Category Archives: Cooking/Gardening
News from The Huntington: Art + Artful Garden
Here’s a fine example of a work-in-progress from a talented resident who attends Art Class with Georgesse at The Huntington in Morgan Hill, CA. The beautiful Sweet Stems Community Garden at The Huntington is a work of art, too! EngAGE embraces a … Continue reading
News from Metro Compton: Food Forward, Gardening, & Tech Assistance
Residents at The Metro at Compton Senior Apartments are grateful for the monthly Food Forward program. Food Forward staff and volunteers rescue over 375,000 pounds of surplus produce each week from fruit trees, farmers markets and the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market. … Continue reading
L.A. Kitchen Closes
L.A. Kitchen had a motto: “Neither Food Nor People Should Ever Go To Waste.” That belief led to their three clearly defined goals: 1. Reclaim healthy, local food that would otherwise go to waste. 2. Provide culinary job training to … Continue reading
News from 808 A Street Apartments: Summer Garden
The vegetable patch gardening club meets weekly on Mondays at 808 A Street Apartments in Hayward, CA. Here’s a look back at their beautiful and bountiful summer garden. EngAGE changes lives by transforming affordable senior and multigenerational apartment communities into … Continue reading
News from Metro Compton: Fitness, Gardening, Tech, and Birthdays
Residents at The Metro at Compton Senior Apartments in Compton, CA, stay active and engaged inside and outside! This month the Fitness Class worked on dumbbell exercises, punching/kicking techniques, ball movement, and stationary chair exercises. The Garden Club meets once … Continue reading
News from Tavarua: Gardening and Art
The vegetable garden at Tavarua Senior Apartments in Carlsbad, CA, is producing fine looking tomatoes for one of our residents. She has wonderful success with her use of chicken manure! We meet monthly to share our best growing techniques. Tavarua … Continue reading
News from Vermont: Serving Our Young Residents
At Vermont Family Apartments in Los Angeles, CA, a young Garden Club member shows off an impressive harvest. Art Class encourages creativity. Computer assistance and tutoring is offered three times a month to residents of all ages who gather in … Continue reading