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Our Gardens

Urban Tilth coordinates 8 small farms and gardens and currently provides technical assistance to 3 community and school gardens across Richmond and San Pablo, California. Each farm or garden project is uniquely rooted in the community where it is located. Each project has its own story. We invite you to explore these stories and join us in the garden sometime soon:

Berryland

Berryland currently consists of approximately 20 raised planter beds filled with more than 18 kinds of berry bushes. The majority of the bushes are raspberries, but there are also blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, boysenberries, gooseberries, wolfberries, goumi berries and California native berries—thimbleberries, elderberries, alpine strawberries, and huckleberries. We also fudged a bit and planted a fig tree and 5 pineapple guavas. We cover crop with snow peas which were a big hit among Greenway users each winter. We will also interplant with garlic, thyme, and yarrow to increase Berryland’s biodiversity and provide habitat for beneficial insects.

Greenway Community Garden

The Greenway Community Garden is an open, gleaning garden in the heart of the Iron Triangle neighborhood in  Richmond, California. Its 42 raised beds are located on the southwest side of 6th Street along the Richmond Greenway between Ohio and Chanslor Ave. We currently raise a variety of vegetables and herbs year around free for the community to harvest.

 

NEW! More Kids in the Woods: Richmond Edible Forest

During 2010 – 2011, Urban Tilth will begin designing and installing a new Edible Forest Garden along the Richmond Greenway at 16th Street.

 

 

AdamsCrest Farm

The AdamsCrest Farm project site is a 40,000 square foot slice of heaven, quietly nestled in the beautiful hills of Richmond, CA. The AdamsCrest site is defined by the sloping earth that encompass the farm’s southern and north eastern perimeter, and also by the fertile soil basin that comprise the site’s central core. Acting as a water sink, the slope naturally guides rainwater down into the nutrient rich soil in the basin. This sinking allows for seasonal groundwater recharging, and increased longevity of plant life into the dry summer months. The landscape of the AdamsCrest alone makes this site a perfect candidate for a learning center dedicated to teaching the concepts of urban permaculture, and sustainable urban agricultural design.

Verde Partnership Garden

Verde Partnership Garden is a school and community garden located in North Richmond, CA, dedicated to serving Verde Elementary School students, parents, and community members. The garden is an outdoor laboratory that brings classroom learning to life, teaching students everything from cooking, nutrition, literacy, math, and science to conflict resolution and leadership development. The garden also brings affordable healthy food to Verde School students and the North Richmond community.

Lincoln School Farm

The Lincoln School Farm is split between the Lincoln Community Garden on the Richmond Greenway immediately adjacent to Lincoln Elementary School and the school garden within the gates of Lincoln Elementary School which is immediately adjacent to the Richmond Greenway. The project began in September of 2007. As of July 2011, we have fourty-eight raised garden beds used by the Lincoln School Farmers program and the Lincoln Community Gardeners. Urban Tilth is the lead agency of the Lincoln School Farm project, but we have received considerable support from Lincoln Elementary School, Bright Futures after-school program.

Richmond High Farm and Garden

The Richmond High School Farm and Garden include the 8,000 square foot farm and 14 raised garden beds that the school district has allowed us to build and operate on-site at the school, where we also have a tool-shed and a greenhouse. The site also offers an additional 20,000 square feet available for us to plant and farm in the coming years.

Kennedy High Farm and Edible Forest

The Kennedy High School Farm is 13 rows of crop producing power! Each individual crop row is 2 ft in width, 100 ft in length and 4 inches deep. Each row brings the promise of bountiful yields for many seasons to come! Three native plant beds were also planted on site. Two ornamental native plant gardens were raised in front of the crop rows near the scoreboard, and between crop rows 10 an 11 a native flower garden was raised so as to attract beneficial insects, and bring pollinators. Kennedy High also hosts a small Edible Forest project.

Current technical assistance gardens: