Green Market
Planting Day in the News
 

       Parents, kids, students, volunteers, farmers and food vendors came together to celebrate the grand opening of the Green Banana Community Educational Garden during our first Planting Day event at Holy Names University.  Participants were able to share in a traditional Mayan Ground Blessing Ceremony, plant organic herbs with hands-on instruction from Eric Beesley of Wildheart Gardens, enjoy deliciously made foods by AnewAmerica Food Vendors and sample fresh organic products brought from Salinas by ALBA farmers.

             
   From L to R: Jose Villalobos, Directed the Mayan Ceremony; 
    Sr. Rosemarie Nassif, Ph.D., President, Holy Names University;
    Sylvia Rosales-Fike, President & CEO, AnewAmerica;
                                            

Green Market Planting Day was also featured in the
Bay Area Living
section of Inside Bay Area.
For a link to the article,
click here.

More Pictures!

Participants form a circle around the garden for the traditional
Mayan blessing.

AnewAmerica President & CEO, Sylvia Rosales-Fike cuts the
ribbon at the opening of
the new garden.

Family Wealth Manager,
Francisca Montes with young participants at the display for our partner organization, ALBA.

Gary Peterson, Communications and Development Director with ALBA, helps plant seedlings with AnewAmerica volunteer Azin Wilcox and her daughter Roxanna.

Christina Montes, daughter of Francisca Montes, helps with
planting the garden.

    AnewAmerica Community Corporation
1918 University Ave., Suite 3A, Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone (510) 540-7785     Fax (510) 540-7786
Email:  info@anewamerica.org
 

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