For the month of August, our fellows embarked on a special build project: creating a Cob Bench in the Verde Partnership Garden at Verde Elementary School in North Richmond. This project combined hands-on learning (including a deeper dive into soil textures), teamwork, and traditional building methods using natural materials. Here’s a summary of the process […]
In August, the Rudy Lozito Fellows took on a special build project: creating a cob bench at the Verde Partnership Garden (VPG) at Verde Elementary School in North Richmond. The process unfolded as follows: The result is a functional and beautiful cob bench, built entirely by hand, that will serve the Verde Partnership Garden community […]
As the school year comes closer to finishing, the team embraces the gifts and miracles the land brings to the community. Strawberries, fragrant flowers, colorful potatoes, and of course, the new generation of our fluttering and furry friends that will spend time in this sanctuary, like birds, monarch butterflies, and cats. Some only stay temporarily, […]
At Verde Partnership Garden, the spring has introduced new flavors, fresh energy, and plenty of creative exploration as the garden comes to life. Students and volunteers have been expanding their taste palettes with seasonal greens like rainbow chard, crisp lettuce, and hearty kale, all grown right in their own backyard. Participants have been cooking together, […]
Exploring the Wonders of Soil and Nature This month, students at Verde Partnership Garden have been busy exploring the wonders of soil and nature through a variety of hands-on activities. Students focused on the topic of soil composition, dedicating their time to testing the flexibility of the local clay. Through this experiment, they developed a […]
This year Urban Tilth is concentrating its efforts to revitalize Verde K-8 School Partnership Garden (VPG), a 0.6-acre plot in North Richmond’s ONLY school. In the face of a growing climate crisis and in a community where 98% are at risk of asthma and 75% are living below twice the federal poverty level, Verde Partnership […]
Help Verde Elementary Garden BLOOM! We’re calling upon our community to help us raise $30,000 to fund Verde Elementary Partnership Garden. With the funds we raise from this year’s Oakland Running Festival team, we will create new outdoor classroom spaces designed for children, new outdoor reading nooks, a garden kitchen area where Verde Elementary students […]
