Jewish Community High School of the Bay California Ride Video Blog

Get to know the Jewish Community High School of the Bay (JCHS) California Ride team in their wonderful video and slideshow from last year’s ride!

In 2010, the Jewish Community High School of the Bay established its first organic school garden.  They have connected the garden to secular academic curricula and to all areas of Jewish life.  JCHS strives to engage students, teachers and families in thinking about their food choices and strengthen their connections with nature.  JCHS received a mini-grant to further establish the organic garden at their school as well as related programming. Learn more about how JCHS used their fundraising dollars. (more…)

How 2011 California Ride Fundraising Dollars Are Working for Change

We’re excited to share with you how grant recipients from the 2011 California Ride and Retreat have been making progress towards fulfilling their proposals. Below is a brief reminder of who the organizations are and what they’ve been up to.

7SEEDS Project

Berkeley, CA
The goal of the 7Seeds Project is to relearn the practice of Shmita as a universal guiding principle & healing offering for all peoples. The 7Seeds Project is working to create a contemporary set of tools to celebrate and engage this timeless wisdom as we collectively cultivate an integrative design system that empowers local community, sustainable agriculture & financial equality. (more…)