Napa School Gardens

10/08/2026

october quick bites

Napa School Gardens supports teachers with implementing specialized projects. In this issue, we highlight fall tasks and invite you to share monarch sightings....

Napa School Gardens supports teachers with implementing specialized projects. In this issue, we highlight fall tasks and invite you to share monarch sightings.

09/10/2026

Napa School Gardens evolved from a monthly blog into a local collective and then a program of a nonprofit organization. In this issue, we emphasize community partnerships and resources to sustain thriving school gardens.

09/02/2026

The number of nonprofits in Napa has nearly doubled in the last twenty years. Revenues have also increased, but not by enough to account for the increase in the local nonprofit sector and the decrease in federal and state grants and contracts. Board PICK provided an opportunity to connect community members with organizations doing important work throughout Napa Valley.

On August 27th, I joined twenty other organizations at Board PICK, an event created by Leadership Napa Valley.

06/09/2026

Seasonal News: Summer 2026

Wishing you a restorative and joyful summer!...

Wishing you a restorative and joyful summer!

06/01/2026

May Monarchs and Signposts

As the 2025-26 academic and fiscal year comes to a close, I made the rounds to visit our school garden partners. A strong theme for May was signposts marking monarch habitats....

As the 2025-26 academic and fiscal year comes to a close, I made the rounds to visit our school garden partners. A strong theme for May was signposts marking monarch habitats.