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Now is the time!

This Sunday 10-1 pm we will be having our LAST Richmond High Garden Volunteer event of the year! If you haven’t come and shown some love to the garden now is your time!!! Our students maintain the garden throughout the school year where they also use this space to learn mindfulness, food justice, environmental justice, […]

Richmond High Monthly Volunteer Recap

Thank you to everyone who came to our monthly volunteer event at the Richmond High School garden! We got some beds prepped for fall/winter crops, completed our greenhouse tables, built our washing station frame and seed saved some zinnia flower seeds!! Grateful for the child energy we get from a local mini-gardener! He brings in […]

Urban Ag’s Second to Last Week of School!

We’re on the second to last week of the school year! Students are finalizing their summer crop planting to complete the school year. We’re really impressed by their hard work and dedication! Some students have exceeded our expectations and can be trusted to plant and do bed maintenance independently! Stay tuned for the last week […]

Richmond High Urban Agriculture Update

The sun is SHINING!! We made the infamous cilantro pesto pasta that the students love! Did you know pesto can be made with many herbs, not just basil? We use our cilantro as we wait for basil! 10/10 recommend! Aside from that students have been planting their summer crops! We got tomatoes in the beds […]

Ms. Meza’s Visit

Ms. Meza gifted the Richmond High garden some seeds she collected herself! Thank you! We can not wait for the next Saving Seeds workshop! Keep an eye out for the date

Urban Agriculture at RHS Update

These past two weeks students have been building skills in tree pruning! Specifically how to properly cut and shape a fruit tree to improve its health and yield. Once they feel ready we will assign them to a tree to prune, as their group project. Aside from that we’ve been cooking and harvesting as our […]

Learning about Flowers at Richmond High

We got intimate with the flowers at Richmond high! We learned about their anatomy & drew them. Students also got to strain their herbal infusions and gave their oils unique names. One student named their oil after Diana. Stay tuned for the final week’s update!