Puente continues to expand its summer youth employment programming to include HomeSlice, a partnership with Pie Ranch, that provides an opportunity for young people to learn about food systems, cooking healthy foods, and more. In addition, a story-telling project supported by the California Council for the Humanities and Pescadero community members allows youth to record their stories about their families and food. Many thanks to Debbie Harris of Pie Ranch, Sally Bachman of Photo4Change.org, and Linda Parnassus of KPDO. Funding for the Project is provided in part by San Mateo County Workforce Investment Board, TomKat Foundation, and individual donors.
08
Jul
2011
Pescadero Grown! opening day
More than 200 South Coast residents and their friends attended the launch of Puente’s Pescadero Grown! certified farmer’s market. Many thanks to those farmers and producers who participated in the launch event — Del Sur Farm, Echo Valley Farm, Blue House Farm, Fly Girl Farm, Addwater Farm, Fogline Nursery, Markegard Family Grass Fed,a nd Early Bird Ranch. Thanks to Get Healthy San Mateo and Kaiser Permanente for providing partial support for the Market and to Erin Tormey of Coastside Farmers Markets for her generous guidance. The market is weekly from 5-8 PM at 620 North Street, Pescadero CA.
Read the article in the Half Moon Bay Patch.
08
Jul
2011
Puente partners with Echo Valley Farm for CSA boxes
Puente has partnered with Echo Valley Farm to bring community supported agriculture boxes to 15 Zumba participants. Zumba, Latin and International music mixed with a fun and effective workout system, is part of Puente’s healthy communities strategy which combines exercise and healthy food as means to reduce hypertension, obesity and diabetes.
Zumba participants receive CSA boxes
