Author: Catalyst SGV
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A successful native milkweed giveaway to support declining Monarch butterfly populations at the Monterey Park Farmers Market. We gave over 300+ plants to 84 people in only an hour and a half! Thanks for the support and partnership with the Parks and Rec. Dept. of the City of Monterey Park, and the San Gabriel Valley…
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Catalyst SGV is giving out native milkweed grown from seed to support declining Monarch butterfly populations at the Monterey Park Farmers Market on Thursday, August 26, 2026 from 4:30pm until supplies last. This is a project we have also had student engagement with among our school partners for the last two seasons – they are…
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This cohort from Ynez Elementary were shocked to find out it only takes three ingredients to make ice cream. They had so much fun they wanted to make it with other friends and posted on their social media stories! These middle school cooking classes and other skill building enrichment classes are part of Catalyst SGV’s…
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This spring we used grown tomatoes and basil in the garden to make a bruschetta with the 4th & 5th grade Gardening classes at Ynez Elementary – they kept coming back for seconds and thirds!
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This summer our garden team taught at Spark Academy Corp’s summer camp, engaging Kinder-8th grade students in growing veggies and flowers in an alleyway garden. Kids are enthusiastic to see how the plants and seeds they grow will turn out!
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My name is Peir Huynh, and I am a Kindergarten teacher at Ynez Elementary School. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for awarding me the teacher mini-grant this school year. I have attached photos to show how meaningfully it was used in my classroom. Your generous support has had a truly positive impact on…
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Great to work with the #Baldwin Elementary NAC (Nutrition Advisory Council) students the last two weeks: student painted stepping stones with inspirational quotes they installed in the wellness garden and planted more spring veggies and flowers in the pollinator garden. Also found a bunch of butterfly chrysalis in the garden. Looking forward to how all…
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Present at Brightwood Elementary’s annual (early) Earth Day event! Students smelled cuttings of native plants grown in our garden and picked their favorite: the Yerba Buena. Thanks also to the Brightwood Elementary PTA and SGV Municipal Water District for hosting and sponsoring the event!
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Baldwin Garden Work Day We were overwhelmed by the 50+ parent, student, and staff support for our big work day to help expand and improve the student garden at Baldwin Elementary. Additional thanks to the Sprouts Alhambra team members who came to support one of their garden grantees for 2025. We are well on our…
