garden⁠ (230 Demeter St, East Palo Alto, CA)
⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM⁠
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🎗️ RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wormy-wonders-vermicompostingmaravillas-de-los-gusanos-vermicompostaje-tickets-1983522434998⁠
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🌎 Learn how small creatures can make a big difference for your garden and the planet.