Spring 2011 (PDF) - Hidden Villa

Thank You For Your SupportWe wish to thank the following donors for their generous contributions from October 1, 2010 through December 28, 2010.Foundations andCorporationsAll Bay Vehicle DonationsArbogast FoundationBear Gulch FoundationCisco Foundation MatchingGift ProgramCity of Redwood CityDavid and Lucile PackardFoundation MatchingGrants ProgramDavid L. Klein, Jr. FoundationElkind Family FoundationEustace-Kwan FamilyFoundationGrey Family FoundationHP Employee CharitableGiving ProgramHurlbut-Johnson CharitableTrustsKomisar/Dunn FoundationFundKoret FoundationLeslie Family FoundationLevy Family PhilanthropicFundMay Family FoundationMicrosoft Matching GiftsProgramMitchell Kapor FoundationMountain View Odd FellowsLodge 244National SemiconductorRobert T. BrownleeFoundationSheppard, Mullin, Richter &Hampton LLPStephen and Carolyn PurcellAdvisory FundUnion Bank of CaliforniaWitkin CharitableFoundationYahoo! Employee FoundationAdobe Creek CircleChris and Carol EspinosaFrances and TheodoreGeballeRuth and Ben HammettAnn and Tom LivermoreLiz and Rob SchoebenRuth ShererRandy SmithMary StegnerRita and Arthur WhitneyBlack Mountain CircleGail Brownell and MarkAakerAllison Butler and RichardPeersThe Kaplan FamilyCarl KingBobby LurieVictoria and James MerchantMartin and Diana NeimanRhonda and Howard SmithBeth SteinbergCharles and Camille WadeJan and Bill WhitmerDonna and Stanford YoungOlive Grove CircleGrace M. Abbott and NilsNilssonWendy and Joel BartlettDonna Dubinsky andLeonard ShustekCathy and Todd FernandezAlison GeballeMary and Clinton GillilandRuth and Alfred HellerRosemary HewlettClaudia LapinElyce MelmonShehzad and ShezadiMerchantValerie and John MetcalfeJoanna Mountain andHeyward RobinsonRobert Niederer andFrancine TannerJames and Rebecca MorganMary and Ward PaineRandy SalimBarbara SeaneyMrs. Leah Sutton and Mr. JeffSchmidtLawrence SzeKaty TakahashiAndrea and Charles ThurberBarbara and Jack TooleyMeryl UrdangWindmill Pasture CircleJoan and Park ChamberlainAnnie CroninLee GallagherJennifer ChandlerDonna and Bill KrepickShan MarchAlice MartineauShelley MotleyMaria P. Mueller and MichaelC. RehakDave and Sandy RoosDavid and Susan RussellBob Sator and Pam AventAmy and Dan ScrivnerSally Ann SteinNancy WorcesterFriends of Hidden VillaEric AndersonHarriet AshleyMargaret BaranBeverly BarkhauJulie BarneyNed and Jimi BarnholtPatricia and WilliamBlankenburgJackie and Francis BourgeoisJune Bower and Stu BermanCarolyn and RichardBrennanCraig Britton and CarleenBruinsSteven Brown and MollyPont-BrownRhoda and Jerome BrownThomas and Wally BrunnerNorm and Marty BuckhartDavid and Melanie BurnsFrank and Nancy BurtonDave CainPhyllis and Richard CasselEric Chang and Ling SunConstance S. and KennethS. ChewJan Clayton and John PetroLeslie Claytor-True andRamon TrueLaurissa ClementsPatricia CombsNancy and Jitze CouperusMelanie and Peter CrossRichard and Stella DerbyRobin and Dorothy DicksonDeborah and EdwardDudleyGisela EvittJanet FireBob FlanaganNancy and Leroy FletcherLouis Alexander FrutschiKate GodfreyNicola GordonRikki and Norton GrubbSabina and William HallMargaret and RobertHarringtonJerry Hearn and RebeccaReynoldsHertha and Albert HemelMarion Hemsing andMatthias WesslingLars and Annie HerlitzAnita and Alan HerrmannJean M. Hsia and John C.TangMichael and Christine JamesAbby and Dennis JaramilloJoan and James JohnstonHardin C. Jones and JaneBryan-JonesAlice KawashFrances and Pat KelleyLaura Kenney and WilliamSundstromJill Kilty-Newburn andMichael NewburnYoriko Kishimoto and LelandCollinsJanet and Newell KnightHerbert KornienkoPeter and Sally KunstadterJeanette and Bob LattaBrenda K. Laurel and RobertF. TowElsann L. LawsLilo and Gerard LeedsDebbie Leong-ChildsMarvina Lepianka andCharles JaffeeDavid and Petrita LipkinVirginia Maksymowicz andBlaise TobiaRobert F. MansfieldJudy and George MarcusDrs. Toni Martin and MichaelDarbyWilliam and MarlaMcCormackJoan and Bob McCowanShannon Rose McEnteeLinda and Lee MichelsonRebekah MikkelsenAnne Miller Wotring andThomas K. WotringEdward Miner and SumayaNewland MinerPamela and RichardMontgomeryLynda and Bob MorrisonShiao-Mei NanJulie Newdoll and Mario I.WolczkoFred and Kirstin NicholsVicki and Terry OldbergMartin and Barbara PackardBetsy and Jean PeacockGail and Fredric PetersenSusan and Jack PinesDenise