It's an honor to be the first to review the Edible Schoolyard. A fantastic creation by the great…read moreAlice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse and credited with creating California cuisine. I was lucky enough to get to tour the lush Edible Schoolyard on a class trip. The place is overflowing with fruits and vegetables. Chickens and ducks roam as students collect the eggs to the kitchen on the same property. There, they learn to cook and take home recipes for their families to prepare at home. It's a great initiative that I hope is inspiring others across the nation. Edible education is the future!

the edible school yard is a great place to go to with friends and has really good food. I love it,…read moreand i recommend it to someone who wants to try something new

My son attended Acorns to Oaks and the care Natasha provided for my son for 3 years of his life was…read morebeyond anything i could have ever hoped for in a childcare provider. The depth of knowledge she holds about the development of children paired with her empathy, compassion and guidance is unlike anything i have ever seen. She was so detailed and always kept a line of communication open. Never once did i worry about the safety of my son when he was in her care. Her home is beautiful, clean, and full of love. Her backyard is a a childs dream. It backs up to a lovely open space. There is beautiful lush grass, huge play structure for the littles, a beautiful vegetable garden that the children get to participate in, a lovely chicken coup and an area to ride on bikes. It is truly a wonderful experience for children. She home cooked meals and taught the children about nutrition. The garden really helps in this aspect as they get to see the process from seed, to enjoying the fruits of their labor. I truly wish there were more people like Ms. Natasha that cared about the development and well being of our children. The love and time this woman pours into the hearts and minds of other peoples children is admirable.

My spouse and I managed to plan our work schedules out to avoid having to enroll our son in daycare…read morebut couldn't keep it up once he turned 9 months old. I was panicked at the thought of having to trust another person to take care of the most precious thing in my life but through word of mouth, I decided to look into Acorns to Oaks. As soon as I finished my tour of her home, I knew this was a place I could feel confident in. I immediately could sense how calm and patient Natasha was and knew it would be a great fit for my highly sensitive child. My son had a very tough time adjusting during the first few weeks but Natasha remained patient and encouraging and gained his trust. She gave me multiple updates and pictures throughout those days to help put me at ease. He's now much more comfortable being away from us and even gets a big grin when he sees Natasha open the door. She respects my son's sensitivity (and mine) to change and she made sure I knew when a co-teacher was coming aboard; she let me know she would do everything she could to make the transition between teachers smooth since she would sometimes need to take a break for an hour. Natasha is always communicating with us, even on the small things; for instance, she called me because my son was acting strange and was a little gassy (turns out he was constipated). I can trust that she will always be attentive, observant and make the right call when it comes to the safety and health of my child. She genuinely cares about him; when we had to keep our son home sick for a week, she texted us multiple times to check in on him. I cannot recommend Acorns to Oaks enough!

Very busy city with a lot of stuff to do. The hard part in the big city is parking. So take the…read moretransit

Came here with my company footlocker Inc and volunteered! Awesome organization. Great team…read morebuilding. If you have time and want to volunteer, this is the place to do it!

This Tutoring place has fantastic tutors and we owe them a lot of gratitude for the last 9 years…read morefor our daughters success.

Shohreh is a true miracle worker! I never in my life thought a foreign language class was something…read morethat I could do until I found French Farsi Without Tears. When I first arrived I was expecting textbooks, work sheets, and a long list of words to memorize - however this was far from the case. What I found was a small, friendly, and inviting group of classmates that together, through many small conversations and lessons, began to pick up Farsi. From practice scenarios, eating great Persian food, and talking with classmates I got the true immersion experience! While the curriculum is not very dry, stressful, or overly intensive, I was surprised by how fast everything went. After just the first class I was reading, writing, and even doing some speaking! Before I knew it, I felt like I was having full conversations in Farsi without even thinking about it and it felt so natural. Looking forward to continuing my Farsi learning experience in Shohreh's advance classes!

