Permanent Irrigation System Installed!
Installation of a Permanent Irrigation System A Permanent Irrigation System was installed over the summer, allowing Urban Tilth to significantly expand crop rows and orchard at the North Richmond Farm! […]
New Wash & Pack Facilities Completed!
Creating the infrastructure we need to Safely Serve More Richmond Families The washing and packing of veggie boxes for Urban Tilth’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program are critical and time-consuming […]
IRRIGATION SYSTEM installation is complete!
IRRIGATION SYSTEM installation is complete! The system is now fully operational and in use! This means after 4 years of wasteful hand watering we can finally be in alignment with […]
2020 Vision: The North Richmond Farm is Rapidly Evolving!
Girls Garage Chicken Coop Completed! Photo courtesy of Girls Garage Or, should we call it a Chicken Pavilion?!! The coop and chicken run for up to 50 chickens was designed […]
Sadly, Farm Well not in the cards for the North Richmond Farm…
Sadly, Farm Well not in the cards for the North Richmond Farm… We just received the completed Well Study from our geotechnical consultant. Based on available information, there is no […]
2 New Wash and Pack Facilities successfully installed!
Two new, large WASH & PACK facilities were constructed. This is where CSA boxes are washed and sanitized, and fresh produce from our farm and partner farms is washed and […]
Girls Garage Chicken Coop is Coming Along
On October the 26th, Girls Garage had their first work day at the North Richmond Farm. They poured concrete pillars and left the site ready for the deck in record […]
Girls Garage began construction of our Chicken Coop
This fall, Girls Garage began designing and building a chicken coop at the North Richmond Farm, applying skills in carpentry, drafting, geometry, welding, and more. They researched chicken behavior and […]
Girls Garage Chicken Coop Project
We have the good fortune to be working with Girls Garage, a nonprofit design and building program that works with girls ages 9 to 17. Girls Garage is implementing a […]
Geotechnical Team at the Farm
Geotechnical Team Starts Work at the North Richmond FarmWe were excited to have the Geotechnical team out boring holes to test the ground in preparation for determining specifications for the building […]