11 for 11: Jason Harvey dreams big at Oakland Food Connection

Article by Jess Watson.
Last updated at Fri, 28 Jan at 3:42pm.

(Editor's note: The following is part of our continuing series that looks at Oakland Local's picks for people/organizations to watch in 2011. See all profiles in this series.)

Jason Harvey is a jack-of-all trades: chef, Farmer's Market manager, youth educator, garden builder, as well as the executive director of a vibrant East Oakland food justice organization, Oakland Food Connection. Harvey's many skills are all focused on one goal: “To educate youth and adults about the process of food from seed to table.”

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Oakland's School Garden Fair: Sowing seeds to improve school gardens Oct. 26
Article by Cynthia Joseph.
Last updated at Wed, 27 Oct at 12:04am.

School and community garden enthusiasts are invited to Oakland Unified School District’s first School Garden Fair from 4 to 6 p.m. this Tuesday, Oct. 26, at Cleveland Elementary School.

The School Garden Fair will bring education workers interested in school and community gardens together to tour the garden and show how they can start or improve their school gardens by utilizing OUSD’s and the community's resources.

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Local Harvest Calendar Helps School Garden Programs
Article by Ryan Van Lenning.
Last updated at Sun, 3 Jan at 12:24pm.

Oakland resident Helen Krayenhoff is a shining example of an engaged citizen putting her talents to use to help Oakland’s local schools.  Her creation, the colorful 2010 calendar called “Celebrating Our Local Harvest/Celebrando Nuestra Cosecha Anual,” is the fruit of her background as an illustrator and publisher combined with a p

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