Now is the time!

This Sunday 10-1 pm we will be having our LAST Richmond High Garden Volunteer event of the year! If you haven’t come and shown some love to the garden now is your time!!! Our students maintain the garden throughout the school year where they also use this space to learn mindfulness, food justice, environmental justice, […]

Phase 2 Building Construction Kicks Off

Construction of the Phase 2 buildings kicked off this month!  These buildings are:  the Greenhouse and Hardening Yard, Native Plant Nursery, Honey Extraction Shed, Tool Shed and Staff Break Room, Watershed Workshop, and Composting Toilet Restroom Building.   Work began with the laying out, excavation and forming for the building footings. We are very excited to […]

Nurturing Minds and Greens at Our Schoolyard Haven

Lots of fun and leafy greens at the garden. Students have been spending time planting fall crops: rainbow chard, dinosaur kale, and cauliflower, among others. They have also been busy admiring any beautiful colors found, especially in flowers. We are so proud of our elementary Youth who have recently completed their unit on seeds! They […]

Insights from Our Restoration Training Program

We had a great time at the Contra Costa Watershed Symposium today, which featured UT’s Doria Robinson and Solwazi Allah as speakers/panelists. Yesterday, we were so grateful to spend some time on Garrity Creek with our friends at Sogorea Te’ Land Trust , which helped us expand our perspective on land stewardship practices in our […]

Volunteer Opportunities for a Cause! Join Us Tomorrow & Friday

TOMORROW! We are packing bags of produce in the afternoon for the North Richmond community and could use an extra pair of hands or 2. And then on Friday, we can use all the help we can get for our Food as Medicine Health Fair happening at Corrine Sain Senior and Family Center. We will […]

Unity Park Halloween Land

Looking for a fun and family-friendly Halloween experience? Come to Halloween Land at Unity Park! Come to our event for fun, spooky surprises, and heartwarming moments. Carve a pumpkin from our patch, or join our costume parade led by Halloween Land characters. All ages are welcome! Admission is free! Don’t miss out on the spook-tacular […]

Basins of Relations Saga Continues

The saga continues for the Watersheds Apprentices in this Basins of Relations program 2023! Earlier in the week, the Regional Water Quality Control Board provided a hands-on demonstration. Last week, there was an opportunity for some Crew/Apprenticeship collaboration removing ice plant from Point Pinole. Today, the apprentices soaked in some sun and shoreline views while […]

Richmond High Monthly Volunteer Recap

Thank you to everyone who came to our monthly volunteer event at the Richmond High School garden! We got some beds prepped for fall/winter crops, completed our greenhouse tables, built our washing station frame and seed saved some zinnia flower seeds!! Grateful for the child energy we get from a local mini-gardener! He brings in […]

Are you curious about what’s happening in Greenway?

Hey there! Are you curious about what’s happening in Greenway? Want to know about upcoming events in your neighbourhood? Look no further than our awesome newsletter! You’ll find great information about what’s happening in your area, ways to get involved and make a difference, volunteer events, and special occasions. Take advantage of all the fun […]

Roller Disco Volunteer Opportunities

Hey there! We’re looking for volunteers to help us with our upcoming special event this Saturday 9/23, and we’d love for you to participate! We truly appreciate your support and can’t wait to see you there! Check out the incredible volunteer opportunities on the link below and prepare for a Roller Disco experience you won’t […]