Pitsch and Buck GeeTiffany PriceEric Richert and Sandy SloanSalma RichmondRichard Robbins and SusanCasebeer RobbinsLaurie and Alan RobellSusan RosenbergAnnemarie RosengreenCynthia and Allen RubyAdrienne and Larry RushDan and Lynne RussellCindy Russell and DavidSmernoffSacks/Saund FamilyStephen and ElizabethSalveterKaren Scussel and Curt RiffleJohn SemionEdward and Elisabeth SesekCarolyn and John SeyfarthGeorge and Marti SharmanCarolyn and Jeremy SiegelKaye and Myron A. SkubinnaRandy SmithClint N. SmithJudy Snitzer ReillyYuen and Susan SoJudith and Hans SteinerLynne and Eric StietzelRosemary and AlbertStuebingVytas and Claire SunSpiralBoris and Laura TekslerCraig and Susie ThomCarl and Susan ThomsenTerri Treloggen ClarkSally and Ed TruittTuesday Night LiveHurd TwomblyKathie and Jerry UnderdalDarlene P. Vian and Brian P.McCuneLeonard WalkerDalyn WellsJacqueline WenderJanet and Philip WhiteMichael WilderRobin WinstonTonia Wisman and DavidSchwartzJudie and Peter WolkenLarry Wright Jr.Betsy and ColemanYoungdahlNancy ZaroCleopha and John ZaunerMitchell and Jane ZimmermanGifts In-KindAlexander Atkins Design, Inc.Bruce Bauer Lumber &SupplyTerry GannonClaude GodcharlesMartin GorfinkelGarth HarwoodHobee’s Restaurant/TaborFood Services Inc.Cecil LambLulu’s Mexican RestaurantDal MirandaDan QuinnBrian and Lucia SieselGeorge TaylorMeryl UrdangGifts in HonorariumGail BrownellElizabeth ChamberlainBill DudleyDiane GreenbergJohn HammetKay NicholsonBeverly TuckerGifts In MemoriamJill BigwoodElizabeth Bowden-SmithMary DaveyKatharine KingBill and Evelyn MersmanIrving and Edna NewmanLeon C. PirofaloClara RedfieldBequestsMary StegnerHIDDEN VILLA | MOOS & VIEWS 3

Continued from page 1.As the challenges for our local schoolscontinue and the resources become morescarce, we continue to look for ways tosupport teachers in the classroom withfun and engaging activities for studentsthat meet California Academic Standards.Success at Taft SchoolSince 2005, Hidden Villa has had afull-time, grant funded Science EnrichmentTeacher at Taft Community Schoolin Redwood City. Using their schoolgarden in combination with hands-onscience labs and experiments, all studentsparticipate in science. According to JennyZaebst, Science Enrichment Teacher andSchool Garden Specialist, students aremore engaged as a result of this partnership.“You know a program is making animpact when students decide to spendtheir recess time in the school garden!This program compliments the in-classlearning and gets students interested andexcited about science. When theyget to 5th grade, they diveeven deeper into thescience worldThe results have beenamazing; increasedtest scores, increasedawareness of theenvironment, morestewardship, and overallgrowing interest in theworld around them!with Science Lab every week. The resultshave been amazing: increased test scores,increased awareness of the environment,more stewardship, and overall growinginterest in the world around them!”We know that student retention ismade easier by applying knowledge.“Bringing my students to Ms. Jenny’sscience lab on a weekly basis is ahighlight for me. My students havedeveloped a deep love and understandingof science because of lab,” reports onefifth grade teacher. Surveys of studentsand staff tell us that the students areresponding quite favorably to this partnershipand are changing their attitudesabout science with many now reportingthat it is their favorite subject. And whilethat excitement is what we strive for, weknow that schools areevaluated in large partby their student’sstandardized testscores.With thisin mind weare thrilledto showyou theresultsProficient/Advancedof the 2004-2010 fifth grade CaliforniaStandards Test in Science at TaftCommunity School. This bar graph notesthe marked improvement in test scoressince the inception of this partnership.The results speak for themselves, butwhat really speaks to us is seeing kidseagerly participate in learning new thingsthrough class discussions, experiments,and activities.Taft Community School FifthGrade CST Scores 2004-201050403020100Proficient/AdvancedMean scale score2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Redwood City School Garden PartnershipsSprouting New LifeThe City of Redwood City created a setof Environmental Initiatives for bothyouth and adults to promote a healthycity and community. Working with theCity, School District and Redwood City2020’s Garden Network (which is anamazing amount of organization on thepart of Redwood City), Hidden Villa350330310290270250Mean Scale Score

