Can you believe it’s only the first week of July? So much has already happened! This week, we had an amazing time with @vistability VistAbility and @target teams. Big shout out to them for helping us give back to the Richmond Greenway Trail. We’re thrilled to host SAP for another year and welcome youth apprenticeships […]
Check out the transformative journey of Angel Gonzalez, from KIDS for the BAY participant to Garden Manager and Environmental Educator at Urban Tilth’s Verde Partnership Garden. In an article conducted by KIDS for the BAY, Gonzalez’s story underscores the profound impact of early environmental education on his career trajectory, while highlighting Urban Tilth’s commitment to […]
What an INSPIRING Community Build Volunteer Day at the North Richmond Farm! We had a powerful group of volunteers out today helping to install natural clay finishes on the wall of the Watershed Workshop building led by Miles and the fantastic team from Healthy Home Artisans! . We wrapped up the wall by 3pm and […]
Good evening friends! The crew has been busy getting all of our summer crops in the ground and harvesting almost each day, trying various trellising methods, and giving love to the land. We are grateful to all the components that make it possible to feed our community healthy pesticide-free food each week. Happy summer!
Hello everyone, we are very proud to present our statement in solidarity with Palestine and her people. We’ve gone through several drafts and revisions over the past few months as we do our best to represent our entire organization while remaining clear and specific in our message. We are proud to stand in solidarity with […]
New growing space is getting ready to be prepped by our North Richmond Farm Collective, Rudy Lozito Urban Agriculture Fellows, and our Summer Youth Apprentices this summer… These 3 dream teams will be working together this summer to bring this new growing space to life by installing a drip irrigation system, adding compost, sowing a […]
Introducing the powerful sheros and heros staffing our 2024 Summer Youth Apprentice Program! This powerful group of young leaders are spending the next four weeks training, and planning for a 6 week-paid apprenticeship where participants will be guided on a journey of empowerment, self-realization, building leadership skills, cultivating earth stewardship practices, and most importantly building […]
Welcome to the Roots Run Deep Podcast! We are your hosts Rafa & Kiara. We work at Urban Tilth as Just Transition Organizers. In this episode, we are talking about what Mutual Aid means and how it makes us feel. We as a community know what our community needs! We hope that this episode reflects […]
As the building construction continues with roofing and utility rough-ins, work has also begun on the History Walk and Outdoor Classrooms. And, the farm crew keeps the farm going in the midst of all the construction chaos, with new crop rows established in the area where we installed a drainage system to deal with a […]
Verde Partnership Garden update: This week we had @littleexplorerspettingzoo come to the garden where students got a chance to meet some friendly farm animals. For many students this was their last time in the garden, so we wanted to make sure we made it an unforgettable one! In addition, we also got a chance to […]
