The CCE would like to congratulate Katherine Kelkelian (College Corps Student Intern) and Nessa Lopez (CCE Project Management Student Intern) on completing their undergraduate journey at Cal Poly Pomona!🎉
Our team is thankful for all the hard work they have contributed this year, and we’re very excited to watch them both grow and continue to have a positive impact on their future roles. Congratulations, graduates, and thank you for making CCE a part of your college journey!🎓
#CalPolyPomona #Graduation #ClassOf2026 #GoBroncos
I always look forward to meetings with our amazing students and have especially enjoyed the time I’ve had getting to know our Panetta Internship nominee, Eric Paulsen.
As a @classcpp Political Science major, Eric has started AI Ethics & Policy Club, co-founded the Pre-Law Club, and created a Neurodiversity Alliance mentoring program that connects college students with middle schoolers. Plus, through his work as a @cppcollegecorps fellow, he’s making a positive impact by promoting sustainability education in our community.
I’m so proud to nominate Eric. He truly embodies the idea of becoming by doing. And I can’t wait to see all the great things he’ll accomplish in Washington, D.C., and beyond!
Missed last week’s Jr Farmers? No worries, we’re back this Sunday 🌱
Join us for a special session led by our Cal Poly Bronco Fellow Jesus. Students will learn about the importance of landscaping and help us imagine what the Sunflower Stage can become
Suited for ages 4–12
Free for Pomona families
RSVP at the link in our bio
📅 Sunday April 26
⏰ 11:30am–1pm
#lopezurbanfarm #wecanfeedourselvestogether #pomona
¿Te perdiste el Jr Farmers de la semana pasada? No pasa nada, regresamos este domingo 🌱
Acompáñanos para una sesión especial dirigida por nuestro Bronco Fellow de Cal Poly, Jesús. Lxs estudiantes aprenderán sobre la importancia del paisajismo y nos ayudarán a imaginar cómo queremos que se vea el Sunflower Stage
Para edades de 3 a 12 años
Gratis para familias de Pomona
RSVP en el link en nuestra bio
📅 Domingo 26 de abril
⏰ 11:30am–1pm
Spring egg hunt was a hit 🐣
Thanks @hopeesperanzapantry for throwing a banger party to kick off spring!
Shoutout to our @cppcollegecorps intern for rocking the bunny suit on such a hot day 🐰 , and to @urban.butterflies for the magical flower bouquet station at the butterfly garden 💐
Sometimes we still can’t even believe this place is real
La búsqueda de huevos de primavera fue un éxito 🐣
Gracias a @hopeesperanzapantry por armar una banger party para arrancar la primavera
Un shoutout a nuestra pasante @cppcollegecorps por aguantar el traje de conejo 🐰con el calor, y a @urban.butterflies por la estación mágica de ramos de flores en el jardín de mariposas 💐
A veces todavía no podemos creer que este lugar sea real
#lopezurbanfarm #wecanfeedourselvestogether
We all lead 🌱
We’re excited to share We All Lead Camp 2026, a two day experience at Lopez Urban Farm rooted in leadership, community, and connection to land.
Students will move through farming, pottery, and yoga, while also making space for real conversations around stress, trauma, and belonging. A space to learn, reflect, and build with each other.
Participants will earn a certification in ecological leadership and leave with tools to care for themselves, their community, and the land.
We’re especially excited for our very own @dafs892 to lead this project alongside @human_values_center Together, we’re incubating small projects that grow directly from our community.
April 18–19
9am–6pm
Lopez Urban Farm
For 9th–12th grade students
Register through the QR code
#wecanfeedourselvestogether #lopezurbanfarm
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Todxs lideramos 🌱
Estamos emocionadxs de compartir We All Lead Camp 2026, una experiencia de dos días en Lopez Urban Farm enfocada en liderazgo, comunidad y conexión con la tierra.
Lxs estudiantes participarán en agricultura, cerámica y yoga, mientras abrimos espacio para conversaciones reales sobre el estrés, el trauma y el sentido de pertenencia. Un espacio para aprender, reflexionar y construir en comunidad.
Lxs participantes recibirán una certificación en liderazgo ecológico y herramientas para cuidar de sí mismxs, de su comunidad y de la tierra.
Estamos muy emocionadxs de que nuestra propia Danelia esté liderando este proyecto junto a The Human Values Center. Juntxs estamos incubando proyectos pequeños que nacen desde la comunidad.
18–19 de abril
9am–6pm
Lopez Urban Farm
Para estudiantes de 9º a 12º grado
Regístrate escaneando el código QR
This is College Corps Fellow Jimena F. Gutierrez!✨
She is a junior studying nutrition science with a dual minor in animal veterinary science and Spanish here at CPP.
Additionally, she is a first-generation college student and works part-time outside of school.
