During the month of October, Urban Tilth has been reaching out to Richmond and San Pablo residents to map sources of air pollution in our neighborhoods. These surveys will assist the Air District in strengthening and targeting air pollution reduction strategies. Surveys have been administered by Urban Tilth staff during Free Farm Stand Wednesdays, UT […]
500 Fire kits for Rich City We sometimes hear the city of Richmond described as a “refinery town”. For those who live here, we feel the impact of the fossil fuel industry in and on our bodies and on the land we live on. We want our community to make the connections between Climate Change […]
On Oct 17th Urban Tilth, Rich City Rides, Moving Forward and the Rich City Rollers held our first annual Roller Disco! The half court at Unity Park was transformed into a Roller Disco rink filled with community members, bubbles and laughter. We created a FREE roller skate lending booth so those without skates could get […]
Today’s a perfect day to think about… watersheds! Our ‘Basins of Relations’ Watershed Restoration Training Program has shifted from our first unit — Our History / Our Watershed — into our second unit: Biodiversity! Our amazing apprentices have been building their knowledge of all the plants and animals that call the San Francisco Bay Area […]
Hopefully fire season is over but @ourpowerrichmond put together fire safety kits for community members. Do you or someone you know suffer from respiratory issues? Come and a kit for free at Rich City Rides! Mon-Fri 12-5PM. We are here for you! What’s in the Fire Kit tote bag? Fire tincture Respiratory tea blend Strainer […]
When Climate Justice Alliance formed in 2013, it was due in part to the recognition of the need to strengthen democratic representation of frontline community leadership at national climate movement tables, as well as in international spaces such as the UN Climate Change conferences. Frontline Communities must be front and center, since those closest to […]
Verde K-8 this week has been learning about food systems and seeds! We have been seeding, seed harvesting, and transplanting. Some of the seeds we learned how to harvest are amaranth, calendulas, strawflowers, and pink cushion flowers. The abundance of colors and textures. What’s your favorite seed to harvest?
Students in the Richmond High Urban Agriculture class have been putting in WORK! They’re becoming familiar with their growing space and taking on projects as the season’s change. They’re noticing that their summer crops are coming to an end and are now transition to fall crops (for example, brassicas and roots). They’ve been seed saving […]
Verde K-8 garden days have been vibrant. With our 6th – 8th grades we are learning what a food system is and we harvested a bunch of tomatoes. With 4th – 5th grades we made apple crumble from our generous apple tree and this time we worked with amaranth flour, a grain native to Central […]
North Richmond Farm update lots of things have been going on at the farm first starting the week the crew plus CSA crew members took a refresher on our food handlers training regarding Harvesting, washing, and packing produce as well as washing and disinfecting the wash area. The team has been preparing crop beds plus […]
