Identifying Native Plants
School Garden SAP youth have been putting into practice identifying native plants at the Jug Handle State Natural Reserve, and community organizing with the Crescent Park Community to make more […]
Join us tomorrow for our monthly 1st Sunday
Location: Richmond High Garden (come in thru the main gate on 23rd street and drive to the back parking lot till you reach the tennis court. You’ll see the garden […]
Summer Youth Apprenticeship Program Update
An amazing four days and three nights of camping are In the books For Urban Tilth’s Summer Youth Apprenticeship Program! This year we travelled to Jug Handle State Natural Reserve […]
Remembering the life of Mike Carlson
On July 28, 2022, beloved husband, father, and friend Mike Carlson passed away. Mike spent his career working to benefit communities in Contra Costa, and his larger-than-life personality helped to […]
SYAP Camping Trip
While the SYAP are out camping, we wanted to share this awesome event that they’ve been organizing. We are partnering with Crescent Park residents in South Richmond to have a […]
Ujima Cohort Week 4
Happy week 4 to the Ujima cohort apprentices! This week we really got to be outside and connected to the land. We’re so thankful to have harvested at the Urban […]
Week 4 Ecosystem Biodiversity
In week 4 the Watershed summer apprentices focused on the importance of ecosystem biodiversity. We learned about trophic levels and ecosystem roles and applied that to understand the creek environments […]
Week 3 of SAP!
During week 3 of SAP, the Ujima cohort learned about community through storytelling and food accessibility. The youth helped set up a food bank at Crescent Park and learned the […]
Watersheds Apprentice Team Update: Important History Lesson
This week the Watershed summer apprentices are learning the important history of the land we work on and the Ohlone people who’ve lived on this land long before us. Local […]
Learning about Richmond’s soil composition!
School Gardens Apprentices this week learned about what soil is made of and Richmond’s soil composition. Then we learned about seeds and their relationship with soil. We seeded corn, cayenne […]