5% Local Coalition Foodshed Policy Packet Local Government Policies, Initiatives, and Programs to Grow a Foodshed in Richmond I. You can ask your City Council to. . . A. Adopt […]
Great news! On Saturday, September 13th, 2o08 Richmond’s own Annie’s Annuals will be hosting their annual Do It Yourself Sale. Even better news—10% of all plant sales will be donated […]
Richmond’s own Rebecca Newburn has just launched a new blog intended to support grassroots movement towards more sustainable neighborhoods. Check it out at http://thriving-in-the-burbs.com/. She includes sustainable living newsletter templates […]
We have settled on the 1st Saturday of every odd month from 9:30 to 12:30 for the 5% Local Coalition Steering Committee meetings. The general plan is to meet and […]
Please join the 5% Local Coalition and the Richmond Garden Club for a tour of east County farms arranged by Kathryn Lyddan of the Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust. Exact details […]
Thank you to the Richmond Garden Club for your interest in the 5% Local Coalition’s work. The RGC’s monthly meeting will be at Berryland/Lincoln School Farm on the Richmond Greenway from […]
The 2008-09 CCC Master Gardener class is being held in Richmond! Applications are due on September 15th. Click here for CCC Master Gardener Application Click here for Info on CCC […]
The Master Gardener Class is being offered in West County in 2008. Classes start October 2nd and finish February 19th, 2009, Thursdays from 10-3pm, with breaks scheduled for 11/27, 12/25 […]
Richmond’s 2nd Annual Homefront Festival. What has this got to do with building a local foodshed? Look for the modern day Victory Garden posters created by WCCUSD school gardeners. Click here for […]
Forgive me; it’s hard to resist the “doom and gloom” approach to encouraging our community develop some indepenence from the industrialized food system. There is just so much to work with these […]
