A Garden that Grows Other Gardens

A Garden that Grows Other Gardens

written by Corinne Hill-James, Response Corps Member Common Threads helped install two new educational community gardens at the East Whatcom Regional Resource Center this summer to provide residents of rural Whatcom county with an example and inspiration for growing...
Gabe’s Story of Service

Gabe’s Story of Service

I’m standing in a two and half foot hole that once belonged to an oak tree. From this perspective, I can see the garden from the point of view of the elementary school students I serve. From the outdoor classroom benches to the perennial beds, everything feels...
Margarita’s Story of Service

Margarita’s Story of Service

Hello! My name is Margarita Gonzalez and I had the opportunity to serve as an Americorps Food Educator with Common Threads Farm in Bellingham, Washington. Common Threads focuses on food and garden education, mainly with kids, through garden lessons in the spring and...
Food Education at Whatcom Detention School

Food Education at Whatcom Detention School

written by AmeriCorps Food Educator, Hannah Allen-Young I started my position as an AmeriCorps Food Educator with Common Threads in the Summer of 2019. I felt simultaneously ready to teach and way out of my depth. Most of all though I was excited to get started on...