CCC Master Gardener Applications Due
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 Master Gardener Class for 2008-09
Contra Costa Master Gardener class for 2008-2009 is in Richmond!
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 and 1/1/2009. Class Location: Richmond Field Station 1301 S 46th St Richmond, CA 94804 Applications will be available in July at the […]
Homefront Festival—October 3,4, and 5
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 information.
Largest Dead Zone on Record in Gulf of Mexico
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 days in the doom and gloom category. According to a Yahoo News article, this year marks the largest and “dead-est” dead zone on record for the […]
Patagonia's Voice Your Choice Program
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. Drop by the Palo Alto store and cast a vote for Urban Tilth. Check out the link below to learn more… http://www.patagonia.com/usa/patagonia.go?assetid=19706 Thanks for supporting […]
Berryland/Lincoln School Farm Workday
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 Street and the Greenway…near Lincoln Elementary School and the intersection of 6th and Ohio). Generally, we build planters, move soil and mulch, pull weeds, or […]
Friends of the Richmond Greenway
Join other individuals, non-profits, and agencies working to realize the potential of the Richmond Greenway to improve the health and well-being of our community. Meet at the Nevin Community Center at the intersection of 6th Street and Nevin the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 5:30 to 7:00.
5% Local Coalition Steering Committee Meeting
We’ll meet during our regularly scheduled workday out on the Greenway. We’ll work on Berryland and Lincoln School Farm from 9:30 to 10:3o and then meet from 10:30 to 12:30. Bring a mug, food to share, and ideas for continuing to grow the West County foodshed.
Tabling at Patagonia Palo Alto Store
On Sunday, July 6th Urban Tilth will be tabling at the Patagonia Store in Palo Alto. Thank you, Patagonia Palo Alto, for inviting Urban Tilth to participate in the Voice Your Choice program and for supporting so many worthy environmental causes.
Berryland Workday—Saturday, April 12th from 9:30 to 12:30
We are having our monthly foodshed development day at Berryland on the Richmond Greenway this Saturday, April 12th from 9:30 to 12:30. We’ll be installing drip irrigation, weeding, building a new bed, and planting a gooseberry or two! Bring gloves, a mug, and a snack to share. Please contact Park at (510) 691-5051 or park […]