H i d d e n V i l l aRegisterfor all programson our onlinecalendar atwww.hiddenvilla.orgMarch11The Scoop on PoopThursday, 3:00 – 4:15 pmFor ages 3 to 5, plus caregivers Get thescoop on poop in this fun gardeningclass with teacher Stacey, just forpreschoolers! We’ll meet at the Kiosk,gather our farm tools and head out ontothe farm to collect all the ingredientswe need to plant our Spring garden…even poop! We’ll discover why poop isan important ingredient in everything weeat from fruits and veggies to milk andice cream! All participants will create amini-planter with a seedling that theycan take home and raise in their owngarden!Location: Meet at kiosk $20 per firstchild and adult, $8 per each add’lperson.12Greenbuilding 101Saturday, 10:00 am - 12:00 pmFor Adults and Students age 16 and upDid you know that the California StateBuilding Code fundamentally changedon January 1, 2011? Greenbuildingis now part of the building code itself.Come hear greenbuilding consultantand trainer Roy Nordblom III talk aboutsustainable construction, CALGREEN,and greenbuilding in our everyday lives.Tour the sustainable construction sites atHidden Villa, followed by a potluck lunch.Possibility for mixing mud plaster withour hands (depending on weather) sowear old clothes! Hands-on workshop!Location: Meet at Kiosk$35 per person, $20 per senior, student,or limited income.19The Scoop on Poop -Saturday ClassSaturday, 10:00 – 11:30 amPlease see 3/11 for a full description.WILD FOODS of Hidden VillaSaturday, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 pm Forages 12 and upDiscover some of California’s mostdelicious and nutritious wild edibleplants. Join ethnobotanist Jolie Egert fora fun and educational guided walk thatexplores the edible plants of HiddenVilla. You will learn how to safely identifyand prepare wild plants for food. Then, atthe end of the walk we’ll cook and sharea yummy light lunch with acorn snacks,wild salad greens and bay tree capers!Jolie Egert M.S. is a botanist, forestecologist and herbalist, and principalat Go Wild Consulting, a company thatfosters healthy ecosystems and ourconnections to them: www.gowildconsulting.comLocation: Meet at kiosk$20 per person20Sheep Shearing DaySunday, 10:00 am – 2:00 pmFor all agesJoin us for Sheep Shearing Day atHidden Villa!! Come see our sheep gettheir annual hair cut! Cheer hardworkingherding dogs as they round up sheep!Get your hands into all kinds of coolwool activities. Make a colorful feltpouch, create some crazy yarn critters,and try out finger knitting. Special “LittleLambs” activity area for toddlers andpreschoolers too.Location: Farm-wide$10 per person, toddlers under 2, nocharge.26Little Red Hen Baking ClassSaturday, 9:30 – 12:00 pmFor ages 6 to 8 Who will grind thewheat? Who will churn the butter? Whowill gather the eggs? Who will makeyummy cookies? How about YOU?Come make 100% organic treats theold-fashioned way by gathering theingredients from the farm yourself. Havefun baking with our teachers (and somenew friends) while your adult goes for ahike on our trails or just relaxes in thegarden! Location: Meet at kiosk $25 perchild, no adult required to attend.27Dig It! Gardening ClassSunday 9:30 – 11:30 amFor ages 9 – 11Play with worms! Get nice and dirty!Plant and tend our gorgeous organicgarden with Science Educator Whitney,do a cool planting project that you canbring home to care, then help harvest ahealthy snack to share.$25 per child, no adult required toattend.France versus California …Dueling Cheeses!Sunday, 4:00 – 7:00 pmFor Adults, ages 21 and upJoin Chef Jaimie at Hidden Villa for anot-to-be-missed cheese taste off! Wewill have six yummy cheeses, showingthree styles from France and threecheeses of equal finesse and style fromCalifornia. We’ll then go through whatmakes each cheese similar, yet quiteunique. This is a fascinating way to experiencethe concept of “terroir”… how thevery soil and air create food flavors, andthat even with the same raw ingredients,the end results can differ greatly. Asalways, there will be wonderful wines tocomplement the tasting, as we meet inthe beautiful, historic