Farm crew getting some tips on planting potato’s from Ms. Maria
Farm crew getting some tips on planting potato’s from Ms Maria
Thank you for volunteering at the North Richmond Farm!
Thank you so much to our volunteers who came to our North Richmond farm to help and tend to the beds! We get so much done in just a few hours, it’s great! Make sure to go outside today and take in the sun
Late Summer Pears have arrived at the North Richmond Farm!
Today we tended to the orchard by harvesting these pears, pruning away root suckers, repairing irrigation lines, and also seeding crimson clover as an orchard cover crop for the fall! Here are a few photos of our growing orchard at the farm:
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 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 […]
Building Local Food Resilience
https://earth911.com/living-well-being/building-local-food-resilience/ Before the coronavirus pandemic reached the United States, between 30 to 40 percent of our food supply was thrown away. Since lockdowns started, however, we’ve seen this play out on a much larger scale. Widespread restaurant, hotel, and school closures have greatly reduced the market for farm goods. With storage filled to capacity, some […]
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 packed into boxes for distribution to CSA members. Local contractors who built these facilities for us were: Overaa & Company (structure), and Madriz Landscaping (building […]
Staying Safe, Staying Grounded During the Pandemic
“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” Keeping the food coming at the North Richmond Farm. Proud to be able to continue feeding Richmond during this time.
4th Annual Festival of Flowers
SAVE THE DATE!Urban Tilth’s North Richmond Farm will host its 4th Annual Festival of Flowers Mother’s Day Celebration.When: Saturday May 9th, 2020 from 11:00am to 2:00pm Where: North Richmond Farm 323 Brookside Dr. Richmond, CA 94801*FREE EVENT*Bring your momma, your grandma and daughters for an unforgettable afternoon at the farm!This is a family-friendly event that […]
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 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 […]
Fruitful HARVEST!
NEWS from the North Richmond Farm! We are so excited to let everyone know how the last two months have been very fruitful! In June we harvested 718.5 lbs of produce; July we had 878 lbs that was distributed through CSA and just today we harvested 400 lbs of just tomatoes!!!! ??? We are thrilled that […]