Beautiful week at the North Richmond Farm We harvested delicious produce like Lacinato Kale Scarlet Kale Salad mix Arugula Mustard greens Green bunch onions And lastly but not least, to celebrate our mother’s and Mother Earth, we harvested beautiful flowers that will be given in small bouquets for the mothers in our community. The team continues […]
Still rebuilding the raised beds at the rhs garden one down, many more to go! Keep an eye out for the updates after we paint them
There is nothing better than to see the Vision of the Richmond Greenway coming to life! Local residents going for a walk and exploring the gardens, going for a run or finally walking their kids back to Lincoln Elementary surrounded by Spring Flowers, figs and peaches slowly developing on the trees – humming birds and […]
A year ago this day, April 27th, we got the most heartbreaking news that our brother Rudy Lozito lost his life at 24 years old. In the midst of the pandemic anxiety we lost one of the most gentle souls we’ve ever met. Rudy Lozito was a part of our team for 5ish years, he […]
We’re in the process of rebuilding our 10+ year old beds into new cozy ones at Richmond high! Fixed beds = More FOOD
In celebration of Earth Day and our 4th Saturday Volunteer Day at the North Richmond farm, we painted anti-dumping signs to post along the Fred Jackson Way which is home to lots of trash. We planted new trees in the orchard and planted our Womyn’s Medicinal Herb Garden. And we cleaned the swales! When it rains, […]
Our class of 38 students is entering into an exciting unit on Soil Composition! The essential question we are asking our students throughout this unit is: How Does Soil Composition Impact Soil Fertility? Students got a chance to share their knowledge on soil composition before our discussion got started using a word cloud activity! You […]
It is our CSA team goal this year to grow more relationships with small farms; and we have made lots of progress in this first quarter. We have a lot to say about what is going on in the agricultural world, and have great hopes for the future of small, local farms thriving. Today we […]
VOLUNTEER and help clean our swales and more in the North Richmond, in honor of Earth Day! Hello All, We hope you can join us this month to honor our planet by hitting the streets, and cleaning our swales that have been contaminated by illegal dumping. These swales lead to our local creeks so it’s […]
Planting with Purpose at UT The good people at Civil Eats TV recently visited our farm and gardens to interview our Executive Director, Doria Robinson, on the history of Richmond’s food deserts and Urban Tilth’s overall mission for a sustainable, local food system and why it’s so important. Check out the Civil Eats TV video […]
