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Food For Thought: December 2021

December 8, 2021

In this issue:
-Basins of Relations Watershed Technician Training Program year end wrap up
-Urban Tilth Applies for Organic Certification
-Richmond High Youth Feed Their Community
-Urban Tilth Gives Back!
-Wanna learn more about what is happening on the Richmond Greenway?

JUST TRANSITION NEWS
-It Takes Roots Delegation Demands Real Answers: COP26 Recap

SUPPORT URBAN TILTH
-Help us reach our end of year fundraising goal!

VOLUNTEER WITH US
-MLK Day

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS
-Winter Solstice Celebration

JOIN OUR TEAM
-We’re hiring!

Food for Thought: November 2021

November 2, 2021

In this issue:
– We Did It! We Bought the Farm…
– Verde Stars SHINE in the Garden!
– Rollin’ Deep at the 1st Annual UNITY PARK Roller Disco!
– Wanna learn more about what is happening on the Richmond Greenway?

JUST TRANSITION NEWS
-A Practice in Communal Healing. Fire kits for Rich City
– Complete a Clean Air Survey!Help us map sources of air pollution and protect the health of Richmond residents

Join our Team!
– We’re Hiring!
– Join The North Richmond Farm Community Advisory Committee!
– Join The Urban Tilth Board!

Volunteer with Us!
Upcoming Special Events

Food for Thought: May 2021

May 6, 2021

In this issue:

– The Womyn of Urban Tilth
– Civil Eats TV: Planting with Purpose
– NEW Native Plant Showcase Garden at Unity Plaza
– Youth at Verde Elementary Learn to Grow Their Own Garden
– North Richmond Farm Construction News
– Moving Forward with Phase II Design
– Summer Apprenticeship Program
– Join the Team
– Volunteer With Us
– Support Urban Tilth!
– Contribute to the FREE Veggie Box Program!

Food for Thought: November 2020

November 1, 2020

Serving our Community a little joy in the face of ongoing crisis

In this issue:
– Introducing FREE Farm Stands!
– Introducing…GROW! Youth Farm Learning Days
– Delivering FREE Fruit and Veggies to our Seniors with Love!
– Cooking up goodness via Zoom with the Richmond High Urban Agriculture Academy
– Welcome to Halloween Land
– Creating Pollinator Habitat in the Greenway Gardens
– Complete the Re-imagining Public Safety Survey
– Volunteer With Us
– Help Design the North Richmond Farm! Community Design Workshop Series

Food for Thought: Summer 2020

June 1, 2020

How we are rising to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic

In this issue:
– Rising to meet the challenge of Covid-19
– Loss of a dear friend, brother and staff member
– Feeding 440 West County Families every week
– Expanding the Farm to Table CSA
– Introducing the Farmers to Families FREE box program
– Support the CSA Van Fund
– Farm Construction News
– Girls Garage Chicken Coop is Complete!
– Expanding the Farm with 5200 sq ft of NEW growing space!
– Responding with our hearts to the Murder of George Floyd
– Urban Tilth Turns 15!
– Support Urban Tilth

Food for Thought: July 2019

July 1, 2019

In this Issue:
– Introducing the Wildcat Creek Visioning Project
– North Richmond Farm construction UPDATE
– Richmond High students receive visit from local elementary school
– Growing Our Leadership: Self-Pollination Summer Intensive Staff Training
– The Fruit is ON! at the Edible Forest on Richmond Greenway!
– More Healthy Food for ALL: The Farm to Table CSA is Expanding!
– Shout-out to Soul Fire Farm!
– And more…!

Food for Thought: Summer 2018

June 1, 2018

In this Issue:
– News from the Summer Apprentice Program 2018 – Orientation Week
– Bring your kids to Unity Park for FREE summer lunch!
– Richmond People’s Assembly: A REPORT BACK
– July Volunteer Opportunities!
– Special Events
– And more…

Food for Thought: April 2016

April 6, 2016

In this Issue:

TEAM TILTH:
– 2016 Oakland Running Festival: Thank you: We did it!!!

NEWS from Urban Tilth
– Richmond High Urban Ag Class: Spring Is Here!
– Verde Garden: Easter Egg Hunt
– Watersheds Program: Creating a Living Watershed Model
– 1st & Market Garden: 1st Garden Party a HUGE Success!
– Greenway Gardens: Celebrating & Helping to Nurture New Leaders
– North Richmond Farm: Help NAME the new Farm!
– Learn about Permaculture for the People

VOLUNTEER DAYS
– Sat. Apr 9th – Love Our Greenway Volunteer Day
– Sat. Apr 16th – AdamsCrest Farm Volunteer Day
– Sat. Mar 7th – Richmond High Urban Ag Institute Volunteer Day
– Sat. May 7th – Garden Tea Party at 1st & Market Garden

UPCOMING EVENTS
– Sat. April 23rd – Earth Day & Green Festival Celebrations in North Richmond

Food for Thought: March 2016

March 1, 2016

In this Issue:
– Support TEAM TILTH!
– Adopt-A-Runner: Help all TEAM TILTH cross the finish line!
– Oakland Running Festival: Race day is almost here…

NEWS from Urban Tilth
– Up to Our Ears in Broccoli at the Richmond High Urban Ag Institute
– Learning the Edible Alphabet with Ms Meza
– Wheelin’ the Watersheds with Rich City Rides
– Diving into the Reality of Urban Soil Restoration at the North Richmond Farm
– Help NAME the new North Richmond Farm!

VOLUNTEER DAYS
– Sat. Mar 5th – Richmond High Urban Ag Institute Volunteer Day
– Sat. Mar 13th – Love Our Greenway Volunteer Day
– Sat. Mar 19th – AdamsCrest Farm Volunteer Day: PLANTING SEASON IS ON!
– Sat. Mar 27th – Volunteer Day at North Richmond Farm
– Sun. Mar 28th – Garden Tea Party at 1st & Market Garden

UPCOMING EVENTS
– Sat Mar 19th – Growing Our Souls, Building Our Soil honoring Grace Lee Boggs
– Sun. Mar 20th – CHEER ON TEAM TILTH at the Oakland Running Festival
– Sat. April 23rd – Earth Day & Green Festival Celebrations in North Richmond

Food for Thought: February 2016

February 9, 2016

In this Issue:

NEWS from Urban Tilth
– Winter 2016 in the Richmond High Urban Agriculture Institute
– Martin Luther King Day 2016 on the Richmond Greenway
– News from the North Richmond Farm: Restoring Tilth

FARM STANDS
– TAKING A BREAK: Catahoula Farm Stand

VOLUNTEER DAYS
– Saturday Feb 13th – Love Our Greenway Volunteer Day
– Saturday Feb 20th – AdamsCrest Farm Volunteer DayÂ
– Saturday Feb 27th – Volunteer Day at North Richmond Farm
– Sunday Feb 28th – Community Volunteer Day at 1st & Market Garden

UPCOMING EVENTS
– Saturday Mar 19th – Growing Our Souls, Building Our Soil :: A Day of Vision In Action in Honor of – Grace Lee Boggs on the Richmond Greenway
– Sunday Mar 20th – Run with TEAM TILTH in the Oakland Running Festival!

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