Author: Giselle Ortega Every season at MAKE brings new growth — not just in the garden, but in the people who help it flourish. Among them are Zahida and Esterlanda, two remarkable trainees whose stories remind us what courage, kindness, and new beginnings truly look like. Zahida, 20, journeyed from Afghanistan chasing her dream of becoming a doctor. Her advice to others stepping into something new: “Be confident, be open to new experiences, and speak to people.” Then there’s 23-year-old...

WAIT, framing is already up! Work is picking up fast. Here you can see the entrance into our future classroom. And the second photo below is a view into the future culinary garden next to our outdoor bar! Standing in future garden facing MAKE's very first own classroom If you squint, you can see a beautiful garden full of flowers, herbs and butterflies :)

Getting ready to pour concrete for our building foundation on Monday! This photo is looking from the classroom/office into the kitchen (insulation pad on the ground for our 10x10 walk-in coolor on the left) and then into Dining Room 2. After concrete, the building framing is going up!  The excellent work of our GC - Element Builders - not only survived an atmospheric river storm event this week but thrived. Owner, Chris Grippi, even said the heavy rains helped pack down the sand for the team....