SJSU Community Garden October Newsletter
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Happy October, the spooky season is officially upon us! Lots of things have been happening in the garden and there's a ton more to look forward to! So read along for our updates and to learn more about upcoming events!
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Boycotts newest discovery: the shed
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Huelga hiding behind the cosmos
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What's Growing On?!
Here are a variety of things we have growing at the garden right now!
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Watermelon
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Vertical Garden Grows!
The environmental resource center helped us plant out our vertical gardens! Here is what we planted: Cilantro, Pak Choy, Bok Choy, Ngo Gai and Tatsoi
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Seed Starting
Our volunteers have helped us plant a ton of seeds, which we've put into our brand new handmade shelving! The plants we started include; A variety of legumes, lettuce, cilantro, turnips, poppy and tomato.
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Compost Update!
Our left compost bin that we started in May is now starting its process in curing! We are no longer going to add any produce to it and wait for it to get to below 100°F to be inactive.
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The turnout for the Harvest Festival was great, we had 115 sign-ins! The garden was full of new and familiar faces enjoying a day of delicious food and fun activities. Teodora led our first harvest of the day and provided the group with great insight on the latinx produce. The latinx harvest was then followed by a lively cooking demo led by Irma. Irma made salsa, potato salad and Nopalitos con Huevos which were all so tasty and packed with flavor. The second harvest was the Southeast Asian beds and it was led by Lan, Bac Bai and Jessie. They led a fun activity that encouraged participants to learn more about the garden and provided knowledge that some were not aware of before. After the harvest was the Southeast asian cooking demo, for this portion students were taught how to properly roll Gỏi Cuốn (spring rolls). They also made Muop Xao tom (loofah saute with shrimp) and Muop xao dau hu (Loofah saute with tofu). We cannot express how grateful we are for Teodora and Irma (from La Mesa Verde) and Lan, Bac Bai and Jessie for coming to be a part of our event. We also had celebrity chef Jet Tila stop by the garden, in which he generously donated some of his signed books. Thank you Jet! For the final portion of Harvest Fest we made our way to the pantry to give them all our produce from our day of harvesting.
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Minari Movie Night Recap
We hosted our second movie night, watching Minari last Wednesday with 31 participants. We again powered our movie night with only solar power generated at the garden and enjoyed popcorn grown at the garden. Join us on the last Wednesday of October for our short films night.
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We were joined this month by Lisa Martinez for this semester’s storytelling at the garden event. We listened to stories about connecting to nature, family and each other through language and storytelling. We capped the event off with painting rocks as illustrations of a story we held dear to us.
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Spooktacular Water-coloring is coming soon!
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Fall is coming which means it’s time to start thinking spooky. At this event we will be depicting the “spirit of the plant” with watercolor. There will be watercoloring lessons, spooky music, and free fall food provided by WHISK. No tricks, but lots of treats!
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Feeding Our Hunger: Poetry Responds to Food Insecurity
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Join Acterra for this live cooking class where Chef Kelvin dives into cultural, plant-forward cuisines. This cooking series is designed to teach you about the benefits of a plant-forward diet and unique cooking techniques on an induction hob while having the opportunity to use a personal induction hob provided by Acterra or your own cooktop to cook along with us. Registration is required. Classes are on October 4 and October 20th |
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September Community Board
Check out what's happening in the community this month!
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Legacy Month: Dolores Huerta Keynote
CCCAC’s annual Legacy Month Keynote Speaker is featuring Dolores Huerta on Tuesday, October 11 at 6:00pm in the Student Union Ballroom, 2nd floor, Student Union (it will also be livestreamed). Dolores Huerta is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who is a co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Worker. Make sure to get your tickets!
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Plant Swap with the Office of Sustainability
Looking to meet some fellow plant and sustainability lovers? Come join us for lunch and a sustainability swap at the SJSU Campus Community Garden on October 4 between 12pm-2pm! Bring your plants, eco-friendly products, art, or upcycled clothes to swap with other earth-loving Spartans. The garden will have plants ready to swap as well. Registration is required
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CNPS Conference
CNPS holds California’s largest native plant-focused conference to bring together the native plant community, and the diverse disciplines and voices that define it. This year’s conference will be on October 20-22, 2022 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in San Jose, CA. Visit conference.cnps.org to learn more.
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Poetry Night: 'Feeding our Hunger'
Join us in the Campus Community Garden for an afternoon of poetry and music! This event is being put on in collaboration between the Poets and Writers Coalition and the Cesar Chavez Community Action Center. Stick around for long enough and you might have a chance to perform yourself!
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Tabling at the sustainability fair 10/18
The Campus Reading Program, the SJSU Office of Sustainability, and the Sustainability Faculty in Residence invite you to join us on the 7th Street Paseo to explore the impacts of climate change and what you can do to help preserve our planet. Find out what SJSU is doing to reduce its environmental impact. Talk with local industry and government agencies about the types of solutions they are designing and implementing. In person from 10am - 1pm.
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Fall Semester Volunteering & Open Hours
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