Our October Minga Removes 330 Gallons of Trash from the Canal
According to Angie Daniel, Raíces del Canal and MCSTOPPP collected 330 gallons of trash from Bahia Way and Canal Street during the October 10 Minga.
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Updates, reflections, and voices from our community.
The Neighborhood Is a Classroom: Helping Canal Gardens Grow
On walks through the Canal District, Raíces del Canal students learn to notice, tend, and care for the gardens that help their neighborhood grow.
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Giving Back Where They Learn: Students Care for the Garden at Bahía Vista Elementary
Alongside instructors Maite Durán and Yavar Amidi, Raíces del Canal students help care for the garden at Bahía Vista Elementary—a school several of them attend.
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Inside the After-School Classroom: Art, Sewing, and Learning Together
From art and sewing to tutoring, exhibits, and group-led activities, Raíces del Canal’s after-school classroom gives students different ways to explore, create, and learn together.
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Many Hands, One Garden: Beautifying a Shared Space Near Picante and Cardenas
With a pickup truck, garden tools, and families working side by side, Raíces del Canal helped beautify a community garden in the median area near Picante and Cardenas in San Rafael.
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Learning in the Circle: Culture and Connection at the Mingas
Through drum circles, instruments, and time shared across generations, Raíces del Canal’s Mingas make space for cultural connection, curiosity, and belonging.
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Growing a Garden District, One Shared Space at a Time
Across San Rafael’s Canal District, Raíces del Canal brings students and families together to create and care for community gardens—and the connections that grow around them.
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Mingas: Growing Gardens and Community, Together
Every second Saturday of the month, Raíces del Canal students and parents come together to care for their gardens, share their voices, and strengthen community.
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A Place to Learn, Create, and Grow After School
Tutoring, classes, and hands-on workshops bring a small group of students together to explore new skills and learn alongside one another at Raíces del Canal.
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Plants, Sewing, and Live Music: A Community Comes Together at Green Fest
Plants to nurture, skills to share, and music to enjoy: Green Fest brought neighbors together at San Rafael’s Pickleweed Park in June 2026.
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Young Leaders Bring Environmental Learning to Life at Green Fest
At Pickleweed Park in June 2026, Raíces del Canal students welcomed their community for a day of ecosystem exhibits, creativity, music, and connection.
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Strong Roots for a Strong Future
Youth, families, gardens, and cultural connection: get to know the work taking root at Raíces del Canal.
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