Catahoula Farm Stand & PUMPKIN SALE!

Join us at our weekly Catahoula Farm Stand for a special PUMPKIN SALE to benefiting Urban Tilth’s school garden programs!

if you haven’t purchased your Halloween pumpkin yet do it this Sunday morning at the Catahoula farm stand and also support the school garden programs of Urban Tilth!

ALL PUMPKINS $5!

When: Sunday, October 23, 2016 ~ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Where: Catahoula Coffee 12472 San Pablo Ave, Richmond, CA

This week we are proud to offer the following items:
– Jack o Lantern Pumpkins! ($5 each)
– Spicy mixed greens salad mix
– Red butter lettuce
– Copenhagen cabbage
– Broccoli
– Lemon cucumbers
– Pomodoro & 2 varities of heirloom tomatoes
– Mixed medley summer squash
– Greens:
– Collard greens*
– Lacinato kale
– Curly green kale
– Rosemary
– Garden Party Handmade Herbal Soap
– Spiced Apple butter
– Urban Tilth Team Tilth water bottles
– Urban Tilth “Cooking is a Revolutionary Act” aprons
– Urban Tilth aprons

Pick up a delicious cup or pound of Catahoula coffee and support something good in Richmond �
* All proceeds support the community and school gardens of Urban Tilth

 

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Late Fall Planting with Acta Non Verba Farm

 

 

 

 

 

Join us for our October 2016 East Bay Farmer Field School of 2016 at Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project!

When: Thursday, October 27th, 2016 @ 1pm – 4pm

Where: Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project 1001 83rd Avenue, Oakland, CA 94621
Host:  Kana Azhari of ANV
For more information contact Hank Herrera, hank@c-prep.org or go to: http://www.eastbayurbanfarmers.com/

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Harvesting the Fruits of the Black Panther Party

When: Saturday, October 29 at 11 AM – 1:30 PM

Where: 970 Grace Ave, Oakland, CA 94608

Come join us for a free community celebration of the Black Panther Party’s free breakfast program, as well as the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party. There will be collective storytelling and an interactive meal on food justice and the legacy of the Free Breakfast Program. The event will take place at our Saturday Farmers Market (970 Grace Ave, Oakland).

Former Panthers Melvin Dickson and Aunti Frances will be hosting a celebration and “stone soup” meal with other food justice activists and community members from the east bay, who will share their experiences and their stories.

Speakers (so far) include:

• Van, Qilombo Oakland
• Sita Bhaumik (and others), The People’s Kitchen Collective
• Doria Robinson, Urban Tilth
• Jocelyn Golden, Manna from Heaven
• Aunti Frances, Self-Help Hunger Program
• Joy Moore, local food activist
• Kristyn Leach, farmer at Namu Farm

We will break bread together and celebrate with live music, dancing and fresh and organic fruits and veggies from the market.
questions: info@phatbeetsproduce.org

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Garden Parties at 1st Street Community Garden

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Rainwater Catchment System Install and Workshop

Please join EBUFFS, UC Extension and Urban Tilth for a workshop and community build project installing a rainwater catchment system at the North Richmond Farm!

We have the pleasure to work with Lenny Librizzi, Director of Green Infrastructure for GrowNYC, GrowNYC a non-profit in the Office of the Mayor of NYC on this project as well as Rob Bennaton, University of California Cooperative Extension Alameda & Contra Costa County Director/ Bay Area Urban Agriculture Advisor.

When: Saturday, November 12th 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: North Richmond Farm 323 Brookside Dr Richmond CA 94801

For more information about this workshop or EBUFFS contact Hank Herrera, hank@c-prep.org or go to: http://www.eastbayurbanfarmers.com/

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The 6th Annual North Richmond Green Festival and Earth Day Celebration is coming!

In addition to numerous free activities and food, we’ll all chip in to clean Wildcat Creek.

For more information, call Carla Orozco at 510.776.7568