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 activities that need to be done in a sanitary environment with appropriate health & safety protocols. Prior to the construction of our temporary wash & […]
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 our values and conserve water while growing food for our community. The system includes a “solar sync”, which is a sensor that takes site weather […]
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 and constructed by Girls Garage, a Berkeley-based program for girls and female- identifying youth ages 9 to 18 who want to learn construction. The completed […]
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 guarantee that a well will be productive and free of saltwater intrusion; the only way to know for sure is to go ahead and install […]
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 packed into boxes for distribution to CSA members. Local contractors who built these facilities for us were: Overaa & Company (structure), and Madriz Landscaping (building […]
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 time!
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 the environmental needs of chickens, and brought their creative ideas to life through a group design process. Construction of the chicken coop began in the […]
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 project with us to build a chicken coop for our flock. They take classes in building and design and pick projects in the community and […]
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 foundations (barn, cafe, commercial kitchen, and office) and the ideal location of a possible well at the North Richmond Farm.
Urban Tilth takes a trip to Occidental Arts and Ecology Center to learn about water systems and better ways to deal with our poop! Urban Tilth went on a little field trip to the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center on June 29, 2019, to learn a lot about WATER and especially take time to learn […]
