TOMORROW! We are packing bags of produce in the afternoon for the North Richmond community and could use an extra pair of hands or 2. And then on Friday, we can use all the help we can get for our Food as Medicine Health Fair happening at Corrine Sain Senior and Family Center. We will […]
College Track FirstGen students had an enriching experience this past Friday at The North Richmond Farm. They started the day with an insightful farm tour, learning about sustainable agriculture. The students then actively contributed to breaking ground on the Nabeta Farm by building crop beds for heirloom seed preservation. The day continued with the delicate […]
Construction Begins on the North Richmond Farm! After 9 years of planning, community engagement, stewarding the land, creating interim infrastructure and fundraising, Urban Tilth finalized our first construction contract and began the first phase of work on the North Richmond Farm on June 19th, 2023! From June – August 2023 construction teams will clear weeds […]
What is the Seed Saving Project? Seeds are a big part of our food system that have been privatized and taken from our communities over the years. The Seed Saving Project is an effort to reclaim seeds and seed saving practices, to create a more sustainable and personal approach to agriculture that strengthens our community’s […]
The Fred Jackson Way Raingardens project includes construction of sidewalk and bike lane, bioswales and raingardens for treatment of stormwater runoff, on the east side of Fred Jackson Way between Brookside Drive and San Pablo Creek. This area was previously a dirt shoulder and garbage-strewn ditch. The sidewalk and bike lane, as a segment […]
Interested in some free vegetable or flower starts? Then come visit one of our free nursery stands! These stands are open to the community from 9 AM-4 PM and are freshly stocked every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. If you’d like to receive updates about what plants are available at the nursery stands, visit the link […]
The Community Advisory Committee is an opportunity for staff, residents, and the local community to assist in making decisions at the North Richmond Farm. At Urban Tilth, we are creating a community hub of health, nutrition, food access, and social and environmental justice. As a community farm, we want to ensure you have an ownership […]
On January 16th, we held two separate MLK Day events in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and they were huge successes! The weather leading up to the day of the events had us believing that we had to cut our day of service short, but to our surprise […]
Have you been enjoying fresh produce from our CSA program this year? The CSA team makes it happen! Meet some of our team members (l to r): Ebonay, Johnny, Kenny, Theresa, and Liz.
10/31/22 Construction of the Rain Gardens project began September 12th. The contractor, selected by competitive bid, is California Constructores from San Pablo. Work completed so far includes surveying, utility locating, cleaning out of the old drainage ditch, saw cutting and removal of old concrete, construction of the two bioretention basins, placing subdrain and permeable backfill […]
