Planting seeds of change
By: Christina Lopez | April 4, 2011 – 9:20 am On a day with a cool breeze and warm weather, gardening enthusiasts from the Coronado, Iron Triangle, and Santa Fe […]
Richmond’s gardens, deeply-rooted, sow new seeds
By Julia Landau Richmond, California, is a city of contradictions. Chevron operates its second largest oil refinery on the city’s western border. The city is emerging as a leader in […]
From Vacant City Lots to Food On the Table How to grow food where we need it.
http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/a-resilient-community/from-vacant-city-lots-to-food-on-the-table
Leadership and Environmental Action Forum (LEAF): Day 2
Day 2 of the Leadership and Environmental Action Forum (LEAF) featured skills workshops hosted by a variety of schools and environmental organizations. In hands on workshops, students learned how to […]
2 Farms in 2 Days: WE DID IT!
Synopsis On February 27th and 28th, 2010 at Richmond and Kennedy High Schools, the Richmond community painted a beautiful image of what a mutually concerned, co-operative, and cohesive community is […]
Jesse Kurtz-Nicholl’s Interview with Urban Ag High School Student, Ana Araujo
In October 2009, Jesse Kurtz-Nicholl sat down with Ana Araujo to discuss the Urban Agriculture and Food Systems class she participated in at Richmond High School in 2008/2009. The class […]
Our Great Food Problem and Several Small Solutions: A Call to Sow
(More housekeeping. This was originally written in July, 2007 and included in a 5% Local e-newsletter. ) Great problems call for many small solutions —Wendell Berry, American farmer, writer, and […]
Greenway Vision
Just doing some housekeeping. This vision statement was originally developed by Urban Tilth for the Friends of the Richmond Greenway back in August of 2006. Berryland is now a reality […]
Richmond Greenway is cover story for Rails-to-Trails e-magazine
Follow the link below for an article about the Richmond Greenway which includes incredible pictures of the Lincoln School Farmers in action. This article appeared as the cover story of […]