Urban Tilth Press
Explore the latest articles and coverage from local news sources highlighting Urban Tilth’s impact and efforts in building sustainable, equitable communities. This page brings together a collection of recent stories, updates, and features that showcase our work in urban agriculture, food justice, and community empowerment. Stay informed about how Urban Tilth is helping transform urban spaces and create lasting change in the neighborhoods we serve!

Kaiser teams with Urban Tilth for MLK Day of Service at Unity Park
By Antonia Ehlers
January 21, 2025 | 1 Minute Read
Kaiser Permanente East Bay employees and physicians partnered with Urban Tilth on Monday for…Read More

America’s Heartland | Urban Tilth | Season 18
By PBS
September 27, 2024 | ~5 Minute Video
An urban farm provides free food to families in need…Read More

MLK Day of Service volunteers to beautify Richmond Greenway
By Kathy Chouteau
January 8, 2025 | 1 Minute Read
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic legacy will inspire the City of Richmond’s “MLK Day of Service”…Read More

MLK Day of Service: Richmond Unites for Community Climate Action Day
By RICHMOND, Calif
January 15, 2024 | 1 Minute Read
Today, California Chief Service Officer Josh Fryday joined Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez, local leaders,…Read More

A happy ending as urban farmers beat a mega-warehouse development in North Richmond
By Jessica Garrison
August 2, 2023 | 10 Minute Read
Urban Tilth, a community farm in North Richmond, raised millions in donations to skirt development of a massive distribution center that would have cut off…Read More

Kaiser volunteers partner with Urban Tilth for MLK Day of Service
By Antonia Ehlers
January 17, 2023 | 2 Minute Read
The community spirit was high during a recent Martin Luther King Jr. Day volunteer event in Richmond…Read More

Doria Robinson Discusses the Disproportionate Impact of Climate Change
By Wired
September 27, 2024 | 27 Minute Video
Doria Robinson, executive director of Urban Tilth, discusses how climate change disproportionately impacts communities of color and…….Read More

Richmond’s Roots
By Cory Matteson, Amy Kapp
May 11, 2022 | 15 Minute Read
Along the Richmond Greenway in West Contra Costa County, California, community groups are activating the space and using the trail as a catalyst for…Read More

A widow, a warehouse, an urban farm: Questions of justice flare in Bay Area Land Dispute
By Los Angeles Times
May 6, 2022 | 10 Minute Read
Doria Robinson is worried that a proposed warehouse nearby will cast a shadow across her farm…Read More
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Save Urban Tilth
By Sunflower Alliance
March 4, 2022 | 4 Minute Read
Urban Tilth’s beautiful North Richmond Farm is the site of a just transition, cultivating a more…Read More

Warehouse project near North Richmond Farm faces opposition
By Mike Kinney
February 22, 2022 | 2 Minute Read
The nonprofit Urban Tilth, which owns and operates the North Richmond Farm, and supporting organizations and community members are protesting…Read More

Threat of Nearby Development Looms Over North Richmond Farm
By Danielle Parenteau-Decker
February 28, 2022 | 4 Minute Read
Urban Tilth’s North Richmond Farm provides fresh produce to hundreds of families every week. But a proposed development could deprive the farm…Read More

Black Farming: Food Justice and Land Stewardship
By San Francisco Foundation
November 15, 2021 | 2 Minute Read
On November 8, San Francisco Foundation and The Commonwealth Club of California held a virtual briefing, Black Farming: Food Justice and Land Stewardship….Read More

Civil Eats TV: Planting with Purpose at Urban Tilth
By the Civil Eat Editors
April 6, 2021 | 10 Minute Read
How Doria Robinson, the force behind the community-focused urban farm, transformed a ‘food desert’ into verdant farms, gardens…Read More

Earth Day 2021: Climate Justice Alliance engages 74 grassroots organizations working at the forefront of the climate crisis
By Kaniqua Welch
April 19, 2021 | 5 Minute Read
On Thursday, April 22, Climate Justice Alliance will join Kresge for an “Earth Day Social Media Takeover.” CJA will…Read More

This Urban Farmer is Growing Jobs in Her Richmond Community
By Adrien Schless-Meier, Civil Eats
January 22, 2015 | 4 Minute Read
Doria Robinson, executive director of Urban Tilth, saw the tax as an opportunity to invest in the health of her community…Read More

From Vacant City Lots to Food On the Table
By Medeline Ostrander
September 19, 2010 | 5 Minute Read
The first time I went to Richmond, Calif., nine years ago, my friend, who ran a punk music recording studio out of a converted warehouse, told us not to park our car on the street…Read More