Verde Partnership Garden is buzzing and vibrant this season yesterday we celebrated Bienvenida Meza’s Bday she and her sons built a beautiful chayote arbor this week. Thank you for all you do and what you teach us! We have been receiving all grades k-8th grade into the garden weekly for the garden enrichment program. Here […]
Many thanks to our returning and new volunteers for helping out our North Richmond Farm crew with weeding the windrows, weeding the beds, and planting a brand new bed! Woohoo! Ended our day early due to the poor air quality but not before enjoying some delicious homemade pasta from Pete along with some much-needed iced […]
Welcome back @rhsoilers !!!The urban ag class is now entering week 2 of the school year!!! This school year we got TWO classes! Week one we created group agreements, made some yummy pesto pasta & did some plant identification! This week we started our Monday with a student-led farm stand for it being the first […]
The crew has been he has big settled as SYAP program has come to an end. The crew has been focusing on doing maintenance around the farm like weeding Bermuda grass and other invasive plants. Bed prepping has been a focus as well as we are getting more food in our soil like snap peas […]
Honored to share our work at the North Richmond Farm with, Congressman Jim McGovern, DeSaulnier Mark Congressman, and Board of Supervisors, District 1, John Gioia – it’s refreshing to meet with lawmakers who recognize the community’s need for fresh healthy, high-quality food, as well as the benefit of training and employing local community members, especially […]
Honey is available in 10oz jars thanks to the hard-working honey bees we have at the North Richmond Farm! This will be available for pick up right at the farm. Please visit linktr.ee/UrbanTilth!
North Richmond Farm SYAP This was our last week with the NRF summer apprentices. The youth learned about the several ways they can engage with the community. They had lessons on community and cooperative farming, social media outreach, and the history of the Black Panthers Breakfast Program. They assisted our CSA crew with packing veggie […]
THIS WEEK ONLY! We added a Wednesday FREE Farm Stand for North Richmond. Starts at 11:30 AM. At the intersection of Fred Jackson Way and Chesley Ave. Let your North Richmond people know! And join us for one of our other free farm stands, happening every week!
In Week 5 of the Summer Youth Apprenticeship Program, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) apprentices learned about food systems, procurement, farmer’s rights and global movements. CSA youth had the opportunity to continue their gardening skills at Verde Elementary, and participate in the farm tours with @caff_famfarms in Hollister, CA. We are getting ready to celebrate graduation […]
Our apprentices were busy this week learning about different irrigation systems, water-wise farming, and different water sources in our ecosystem. They set up drip irrigation using micro emitters for our Native plants and set up micro-sprinklers in our greenhouse to ensure that our seedlings and starts are watered constantly on a scheduled timer. Apprentices also […]
