Thank you to UC Berkeley's landscape team
Our Soil, Ourselves: How Your Health Connects to Soil
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About the Garden
What We Planted
The staff garden includes herbs, vegetables, native Californian plants, as well as plants used by the Ohlone.
Where is the Garden?
The staff community garden is located outside of Li Ka Shing, Mulford, Morgan and Genetics & Plant Biology.
Volunteer Schedule
We will meet from 12 to 1 pm on the following dates, generally the 4th Thursday of each month unless otherwise specified:
Summer 2024
- Thu, June 27
- Thu, July 25
- Thu, August 22
Fall 2024
- Thu, September 26
- Thu, October 24
- Thu, December 5 (no November date due to Thanksgiving).
To stay up to date on upcoming volunteer days please add the Staff Garden Volunteer calendar to your Google calendar here.
Note: Volunteer days may potentially be rescheduled due to unfavorable weather or scheduling conflicts.
Edible Herbs
The garden includes rosemary, parsley, basil, oregano, and thyme. Using herbs in cooking is a great way to add a boost of flavor and beneficial polyphenols.
- Growing Herbs handouts
- Featured Cook Well Berkeley recipes
Gardening Ergonomics
- Ergonomics_Tips_for_Gardening_at_Home: A quick, easy guide for safe and fun home gardening
- Warm Up to Garden: Get the muscles moving and take care of the body
- Stretches for the Home Gardener: Safe and effective stretches for the weekend warrior
- Mind Your Posture: Learn how to move safely in the garden
- Tips for Healthy Gardening: Pro tips on how to work efficiently in the garden
Mindfulness
- What is Mindfulness - Greater Good Magazine
- The Healing Power of Gardening by Oliver Sacks, Neurologist and Author
Past Events
Special Volunteer Day
Thu, June 22, 2023 | 12-1 pm | Staff Garden
Our June Volunteer Day will be extra special, so it's a great opportunity to check out the garden and get involved! Stretch break, nutritious snacks, summer planting, and a raffle.
Be Well in the Garden
Tue, June 14, 2022 | 11:30 am-1:30 pm | Staff Garden
Gather in the staff garden with your colleagues to explore our community garden. Take a grounding stretch break, watch a simple cooking demo using ingredients from the garden (and taste the recipe!), and learn about ergonomics in the context of gardening. Registration is required to be entered into the raffle, but feel free to drop in without registering. Show up anytime within the 11:30 am-1:30 pm time frame, but our programming will take place between 12-1 pm. Help us go green by bringing your water bottle.
Visit the tables of our wonderful partners:
- Be Well at Work
- Berkeley Food Institute
- Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project (Formerly known as City Slicker Farms)
- Food Pantry
- Native and Indigenous Council
- UC Master Gardeners