Green Plate Special

Calling all families with youth in 4th-8th grade-#SummerCamp registration at #GreenPlateSpecial is live! We’re all hungry to share more moments of celebration and connection with each other, the land, and the healing powers of growing food and cooking. Click on the link in bio.

We're thrilled to announce our very first #PlantSale on Saturday, May 15 from 10 am to 4 pm. We invite everyone in the community to come and join us. For more details, visit greenplatespecial.org/events #Seattle #nonprofits #urbangarden #community

A big THANK YOU to everyone in the community who supported using during #GiveBIG campaign. In total, 30 donors and our match partner raised $8263 to support our pay-what-you-can educational programs. @GiveBIGWA #seattlenonprofit #urbangarden

#GiveBIG is here!! Help get youth get back into the garden and kitchen. Support us reach our fundraising goal. To make a donation, visit givebigwa.org/fundraise/4670… #fundraising #nonprofit #seattle @GiveBIGWA

Our staff got their hands dirty as a part of #EarthDay2021 celebrations in collaboration with @GreenPlateSEA! Green Plate Special’s mission is to inspire and empower youth through growing, cooking, and sharing food. Learn more & get involved at: greenplatespecial.org

Our space is still open, so please feel welcome to wander through the garden between 10am-4pm M-F for a respite from your daily concerns - it’s a great place to breathe and replenish yourself. We hope you're all well and taking care of yourselves. (4/4)

... @RainierValleyFB and we’re brainstorming how we can share our program content digitally. Further, we're encouraging staff in any efforts to donate blood during GPS work hours, as concerns of #COVID19 have affected supply at local blood banks. (3/4)

All of us at GPS are deeply saddened that we cannot serve youth through our programs at this time, and we are considering ways that align with our work in which we can continue to support our communities. For now, we will increase our garden produce donations to... (2/4)

#COVID19 Following the announcement of Seattle Public School closures, all Green Plate Special programs have been canceled as of March 11th until further notice. Our Partnership Open House and Garden to Glass Cocktail Class have similarly being canceled (1/4)

West African cuisine was the theme of yesterday's Atlantic Street Center session! We cooked yassa chicken (a Senegalese dish that one of our youth was already a pro at and quickly took charge of) and jollof rice. Personal sweet potato pies were a total hit for dessert. #Cooking

Cooking in the sunshine! Today was a beautiful day to make quesadillas packed with vegetables and spices. Groups of Madrona students voted on the flavors they wanted to include (everything from bell peppers to cilantro), making each quesadilla unique.

Wow, our 2020 Spring Break Camp is already half full! To read more about it or sign up, check out this link: greenplatespecial.org/classes-and-ca…

Know a 6th-9th grader who is passionate about #foodjustice and has participated in a GPS camp or after-school program? Send 'em our way! Applications are open for our Urban Foodways Internship - a 4-week paid summer #internship at Green Plate Special. greenplatespecial.org/classes-and-ca…

Much gratitude to Urban Feed and Garden for donating 142 seed packets (WOW 😳) to our garden! Just imagine how many delicious, nutritious meals these seeds will become for Seattle youth... Most of them are from @TerritorialSeed to boot, and we love their products!

Who doesn't love taking a deeeeeep breath of the spices before they're added to a dish? Cooking is such a beautiful art. After all, how many other mediums engage all five senses so thoroughly? #cooking #youthempowerment #education

After program last week Annie (our #garden coordinator) had the pleasure of spending time with this young person, chatting about the #greenhouse and harvesting the first carrot of 2020. When his dad arrived he exclaimed, "Hi, dad! I harvested this carrot! 'Harvest' means 'pick'."

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" Today, in recognition of #MLKDay2020, Green Plate Special youth came together to cook four whole gallons of chili (two veggie, two meat) for local youth shelters @NewHorizonsSEA and @rootsshelter

"What do you notice about the garden?" Kellan asks a group of 4th graders as they harvest rainbow chard. She got some great answers that opened up deeper conversations about gardening! "Some of the beds are covered." "Why do you think only some of them are covered?" #gardening

Madrona 4th graders spent their afternoon at GPS harvesting greens and cooking minestrone (Madronastrone?) and lentil soup. Surveys of which soup was the tastiest were not very revealing... Because each group proudly exclaimed their soup was "definitely the best". 😂 #cooking

Need seasonal decorations that don't break the bank or retire in a landfill? Part-time program educator, Anya, has a couple of great solutions for you! Learn how to create pinecone and dried orange garlands here: greenplatespecial.org/blog/196514