Raspberry Beds and Tending the Soil The NRF crew plus volunteers have worked in rain or shine to finish our raspberry beds and weed the orchard! Here are some pictures of us adding some nice, fluffy soil to a 2 ft deep trench that we dug. Our native soil is very clayey and is prone […]
Closing off the winter season We love the “imperfect” plants because it reminds us that not everything has to be perfect we got some big & weird cabbages & huuuge green leaves! For the urban ag online course: Students just wrapped up a unit on climate change and environmental justice, and are regularly checking in […]
Arbors, Kiwis, and MORE on the Greenway! We have had a PHENOMENAL week on the Greenway this week. After a truly life-affirming Saturday safely giving away 200 fruit trees to 200 community members filled of joy and enthusiasm during our 3rd Annual Fruit Tree Giveaway, we entered the week with our hearts warm and spirits […]
Meet our chickens at UT! Check out some of their awesome transformations, a lot of the chickens we have at the North Richmond farm right now are adopted. The chickens at the farm have been hard at work laying eggs, eating left over produce. They also keep our compost nice and healthy t00! We are […]
3rd Annual Fruit Tree Giveaway was a smashing and safe SUCCESS! What a BEAUTIFUL DAY on the Greenway this past Saturday, March 13th, 2021! Thank you to all who came out and brought over 200 fruit trees to their new homes in Richmond, San Pablo, and neighboring cities. All of the trees available were chosen […]
This week’s abundance from the Richmond high garden !! We started off the week with our weekly harvest. We want to remind folks to not just take from the plants, please give back! Whether it’s some water, a song, a compliment, a gentle touch, or some compost It should be a reciprocated relationship at Richmond […]
3rd Annual Fruit Tree Giveaway Saturday, March 13th, 10:00AM – 12:00PM Greenway Community Gardens 6th Street and the Richmond Greenway (behind Lincoln Elementary School) Free compost, root baskets, and fruit trees will be given away until they are gone! 1 tree per household * first come first served Help keep EVERYONE SAFE by observing COVID-19 […]
The Richmond High trees have been getting some love we also started to bring back our vermicompost game!
Whats been going on at the Richmond High garden coming in to the new year? It’s been so long since Richmond High School youth had access to the RHS garden. But starting this week, students now have access to the garden through our after school program once a week. As of late, we’ve been busy […]
Get familiar with Urban Tilth’s Executive Director Doria Robinson and her lifelong commitment to environmental justice and food sovereignty. From restoring the Greenway to creating youth programs to teach kids about sustainable farming and urban agriculture, the work never ends. Much of Doria’s journey is guided by her personal observations growing up in Richmond and […]
