Through a partnership with the Conservation Legacy AmeriCorps VISTA Program, Guidestone Colorado has been awarded and will host an AmeriCorps NCCC Team May 17 – June 2. Comprised of nine young adults between the ages of 18-24, the Team will be volunteering their labor to two community sites in Salida that Guidestone Colorado manages: the
Guidestone Colorado is pleased to announce that our Farm to School Initiative and the Salida School Gardens: Healthy Food, Healthy Growing Program is a semi-finalist for the Opal Apple Youth Make a Difference Grant! To secure this grant, we need your vote, and it’ll only take a second! VOTE HERE! As a reminder of all
Elevation Beer Company is rallying their team to kick off the season with the first volunteer day at the Salida School Garden next Wednesday April 15th from 5-8! We’ll gather at the garden on Holman Ave, by the dog park and soccer field at 5:00, take a tour of the garden, learn what the project
With the Equinox just around the corner, trees beginning to bud and bees emerging, not only is spring on its way, it feels like it’s already upon us! And with the change of season comes a flurry of fun school garden activities! We are very pleased to announce that the Colorado Health Foundation has awarded
Longfellow Elementary 3rd Graders harvesting carrots for the Healthy Foods Party on Food Day Oct. 24th. October is National Farm to school month, with October 24, 2013 being the official National Food Day. Food Day is a nationwide celebration of healthy, affordable, and sustainably produced food and a grassroots campaign for better food