Vibrant and Bountiful!

The garden is thriving thanks to the spectacular October weather we are having: sunshine and light fall rain. What a blessing it is to step into the garden; I find myself in awe of the colors, the diversity and abundance that fills our garden beds and containers!

Graze the Roof is looking for an Intern to support our youth education programming in the garden!

If you are interested, please contact: grazetheroof@gmail.com

JOIN US NEXT WEEK: THURSDAY OCT. 20TH FROM 10A-2P
COMMUNITY LUNCH EVERY WEEK AT 1:30P... BRING SOMETHING DELICIOUS TO SHARE! Read more...

GOLDEN and DELICIOUS

WE EXTRACTED 20 LBS OF HONEY FROM THE BEE HIVES!

The honey is in jars and will be on sale soon! There are only 40 precious bottles of this delicious, sweet and floral honey made by our hardworking honey bees. Contact Grazetheroof@gmail.com if interested in purchasing a jar for friends, family and/or to enjoy with a bowl of yogurt in the morning! All of the money goes to keep our community garden growing!

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Harvesting the Abundance

these photos provide a taste of what's in season!

JOIN US FOR OUR WEEKLY WORKDAY TO TASTE FOR YOURSELF!

THURSDAYS
10a-2p

CONTACT: GRAZETHEROOF@GMAIL.COM
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The Tastes of Summer

TOMATOES
TOMATOES
TOMATOES

25 plants are happy, green and the fruits of our stewardship are hanging heavy and ripe from their fertile branches! Graze the Roof has tomatoes!

Please join us in our extended late summer-early fall hours of 10a-2p each Thursday to taste a tomato, turn the compost, build soil, container garden construction, weed, water, and experience the continued transformation of a rooftop into a thriving and abundant food system.

Integrating the GLIDE kitchen/meal distribution program has been a part of the long-term vision of Graze the Roof since it’s inception. In recent weeks we have been retrieving coffee grounds from the Thursday morning brew to help heat our compost, as well as food scraps to feed the worms in the vermicomposting bin. These are steps we are actively taking in collaboration with the kitchen team to integrate these two food/community centers within the GLIDE Foundation.

This week, September 12th-16th, FYCC garden classes start up again. This season Kinder, 1st and 2nd grade as well as 3rd through 5th grade will all get the opportunity to spend time in the garden on a weekly basis! The youthful energy truly helps the essence of the garden to come alive!

Calling all honey-bee lovers! ... DON’T FORGET!

HONEY HARVESTING WORKSHOP
SEPTEMBER 24TH
10a-12p
Meet at 330 Ellis St.
RSVP: grazetheroof@gmail.com
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I AM GLIDE

GLIDE - I Am GLIDE - Graze the Roof from GLIDE on Vimeo.

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HONEY HARVEST IS ON THE HORIZON

Paul Koski of San Francisco Bee Keepers Association joined last week at the end of the volunteer day and we went into the hiveS! ...Our bee colony was doing so well over the past couple of weeks, that Paul decided that we better split the hive into two hives to prevent a swarm; this happens on occasion if the colony becomes too large for it's present accommodations, which can inspire the queen to take her colony from it's hive out into the world in search of a better fit, be it a tree, barn eves or in the case of an urban environment, billboards....

We now have two hives with two happy, healthy and fertile queens. The honey supers (top box) is filling up with nectar and capped honey! In a couple of weeks, it will be time to harvest the honey, bottle it and share it with the community as a fundraiser for Graze the Roof and other greening projects at GLIDE.

JOIN US:

SEPTEMBER 24TH 2011
10A-12NOON
HARVEST HONEY
with Paul Koski of the SF Bee Keepers Association
Free community workshop!

Learn about bee keeping in the city!
Harvest Honey!
Support Graze the Roof!

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A Summer of gardening and cooking!

This summer Graze the Roof partnered with FYCC's Teen Program to launch the first annual "A Taste of Place," an eight-week series that brought together the worlds of gardening and cooking. This program became one of the cornerstones of the dynamic Teen Program, serving GLIDE youth 14-18 throughout the summer.

From cheese making, to sowing seeds, transplanting seedlings, to nutrition education and fresh garbanzo bean hummus; the Teens were invited to explore the colorful and delicious world of local food from seed to celebration! Read more...