BlogPosts by Jesse Blom
GHP Strategic Plan 2030: Deepening Our Roots
From 2009-2019, The Green Heart Project built and supported school garden projects in Charleston to educate students, connect people, and cultivate community. In 2020, we built the ½ acre Urban Farm at Enston Home as a headquarters for outdoor learning, youth development, food production, and community building. Since our founding, we grew from a $0 […]
The Green Heart Beet: 6 weeks complete ✅
Peas out Summer Youth Internship Program 2025 ✌️💚 As the sun sets on our sixth summer of the Youth Internship Program (YIP), we want to take a moment to reflect and celebrate the 2025 YIP crew and all that they have accomplished this summer . On June 9th, we welcomed six youth interns from different […]
The Green Heart Beet: A Warm Welcome to our Summer YIP 🌻
Meet the Summer 2025 Youth Internship Team: Crew Leader Sephira, she/her, is a recent graduate from Cane Bay High School and will be attending the College of Charleston this fall! 🎓 Go Cougars! She’s looking forward to working alongside people who share her passion for community. ♥️ Crew Members Ashir, he/him, is a freshman in high school […]
Green Heart Beet: Let’s get this party started 🎉
Time sure does fly when you’re having fun! With May underway, and our 15th Annual Harvest Dinner just one week away [get your tickets today!] 🎉, it’s the time of year where we look back at the past school year and recap and reflect on all that has happened in our school gardens. During the […]
The Green Heart Beet: Marching right along 🌷
Connection. Responsibility. Leadership. Community. In close out interviews with our Summer 2024 Youth Interns, these were some of the most repeated themes when asked what they got out of their employment. As an educational program, our Youth Development Programs provide tangible, hands-on learning opportunities in areas like urban farming and cooking. But we also repeatedly […]