Duveneck House.Location: The Duveneck House $45 perpersonApril2Kids in the KitchenSaturday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pmFor kids ages 9 - 11In this class we will make an ancientfood that has been eaten since 10,000BC – the tortilla. We’ll grind our ownwheat and knead and press our tortillaswith flowers you pick from our organicgarden, then make yummy quesadillasto eat. You can take some of yourbeautiful edible art home too!Location: Meet at kiosk$25 per child, no parent required toattend.3Dig It! Gardening ClassSunday 9:30 – 11:30 amFor ages 6 – 8Please see 3/27 for a full description.8Hands-on Nature: AstroNight HikeFriday, 8:00 – 9:30 pmFamily Program (recommended thatchildren be age 6 and up)Escape the “light smog” of civilization asNaturalist Tara Hostnick takes you on afun night hike up to our beloved Knoll fora night sky celestial feast! Learn aboutthe Spring constellations and stars onlyvisible this time of year as Tara guidesyou with a high resolution laser pointer.Location: Meet at kiosk$10 per person9Dig It! Gardening ClassSunday 9:30 – 11:30 amFor ages 9 – 11Please see 3/27 for a full description.Healing Plants WalkSaturday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pmFor ages 13 and upPlants have the amazing power to healmany human aches and pains. Joinlicensed acupuncturist and lifelongherbalist Anya Tyutuynik, and discoverthe precious pharmacy of wild plantsgrowing right here at Hidden Villa. Learnhow to safely identify and prepare thesewonderful medicinal gifts from MotherNature.Location: Meet at kiosk$12 per person10Family Play Day: Passportto NatureSunday, 2 – 4 pmFamily ProgramJoin us for a play day at Hidden Villa!Pick up your Passport to Nature at thecheck in table, then find the cool natureinspiredfun at each location on ourfarm. Or, just enjoy a family hike on oneof our trails at your leisure, or visit ouranimals and beautiful garden. Docentswill be available throughout the farm toanswer questions and be your compasson this day of exploration. Registration islimited, so sign up early… see you soon!Location: Farm-wideThis is a FREE event6 MOOS & VIEWS | HIDDEN VILLA

26870 Moody RoadLos Altos Hills, CA 94022www.hiddenvilla.orgNonprofit Org.U.S. PostagePaidPermit No. 401Los Altos, CACONTACT USTel: (650) 949-8652Fax: (650) 948-4159volunteers@hiddenvilla.orgFollow us on Twitterand FacebookCamp: (650) 949-8641camp@hiddenvilla.orgCommunity Programs:(650) 949-9704communityprograms@hiddenvilla.orgDevelopment: (650) 949-9702development@hiddenvilla.orgFacility Rentals: (650) 949-8648rentals@hiddenvilla.orgHidden Villa EnvironmentalEducation Program (HVEEP)Reservations: (650)949-8644hveep@hiddenvilla.orgVolunteers: (650) 949-8655volunteer@hiddenvilla.orgMOOS & VIEWSEditorMarc SidelE l i z a b e t h B o w d e n - S m i t hThis newsletter is dedicated to we will share her favorite activities, singthe memory of 25-year Hidden her favorite songs and continue theVilla staff member, Elizabeth good work that she inspires. ShouldBowden-Smith, whose love of hands-on you wish to honor Elizabeth’s memory,learning lives on at Hidden Villa. We please consider making a donationwill be creating a Hidden Villato her Endowment“ElizabethFund at Hidden Villa.Day,” whereChecks can be senteach year,to Hidden Villa/one school willElizabeth BowdenparticipateinSmith Memorialour programsEndowment Fund/on a full scholarshipgenerated byRoad/ Los Altos26870 Moodyher endowmentHills, CA 94022-fund. On that day,4209.Contributing WritersNathalie Arch, Karen Chmielewski,Susan Love, Chris Overington, MaggieShields, Marc Sidel, Bill WhitmerDesign & ProductionAlexander Atkins Design, Inc.PhotographyLaurie Aubuchon, Joel Bartlett, LucyZhang©2011 Hidden Villa. Moos and Views ispublished quarterly by Hidden Villa with agenerous donation of design services byAlexander Atkins Design, Inc.HOW YOU CAN HELPHidden Villa is a nonprofit, charitable organization,exempt under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3). Abouthalf of our budget comes from gifts from individuals,foundations and corporations; the other half comes fromfees and other sources of income. Visit our website tofind how you can support Hidden Villa.• Cash Gifts• Employer Matching Gifts• Real Estate, Stocks and Bonds• Charitable Lead Trusts• Charitable Remainder Trusts