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Cleveland High is Cooking Up Community!
by Diana Vinh Last year Cleveland High School in the Rainier Valley had a great after school cooking program. “Wow, this tastes good, I didn’t know healthy food tasted so good!” was one student’s...
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Cleveland Cooks!
“Wow, this tastes good, I didn’t know healthy food tasted so good!” was one student’s realization after eating the vegetable enchiladas made in the after-school cooking program in Ms. Kravitz’ home and...
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Pro-Use Produce
John and Aaron the Pro-Use Produce guys Pro-Use Produce is a RaVE mini-grantee that is committed to feeding kids high-quality nutritious snacks. By dehydrating surplus produce they create delicious,...
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RaVE After-School Cooking Programs Boost Produce Consumption
We all know that eating more fruits and veggies is good for us and RaVE after-school programs are working to make this happen. In this last quarter 77 students at five schools participated in weekly...
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RaVE Strengthens Community Capacity
RaVE’s efforts are increasing local community coalitions and strengthening community capacity in the Rainier Valley RaVE’s combined efforts have involved more than 700 individuals from southeast...
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Campus Dine and Tote
By Rebecca Pearson Here’s an update on Central Washington University’s community kitchen program! Student health assessment data in Spring 2011 showed that CWU students would like to cook and eat...
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School Children Visit the Farm!
The RaVE team and adult volunteers demonstrated farming to many groups of school children who visited the farm on field trips in May and June. The overwhelming reaction from the children and teens is...
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Cookin’ up at Rainier Beach High School
By Leika Suzumura When the room was empty at 2:40pm, I was already coming up with a revised recruitment plan, but sure enough……they started to trickle in with hunger in their eyes! It was our first...
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RaVE After-School Cooking Clubs in Full Swing
By Karrie Bergman This fall, RaVE is sponsoring after-school cooking programs for kids from 3rd to 12th grade at South Shore K-8 School, Aki Kurose Middle School, Cleveland High School, and Rainier...
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Spring Into Bed a Success
The Just Garden Project’s fourth Spring Into Bed event was a beautiful success thanks to our dedicated volunteers and enthusiastic gardeners! Over 75 volunteers came out to the High Point neighborhood...
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These Red, White & Blueberry Popsicles Will Cool You Down
Whew! It’s hot outside and you just want a cool, healthy snack. What should you do? Check out this neat popsicle that has all the fruit flavor you want with no added sugar. Plus, it’s a great treat...
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Vote YES to Approve Initiative 522
By now, you’ve probably tuned into the buzz surrounding Initiative 522 (I-522) or seen some of the well-funded opposition and how it has broken the record for the most money spent on opposing a...
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Garden To Table: Sun Root
By Leika Suzumura, Community Kitchens Northwest Program Manager Participants in our African Elder Farming Program at Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands harvested sunchokes last fall. Don’t be fooled...
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Enter the Morel
By Hong Chhuor, Communications Coordinator One of the great pleasures of subscribing to a CSA (community supported agriculture) program is that you often open up your box to find fun surprises. What...
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Teriyaki Pork & Bok Choy
By Bethany Fong, Community Kitchens Northwest Registered Dietician We love this tasty recipe for teriyaki pork. If you’re looking for a source of humanely raised, pastured heritage pork, check out our...
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How to Make Garden Variety Bánh Mì With Đồ Chua
You don’t have to travel to Vietnam to get your hands around a good bánh mì these days as most metropolitan cities offer multiple riffs on these delightful Vietnamese sandwiches. At the same time, bánh...
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