Inside Tree Gleaning: How Backyard Fruit Reaches Families in Need

Every fall, Bay Area backyards fill up with more fruit than any one family can eat. Lemons pile up on patios. Persimmons split on the branch. Apples drop and rot in the grass. Meanwhile, families a few streets away are stretching grocery budgets and going without fresh produce.Tree gleaning closes that gap. Here is howContinue reading “Inside Tree Gleaning: How Backyard Fruit Reaches Families in Need”

Composting 101 for Families

Worm bin or backyard pile? A simple guide to picking the right compost setup for your family, inspired by what we learned at Fremont Earth Day. At the City of Fremont’s Earth Day, our team stopped by a booth that had kids and parents leaning in close: a bin full of worms turning kitchen scrapsContinue reading “Composting 101 for Families”