The North Richmond Storytellers is a unique part of our annual Summer Youth Apprentice Program (SYAP). It is a specific cohort committed to preserving and sharing the living history of North Richmond. By collecting stories from local elders, the cohort uplifts the values and experiences that have shaped this community, centering themes like education, giving […]
Apply now for the Urban Tilth 2023 Summer Youth Apprenticeship Program. Spend 6 weeks working on community gardens, restoring creeks, and farming in Richmond, CA. Learn about environmental justice, food justice, and food sovereignty. Enjoy workshops, field trips, guest speakers, hands-on learning, and a camping trip! Don’t miss this transformative opportunity to connect with the […]
School Garden SAP youth have been putting into practice identifying native plants at the Jug Handle State Natural Reserve, and community organizing with the Crescent Park Community to make more fire kits. We’re very proud of their growth and excited to celebrate their graduation this week! We’re thankful for having them in our school gardens, […]
Happy week 4 to the Ujima cohort apprentices! This week we really got to be outside and connected to the land. We’re so thankful to have harvested at the Urban Tilth North Richmond Farm with the other SAP apprentices and the NRF crew! Our apprentices put in the work and helped in the Crescent Park […]
In week 4 the Watershed summer apprentices focused on the importance of ecosystem biodiversity. We learned about trophic levels and ecosystem roles and applied that to understand the creek environments we work in. On Wednesday the apprentices collaborated with the Added Value team to make herbal salves using native plants (mugwort, white sage, and yarrow), […]
During week 3 of SAP, the Ujima cohort learned about community through storytelling and food accessibility. The youth helped set up a food bank at Crescent Park and learned the importance of food access in communities with food apartheids. They also explored the meaning of agroecology and had an insightful conversation on how humans can […]
The Ujima apprentices made it through their second week of the Summer Apprentice Program! During this week the apprentices were able to dive deeper into collectivism and cooperative business models with @cooprichmond. They were also able to see a cooperative business in person during our field trip to @mandelagrocery in West Oakland where worker-owners have […]
Edu Team SAP update! The youth have been moving to both of our school sites & are now on week 2 of getting to know the land! This week we are talking about industrial vs sustainable farming, redlining / urban heat islands & climate change/community resilience. We then started doing some garden training. Youth learned […]
Last week our Added Value and Farm Stands team were joined by 3 amazing SAP youth who immediately jumped into making flower bouquets and harvested berries for our CSA Added Value Product for the week. They’ve been very eager and excited to learn about the Farm, the history of the land and how to engage […]
