Some pictures from this last week at the Richmond High garden we’re really excited for his warm weather & for the flowers that are blooming it’s something about bright colors that motivate us to work harder! Anyone else feel this way during their spring gardening sessions???
Spring is here and the native flowers are blooming! Our apricots are already starting to fruit. It’s time to fertilize apricot trees! The crew has been working hard on planting new apricot trees and fertilizing and pruning them. We are so excited for this year’s fruit as our apricot trees are starting to bloom […]
The pandemic has been hard on our young students who rely on learning through direct engagement with their teachers, other students, and learning materials. This is especially true when it comes to the classes and activities Urban Tilth usually offers to all Verde Elementary students to support their learning through class visits and recess activities […]
Things are moving along on the design front for the North Richmond Farm. Phase 2 of Farm Construction will include the farm operations facilities, such as the greenhouse, shade house, tool shed, soil shed, the Watershed Center, and a composting toilet. Not all waste has to go to waste! We are also excited to include […]
The FABULOUS Womyn of Urban Tilth! We are proud to be apart of such a group of dynamic, visionary women Photos taken by our multi-talented CSA Coordinator Christian Parra At Urban Tilth, we are gardeners, farmers, Watershed Restoration Technicians, Herbalists, Garden Educators, Teachers, Operations Managers, Nursery Managers, Farm Managers, CSA Managers, […]
We planted lupin, corn, radishes, potatoes, and beans with them. Also shared seeds for them to grow and take with them. This week we harvested an abundance of Mellisa officinalis, also known as Torinjil or lemon balm. This is a plant that supports a lot of us in offering calm and soothing presence. Hoping everyone […]
Wow! From start to finish look at how beautiful the Native Plant Showcase Garden turned out! (area of site : 1000 ft^2) we had the pleasure of hosting a volunteer event with students and teachers from Maybeck High school in Berkeley! From weeding, shoveling mulch, planting, watering, laying rocks, they did it all! Super grateful […]
Enjoy this short video on Mugwort seed cleaning and scarification of the Lupine seed (helps with germination because of the hard coating)! We also found a gold fish at El Cerrito creek. Don’t dump gold fish in the creek! Gold fish are an invasive species that can compete with native species. Donate your unwanted gold […]
Another great volunteer day at North Richmond Farm, and this time we planted new trees for our orchard and weeded the original ones! I’d say they they look pretty happy and healthy. We were also able to treat our wonderful volunteers to some egg muffins and sautéed veggies thanks to Debora. Oh, and we also […]
The Growing The Table initiative supports BIPOC farmers throughout California and helps fight food insecurity in areas such as Richmond. In March, Taylor founded the Growing the Table initiative and pledged to raise $15 million in partnership with CDFA and the California Association of Food Banks (CAFB) to invest in programs that support BIPOC farmers […]
