Welcoming back more youth for farm tours and volunteering
Spring is here and the native flowers are blooming! Our apricots are already starting to fruit. It’s time to fertilize apricot trees! The crew has been working hard on […]
The FABULOUS Womyn of Urban Tilth!
The FABULOUS Womyn of Urban Tilth! We are proud to be apart of such a group of dynamic, visionary women Photos taken by our multi-talented CSA Coordinator […]
March Brings Back Monthly Volunteer Day's to NRF
Another great volunteer day at North Richmond Farm, and this time we planted new trees for our orchard and weeded the original ones! I’d say they they look pretty happy […]
Raspberry Beds!
Raspberry Beds and Tending the Soil The NRF crew plus volunteers have worked in rain or shine to finish our raspberry beds and weed the orchard! Here are some pictures […]
New Chickens and Eggs at NRF
Meet our chickens at UT! Check out some of their awesome transformations, a lot of the chickens we have at the North Richmond farm right now are adopted. The chickens […]
Mixing Locally-Sourced Ingredients for our Compost
North Richmond Farm Update! Sunday was a bobcat/tractor training day for Urban Tilth Staff! Thanks to some locally sourced ingredients; wood chips, horse manure, and organic juice waste from Urban […]
Learning Vermicomposting from the Pros
VERMICOMPOSTING! Chris, the worm whisperer, helped us build a worm bin for vermicompost and worm castings at NRF, so that we can transfer all the rich nutrients into the beds […]
The Beginning Farm and Ranch Manager Apprenticeship!
We are partnering with the Center for Land-Based Learning, by providing on-the-job training hours to 5 Urban Tilth staff members who have entered into this 2 year Farm Manager Training […]
2021, the year for new pathways
Starting the New Year Off with New Pathways Yesterday at the North Richmond Farm, we added gypsum to pathways to help with drainage and to prevent clay and puddles from […]
Introducing FREE Farm Stands!
Introducing FREE Farm Stands! Serving more Richmond families in a time of need As fall approached and the COVID-19 pandemic kept getting worse, Urban Tilth’s waitlist for food aid also […]