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Day of Caring 2015
On November 13th, thousands of volunteers from businesses and organizations across the city gathered in celebration of Trident United Way’s Day of Caring. And that included 65 volunteers from local businesses that came to help out the Green Heart Project. Volunteer teams from Blackbaud, Obviouslee Marketing, Good Done Great and the College of Charleston spent […]
Green Heart Gratitude
With seven school gardens up and running, our Green Heart family has grown significantly, and our {green} hearts are more full than ever this Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for here at the Green Heart Project and wanted to take time this holiday season to spread some of that #GreenHeartGratitude around! Over […]
Team Member Spotlight: Cait Etherton
Watch out Charleston, there’s a new farmer in town! Cait Etherton never imagined she’d stumble upon a job that fused her interests in farming, child education, writing, food, and photography—and then she found the Green Heart Project! Cait is the newest addition to the Green Heart team and will be working as our Agricultural Director: […]
Radish Snack Taste Test & Recipe
Radishes are RAD—just ask the Sullivan’s Island Elementary Green Heart Buddies! We are well underway with our After School Program at Sullivan’s Island Elementary School (SIES) and, over the last four months we have found ourselves busy planting, watering, and starting up our garden. With all this hard work, we decided it was time to […]
Garden Pesto Taste Test & Recipe
Last week, the After School students at Mitchell Elementary participated in a garden taste test led by Chef Carolyn Fraser from The Park Cafe. The goal of the taste test was to incorporate as many ingredients from the garden as possible, and Carolyn came up with the perfect solution… garden fresh pesto! At first the […]