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 […]
A big thanks to Patagonia’s Palo Alto store which not supported the Lincoln School Farm with a grant, but also invited us to participate in the Voice Your Choice program. […]
Join other members of the 5% Local Coalition on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 9:30 to 12:30 to help develop the West County Foodshed. Meet at Berryland (6th […]