Her work experience at the Lyle Center is valuable in the pursuit of her career, as she learns practical skills to properly plant, prune, and harvest crops.
This knowledge of plant care allows her to understand how to grow produce that can be used to prepare nutritious meals for pets.
She hopes to pursue a career as a veterinary nutritionist and wants to gain further experience during her time here.
In her free time, she enjoys being active such as running.
College Corps is a state program at CPP and other California colleges and universities that helps students pay for college. College Corps Fellows work with community-based organizations that prioritize K-12 education, climate action, and food insecurity.
#cppenv #collegecorps #californiavolunteers #calpolypomona #lylecenter
¡Que viva lxs granjerxs!
At Lopez Urban Farm, we honor the farmworkers who sustain our food systems and care for this land, not just on Farmworkers Day but every day.
Their labor, knowledge, and resilience live in everything we do. In the way we share food. In the way we learn together. In the way we open this space to our community.
We carry these values forward through education, green space, food access, an alternative economy, and radical partnerships as a daily practice.
We can feed ourselves together 🫱🏽🫲🏾
En Lopez Urban Farm honramos a lxs trabajadorxs del campo que sostienen nuestros sistemas alimentarios y cuidan esta tierra, no solo en el Día del Campesino sino todos los días.
Su trabajo, conocimiento y resistencia viven en todo lo que hacemos. En cómo compartimos la comida. En cómo aprendemos juntxs. En cómo abrimos este espacio para nuestra comunidad.
Llevamos estos valores a la práctica a través de la educación, los espacios verdes, el acceso a alimentos, una economía alternativa y alianzas radicales como una práctica diaria.
Podemos alimentarnos juntxs 🫱🏽🫲🏾
#farmworkersday #lopezurbanfarm
✨Gentle Reminder✨
Growth isn’t meant to be easy—it’s meant to shape you. Every setback, every detour is part of becoming who you’re meant to be.🌱
Save this for when you need the reminder 💬
Created by our @cppcollegecorps fellow, @im_a_diego 🌟
#growthmindset🌱✨❤️
A regular week at the farm looks like:
Pollinators moving through the flowers.
Community harvesting together.
Learning happening in real time.
A poem taking shape under the avocado tree.
Fresh vegetables heading home with you.
Stop by when you can. 🌿
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Una semana en la granja se ve:
Polinizadores moviéndose entre las flores.
La comunidad cosechando junta.
Aprendizaje en tiempo real.
Un poema tomando forma bajo el árbol de aguacate.
Verduras frescas que se van a casa contigo.
Pasa cuando puedas. 🌿
#lopezurbanfarm #wecanfeedourselvestogether
Meet College Corps Fellow Nehemiah! He is studying electromechanical systems engineering technology here at CPP and is a first-generation college student.
He appreciates the amount of support and resources that are available both on campus and at the Lyle Center.
In his spare time he enjoys going to the gym and likes to read.
He hopes to gain skills and knowledge that he can use in his future career or everyday life.
At the moment, he is striving for a career that allows him to travel frequently, such as a field service engineer but is still considering other options.
College Corps is a state program at CPP and other California colleges and universities that helps students pay for college. College Corps Fellows work with community-based organizations that prioritize K-12 education, climate action, and food insecurity.
#cppenv #collegecorps #californiavolunteers #calpolypomona #LyleCenter
What you see, is what you get. This is us :)
It’s never been just one person behind this, It’s all of us! A whole community grounded in radical partnership, alternative economy, food access, environmental justice, farmworkers rights, wellness, supporting artists, providing education, cultural healing and taking care of each other along the way through mutual aid. So many people in fact, that we couldn’t tag them all!
This is what happens when community gets to lead. When people bring their own meaning into the work and build something real together.
Happy Ignacio Lopez Day. Grateful to be part of a legacy rooted in storytelling, justice, and showing up for our people. We can feed ourselves together 🤝🏽
Thanks @aliciaveephoto for making us look cute! Thanks to @foxpomona for the marquee love and @gorgansons for lunch ✨
#IgnacioLopez #ElEspectador #Pomona #LopezUrbanFarm
Meet College Corps Fellow Axel! He is studying aerospace engineering here at CPP and is a first-generation college student.
The natural scenery of the Lyle Center is an aspect of CPP that he especially appreciates.
He aspires to get into the field of aeronautics. Specifically, he strives to contribute to SatAgro, a satellite series that aids individual farms by providing data about weather, crop health, and field conditions.
Additionally, he would also like to contribute to the Sentinel series, which gathers global satellite data on land, ocean, and atmospheric conditions.
In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis, disc golf, and reading novels.
College Corps is a state program at CPP and other California colleges and universities that helps students pay for college. College Corps Fellows work with community-based organizations that prioritize K-12 education, climate action, and food insecurity.
#cppenv #collegecorps #californiavolunteers #calpolypomona #LyleCenter
