On September 14th after an historic Contra Costa County Board of Supervisor vote, Urban Tilth made history by becoming the first permanent farm in Richmond, CA! We began this part of our journey in 2012, when we first submitted a proposal to steward this 3 acre vacant County owned lot. Our dream then was to […]
North Richmond Farm update! This week the crew has been preparing beds and transplanting lots of delicious produce like Onions Bunching onions Green Cabbage Red Cabbage Lettuce Salad mix As well as weeding our pathways and covering them with filtration fabric to help prevent more invasive weeds like Bermuda grass to spread in our pathways.
NEW RAIN DATE: Saturday, November 6th, 2021 Come celebrate the Harvest Festival and acquisition of the North Richmond Farm! Join us to celebrate this year’s bountiful harvest and our historic acquisition of the North Richmond Farm! We’ll have fun for the whole family including pumpkin carving, a straw maze, games, and rides, faceprinting, hands-on workshops, […]
North Richmond Farm update lots of things have been going on at the farm first starting the week the crew plus CSA crew members took a refresher on our food handlers training regarding Harvesting, washing, and packing produce as well as washing and disinfecting the wash area. The team has been preparing crop beds plus […]
Mixed in some tea blending and packing to our 4th Saturday Volunteer Day at the North Richmond FarmWe started the day with transplanting lots of green onion and prepping their bed for success, as well as a ton of weeding around the other veggie beds. Thank you to our new volunteers and our returning volunteers, […]
A lot of things have been happening at the farm from finishing our dry shed storage and completing the roofing as you can see our team crew member Chito finishing the installment of the shingles. This shed will be used specifically to store our tomatoes, squash, watermelons, herbs, onions, and garlic. The greenhouse team has […]
Many thanks to our returning and new volunteers for helping out our North Richmond Farm crew with weeding the windrows, weeding the beds, and planting a brand new bed! Woohoo! Ended our day early due to the poor air quality but not before enjoying some delicious homemade pasta from Pete along with some much-needed iced […]
The crew has been he has big settled as SYAP program has come to an end. The crew has been focusing on doing maintenance around the farm like weeding Bermuda grass and other invasive plants. Bed prepping has been a focus as well as we are getting more food in our soil like snap peas […]
Honored to share our work at the North Richmond Farm with, Congressman Jim McGovern, DeSaulnier Mark Congressman, and Board of Supervisors, District 1, John Gioia – it’s refreshing to meet with lawmakers who recognize the community’s need for fresh healthy, high-quality food, as well as the benefit of training and employing local community members, especially […]
Honey is available in 10oz jars thanks to the hard-working honey bees we have at the North Richmond Farm! This will be available for pick up right at the farm. Please visit linktr.ee/UrbanTilth!
