New possibility begins with a seed. The seeds we plant today will impact what grows for our communities for generations to come. Check out our quarterly newsletter to learn and watch a fly-thru of the future of our North Richmond Farm – a project that will serve as an anchor that seeds healing, connection, self-determination, […]
This year Urban Tilth has hired 40 amazing Richmond and San Pablo youth 15-19 years old to take take part in our 6-week, 100-hour paid internship in land stewardship, urban farming, creek restoration, and food justice! During this program Youth are placed into teams of 6-8 of their peers across 5 sites in Richmond. These […]
Orchard for all update! We are now on our Third week and we are now, and our topic for this week is TREE CARE 101! Started off the week in our lovely Greenway community garden. We talked about how to care for specific trees and essential steps to take to Identify the 4 D’s disease, […]
This was our cohort’s first full week of the Summer Youth Apprenticeship Program, which had a focus on Environmental Justice and Injustices, past and present. We started the week by visiting the Richmond Museum of History and Culture with our friends over at the Greenway (SYAP), followed by a hike on Tuesday to a view […]
Today the Rudy Lozito Fellows helped out the Just Transition team with finishing up some infusions for the Herbal Fire Kits We let these infusions sit for a couple weeks then strain and bottle up for the community! The annual fire kits will be back this year! So stay tuned for the first community pack […]
Construction Begins on the North Richmond Farm! After 9 years of planning, community engagement, stewarding the land, creating interim infrastructure and fundraising, Urban Tilth finalized our first construction contract and began the first phase of work on the North Richmond Farm on June 19th, 2023! From June – August 2023 construction teams will clear weeds […]
The first of many “Thrive Thursdays/Health 4 All” events arrived at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Richmond last night from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and was aflutter with festivities and activities. If you’d like to read more feel free to click here!
What is the Rudy Lozito Fellowship Program? The Rudy Lozito Fellowship Program is a new paid opportunity for West County adults to gain access to the skills and resources necessary to pursue a career in agriculture. In a climate where the average age of farmers is reaching 60 and farmers of color are in the […]
What is the Seed Saving Project? Seeds are a big part of our food system that have been privatized and taken from our communities over the years. The Seed Saving Project is an effort to reclaim seeds and seed saving practices, to create a more sustainable and personal approach to agriculture that strengthens our community’s […]
This year Urban Tilth is concentrating its efforts to revitalize Verde K-8 School Partnership Garden (VPG), a 0.6-acre plot in North Richmond’s ONLY school. In the face of a growing climate crisis and in a community where 98% are at risk of asthma and 75% are living below twice the federal poverty level, Verde Partnership […]
