Thanks Annie's!

 Great news! On Saturday, September 13th, 2o08 Richmond’s own Annie’s Annuals will be hosting their annual Do It Yourself Sale. Even better news—10% of all plant sales will be donated […]

Thriving-in-the-burbs Blog is Live

Richmond’s own Rebecca Newburn has just launched a new blog intended to support grassroots movement towards more sustainable neighborhoods. Check it out at http://thriving-in-the-burbs.com/. She includes sustainable living newsletter templates […]

5% Local Coalition Steering Committee Meeting

We have settled on the 1st Saturday of every odd month from 9:30 to 12:30 for the 5% Local Coalition Steering Committee meetings. The general plan is to meet and […]

Tour of East County Farms—Sunday, September 7th

Please join the 5% Local Coalition and the Richmond Garden Club for a tour of east County farms arranged by Kathryn Lyddan of the Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust. Exact details […]

CCC Master Gardener Applications Due

The 2008-09 CCC Master Gardener class is being held in Richmond! Applications are due on September 15th. Click here for CCC Master Gardener Application Click here for Info on CCC […]

Homefront Festival—October 3,4, and 5

Richmond’s 2nd Annual Homefront Festival. What has this got to do with building a local foodshed? Look for the modern day Victory Garden posters created by WCCUSD school gardeners. Click here for […]

Largest Dead Zone on Record in Gulf of Mexico

Forgive me; it’s hard to resist the “doom and gloom” approach to encouraging our community develop some indepenence from the industrialized food system. There is just so much to work with these […]