Verde Partnership Garden update: We have been busy building garden beds and prepping our summer crops. Students are enjoying the warmth and appreciating any shade available. Many of our fruits are finally showing up, encouraging students to have patience with the diverse growing stages of each plant. It is almost graduation season and students are […]
This program hosts 4-8 apprentices every year and will spend 6 weeks (100 hrs) learning about fundamental skills on how to properly maintain and harvest from fruit trees in urban areas. This program will provide knowledge on how to start and care for trees in the Richmond area. Lessons will be hands on that includes […]
2 Hand Tractor Educational Workshop and Workday May 10th, 2024 Our 2-hand tractor educational workshop and workday that we hosted at The North Richmond Farm on Friday, May 10th was a huge success! During this time participants learned about the 2-Hand Tractor known as the BCS. This style of tractor is used for small-scale farming […]
Welcome to the Roots Run Deep Podcast! We are your hosts Rafa & Kiara that work at Urban Tilth as Just Transition Organizers. In this episode, we are talking about what Greenwashing means. How big polluters can easily claim green practices for their own agenda to gain profits and how our community in North Richmond […]
May 10, 2024 Under the guidance of Healthy Home Artisans, Urban Tilth Staff and members of the community built Light Straw Clay blocks for use as insulation in the north wall of the Watershed Workshop! Light Straw Clay (also called Slip Straw Clay) is an all natural insulating building material made of…. straw and clay. […]
History Walk, Outdoor Classrooms, and Farm Annex roaring ahead They say March is “in like a lion, out like a lamb”… Although “In like a lion” applies to the start of March, “out like a lamb” certainly does not apply at our construction site as we continue work at a furious pace! Here’s what’s […]
“Our youth are the leaders of tomorrow, and it’s crucial that we empower them to connect with nature, understand its importance, and become stewards of the environment.” – Winona LaDuke, Anishinaabe activist Join the Urban Tilth Summer Youth Apprentice Program (SYAP) 2024 for a Life-Changing Summer! Richmond, CA – April 2024 – The Urban Tilth […]
Hello, from the Greenway This week we were able to have two volunteers group Vistability & Nystrom Elementary School on 6th street to help us clean and maintain the area as well as having them weed and plant. We removed unwanted weeds around the bike trial, as well planted 250 yellow onions on the raise […]
“The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth.” – Chief Seattle The Earth Day Celebration is an event aimed at uniting the community to discover innovative methods for leading sustainable lives and nurturing our planet. Through engaging activities like upcycling clothes, gardening, mural painting, park and garden beautification projects, games, inspiring […]
On March 22, 2024, Urban Tilth marked a major milestone in transforming the skyline and culture of North Richmond. Over 60 community members, our construction and design teams, staff, and major donors came together to celebrate raising the last beam of the Phase II farm construction. A ”topping out” ceremony is a construction tradition that […]
