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 […]
Verde students learn to grow their own gardens…
The pandemic has been hard on our young students who rely on learning through direct engagement with their teachers, other students, and learning materials. This is especially true when it […]
Moving Forward with Phase II Design
Things are moving along on the design front for the North Richmond Farm. Phase 2 of Farm Construction will include the farm operations facilities, such as the greenhouse, shade house, […]
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 […]
Welcoming High School Youth to Verde
We planted lupin, corn, radishes, potatoes, and beans with them. Also shared seeds for them to grow and take with them. This week we harvested an abundance of Mellisa officinalis, […]
New Native Plant Showcase Garden at UNITY PARK PLAZA!
Wow! From start to finish look at how beautiful the Native Plant Showcase Garden turned out! (area of site : 1000 ft^2) we had the pleasure of hosting a volunteer […]
Mugwort Seed Cleaning
Enjoy this short video on Mugwort seed cleaning and scarification of the Lupine seed (helps with germination because of the hard coating)! We also found a gold fish at El […]
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 […]
Putting Black, Brown, and Regenerative Farmers First
The Growing The Table initiative supports BIPOC farmers throughout California and helps fight food insecurity in areas such as Richmond. In March, Taylor founded the Growing the Table initiative and […]
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 […]