Urban Tilth | The Contra Costa Pulse

24 Jul

Community Garden Hosts Free Cooking Demo, Bringing Fresh Produce to Richmonders

The event explained the benefits of a plant-based diet not only for personal well-being but also the environment and stressed the importance of eating locally....

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18 Jan

Richmond Greenway Showered With Care During MLK Day of Service

Bay Area residents nurtured the Richmond Greenway for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, an Urban Tilth initiative that started in 2007....

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29 Nov

Community Kicks Back at Wellness Event

The Richmond Community Center was brimming with music, dance and life Nov. 4 as it hosted the second annual Rich City Kickback....

12 Nov

‘Food as Medicine’ Event Offered Healthy Focus

The "Food as Medicine" event Oct. 27 in North Richmond aimed to increase access to healthy food and boost community relationships with healthcare....

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18 Jul

Musical Tradition Plays on in Changing North Richmond

A soulful group of artists performed at the 12th annual North Richmond Music Festival organized by the North and Greater Richmond Blues Foundation on July 15....

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22 Jun

Community Resource-Driven ‘Thrive Thursdays’ Begin This Week

The summer's first Thrive Thursday/Health 4 All event will be held 6:30-8 p.m. at MLK Jr. Park with various resources for health and wellness....

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02 Feb

Q&A: Doria Robinson on Shared Responsibility for Richmond’s Long-Term Future

New council member Doria Robinson spoke to The CC Pulse about housing, Chevron and what her election means for Urban Tilth, which she has led since 2007....

21 Apr

Urban Tilth Executive Director Named to State Food and Agricultural Board

Doria Robinson will bring an urban farming perspective to the state Food and Agricultural Board, which she was appointed to Tuesday....

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28 Feb

Threat of Nearby Development Looms Over North Richmond Farm

Residents and activists gathered in North Richmond on Feb. 18 to protest a proposed real estate development that could deprive an Urban Tilth farm of sunlight....

23 Feb

Urban Tilth Wants Stronger Working Relationship With the City

Also at Tuesday's meeting, Mayor Tom Butt gave his last State of the City address, looking at what has recently united and divided Richmond City Council....

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13 Dec

Activists Try to Renew Black People’s Connection to Land and Healthy Food

In the talk "Black Farmers: Food Justice and Land Stewardship," speakers explored food insecurity in the Bay Area in racial and historical contexts....

30 Jul

Lifelong Nature Lover Finds Passion at Verde Garden

Bienvenida Meza found a taste of home as an instructor at North Richmond’s Verde Elementary School garden after a long journey from her home country of Honduras....

10 Sep

Urban Tilth Wins Food Sovereignty Prize

Richmond's Urban Tilth has been named winner of the 2019 Food Sovereignty Prize, by the Food Sovereignty Alliance announced this week....

04 Dec

Watershed and Community Restoration Go Hand in Hand in North Richmond

North Richmond residents are now banding together to restore the long-derelict stretch of Wildcat Creek, in the process opening up much-needed career opportunities and access to green space....