Shohreh is one of the best teachers I have had in my entire (not just adult) life. Her enthusiasm…read moretowards teaching creates such a friendly and positive environment toward learning Farsi. She does so well with making sure you absorb all of the lessons in a thorough yet gentle fashion. The class' approach to the technical side of the language is very good and what you need to build a foundation. But what made the class so interesting is Shohreh's insights into Persian culture and history during lessons which will in turn teach you the artistic side of the language. Teaching both makes me feel like I have not just learned, but I understand, the language. Also as a non-Persian learning for fun because my wife speaks Farsi and is Persian, the class has provided insights into her and her family I greatly appreciate and would not have gotten out of an app. My recommendation could not be higher for Shohreh and her program.

Went there as a kid and I have so many memories of this community and with the stuff there just…read morelike family , not sure how things are now but I hope things are ok

OK so your South or West Berkeley teenager has been arrested, has been skipping school, failing, or…read morebeing generally unmotivated and non-compliant. Berkeley Youth Alternatives may be the place for him/her. Run by Becca Prager under the direction of Nikki Williams, the garden and youth program offers 1:1 and group counseling, homework help, all incorporated into a supurb sustainable urban agriculture program. Hosting three urban gardens, youth in this program participate in planning, seeding, planting, maintenance, and harvesting fresh fruits and vegetables. Weekly meals are shared using items grown from the garden with a time to express gratitude to peers, community volunteers and staff. Youth learn job and social skills, are eligible for minimum wage reimbursement, and are give the support they need to excel in school and make individualized college and vocational plans. Unlike most gardening programs, this program is year long, focussing more on school and study skills during the winter and spring and gardening during the summer and fall.

I started using Elizabeth's services in 2013 to prep for the opening of my business. Since then, I…read moreask Elizabeth to review almost every piece of copy material that I present to the public or my clients. It's vitally important to me to look and sound professional. Elizabeth is extremely easy to work with. I send her material and she gets back to me in a very timely manner every time. She is very accommodating to my sometimes immediate deadlines, my sometimes late payments, and of course to my sometimes awful grammar (which she corrects). I keep going back to Elizabeth because I love reading my ideas/my writing reconstructed in a way that flows effortlessly. It feels like my eyes just flow down the page. She has a gift with words and with doing business in a way that flows effortless, too!

I have had Elizabeth do copywriting work for me for business -- sharpened up a professional…read morebiography that I continue to use because of it's succinctness and clear yet rich language. Elizabeth recently helped me to improve the copy for the back cover of two books, "Super Brain: Maximize Your Brain Health for a Better Life" and "Outsmarting the Dementia Epidemic: 7 Key Memory Care Actions to Avoid Alzheimer's and Successfully Keep Your Brain Safe, Sharp, and Sexy into the Future." Thank you Elizabeth for your rich and perceptive editorial skills.

Highly recommend Tutor Corps! We had a great experience working with Alyssa to find a tutor that…read morematched our son's needs. Julian has been an awesome tutor and has been very engaging and supportive for our son.

I started using Tutor Corps for my son in June 2020 (for his 2020-21 senior year in high school)…read morewhen they acquired Meyers Learning Center. I was very happy with Meyers and doubted that Tutor Corps could be as impressive but they proved me very wrong. The staff is very professional and incredibly responsive and the 3 tutors that my son has used have all been amazing! Most recently during the Fall 2021 semester, my son was a freshman in college and studying in Greece and needed tutors in Biology and Chemistry to help with midterms and until the end of the semester. I frantically e-mailed my contact at Tutor Corps late on a Sunday night and I heard back Monday morning and my son had a Biology tutor and a Chemistry tutor by Tuesday! All of his tutoring has been online but this has worked out really well, especially with the time difference in Greece and soon to be Boston. My son already knows that he'll be using his Tutor Corps Chemistry tutor for Organic Chemistry next fall! Tutor Corps is amazing! One on one tutoring is invaluable and without question worth the price! It is a huge relief to have such a wonderful partner in my son's education! I highly recommend Tutor Corps!