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About Us

Mission

Urban Tilth cultivates agriculture in west Contra Costa County to help our community build a more sustainable, healthy, and just food system. We work with schools, community-based organizations, government agencies, businesses, and individuals to develop the capacity to produce 5% of our own food supply.

Urban Tilth has a deep commitment to West Contra Costa County. We believe that environmental restoration is inextricably connected to economic and social restoration. As a result we are committed to training and employing local people, working collaboratively within community, establishing cross sector coalitions, engaging in local policy decisions and growing our food (and ourselves), locally and organically using the principles of permaculture to take into consideration waste reduction as well as water and soil conservation, preservation and restoration.

Our Staff

  • Jessie Alberto: Project Manager, AdamsCrest Farm
  • Kenji Warren: Project Manager, AdamsCrest Farm
  • Tania Pulido: Project Manager, Greenway Gardens
  • Amber Doty: Apprentice, Greenway Gardens
  • Sherman Dean: Project Manager, Edible Forest
  • Jamarr Johnson: Project Assistant, Edible Forest
  • Alan Clark: Project Assistant, Edible Forest
  • Brandon Clark: Project Assistant, Edible Forest
  • Adam Boisvert: Project Manager, Richmond High Urban Ag Institute
  • Bob Gade: Instructor, Richmond High School Urban Ag Institute
  • Kelli Barram: Project Manager, Washington School Garden
  • Bienvenida Meza: Education Manager, Verde Partnership Garden
  • Teresa Jimenez: Technical Assistance Project Manager, Faith-based Initiatives
  • Doria Robinson: Executive Director & Project Lead Richmond Food Policy Council
  • Dejanique Dean: Administrative and Program Assistant

 

Board of Directors

  • Richard Walkling: Chair of the Board (Term: August 2011 – July 2013)
  • Eli Moore: Interim Secretary
  • Nicole Valentino: Interim Treasurer
  • Richard Boyd
  • Leslie Geathers
  • Cheryl Vaughn
  • Carla Perez
  • Jesse Kurtz-Nichol
  • Doria Robinson

 

Supporters

Without the support from a large number of individuals and organizations, we would not be able to work towards our mission. To all of our supporters, thank you. If you have contact with these businesses, organizations, or individuals, please thank them for supporting Urban Tilth.

We have received financial support from the following funders:

  • Aepoch Foundation
  • Bridgebuilder’s Foundation
  • The California Endowment
  • Cesar Chavez Foundation
  • Contra Costa County Community Block Grants
  • East Bay Community Foundation
  • Firedoll Foundation
  • Foundation for Youth Investment
  • Kaiser Community Benefits
  • Lef Family Foundation
  • Marin Clean Energy
  • Mechanics Bank
  • Mitchell Kapor Foundation
  • North Richmond Mitigation Fund
  • Nutiva
  • Placzek Family Foundation
  • Richmond Community Foundation
  • Silbert Foundation
  • Stewardship Council: Youth Investment Program
  • Subaru Foundation
  • United Way of the East Bay
  • USDA: Community Food Projects
  • USFS: More Kids in the Woods Grant
  • Veolia Fund
  • West Contra Costa County Unifed School District: Verde Elementary
  • And hundreds of fearless, regular everyday people who give what they can to support this work and to whom we are deeply grateful!

We have received in-kind support from the following businesses:

Our work is also supported by the following agencies:

  • The City of Richmond, City Manager’s Office
  • The City of Richmond, Office of the Mayor
  • The City of Richmond, Parks and Landscaping Division
  • The City of Richmond, Richmond Works
  • West Contra Costa County Unifed School District

Allies

We work with the following organizations: