Calling all aspiring sustainable farmers and community leaders! Join us for the 2024 Rudy Lozito Fellowship Program at North Richmond Farm. Dive into six months of hands-on training in sustainable farming practices, field trips to neighboring farms, workshops, and guest speakers. Honor the legacy of Rudy Lozito, a passionate advocate for healthy organic food and […]
This week in the CSA we had Pac Choi, Broccolini, Butternut Squash, Yellow or White Onions, Beets, Romaine Lettuce, Sumo Orange, and Kumquats! Every week we provide different types of fruits and vegetables to introduce our members to different varieties while also keeping produce seasonal! We are grateful for the hands that go into every […]
Update from the Urban Agriculture Academy at Richmond High School! We want to welcome Lily and Lisbeth to the RHS team. This week the students have been learning about human foodways. As well as how acquiring food has changed over time and how that has affected their community and humanity as a whole. ¡Actualización de […]
Traditional Heavy Timber Trusses Arrive On Site! and the Tool Shed is taking shape!! March 5, 2024 Heavy timber trusses arrive after a journey across the country that included a 2 day wait for I-80 to reopen after the Sierra Nevada blizzard. The wood is Eastern White Oak, handcrafted in traditional style by the heavy […]
Our Watershed Restoration team would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to the folks at Greywater Action and the Ecology Center for leading an amazing 5-day Greywater Design certification course for members of our staff this past week! We learned how to safely and effectively install greywater systems- which take lightly used water from […]
Watershed crew was busy last week at Albany Hill transplanting about 100 native plants including Ca Sun Cups , Foot Hill needle grass and purple needle grass! This week the crew started classes on grey water systems and how we can implement them into the community of Richmond ! The team is so excited and […]
POV: It’s cooking day in the Urban Ag class!!! Last week students cooked up a new recipe, Split Pea Rainbow Soup!! Veggies are always fresh from the garden, duh! This soup was super easy to make and the students loved it! Aside from that, students are still rotating their crops from winter crops to early […]
February 16, 2024 Concrete foundations and slabs have all been poured now for the Phase 2 buildings, and the walls are taking shape! Main Greenhouse CMU walls complete; next step will be the superstructure Tool Shed and Staff Break Room walls going up! Watershed Workshop slab poured Shade House slab poured
Hello, from the Greenway This week we had volunteers from VistaAbility group come and help us clean 16th Street. We removed unwanted weeds in the triangle bed by the mural. We also would like to take time to remind you to come and pick up some fresh produce at our free farm stand. Join us […]
WTS Update Rainy season means run-ins with cute little frogs( northern pacific tree frog), fallen trees that need chipping at Pinole Regional Park, and planting native grasses at Albany Hill. The plus side is the rain waters them in! Ponerte Al dia con WTS La temporada de lluvia significa ver lindas ranitas (rana de árbol […]
