Hi Lake Neighbors...
Really nice meeting yesterday -- it was fun to be there. Our neighbors are all such great people. ANYWAY...our next meeting will be on a Sunday
(every meeting always now at 6:30pm) potluck at 1704 3rd Ave RIGHT across the street from Lucky's and RIGHT next to Walgreens on the corner
of E. 17th Street). That will be on April 18th.
Onto what we talked about...
We had a great guest (thank you Betsy!) -- his name is Jonathan Gomwalk with Urban Roots, which is an organization that is helping to get the community
set up with their own sources of fresh, organic produce in a way that is easily sustainable and requires little space. He presented their
garden boxes (which are called Earthboxes) there are classes, or you can contact him directly. The info follows the end of this letter and I have
also attached page 1 and 2 of their course outline FYI. The boxes are watered one time a week, the water is kept on the bottom of the box and
is wicked in to the plants as they need. No yard is needed and they are high producing. We an order the boxes from them at cost ($45 for the
box only -- instead of the $60 or 70 that may be in stores. The other things you will require most likely will add up to $30 --- they will set you up
for a service fee in addition to that). Jon is also a Lake Neighbor.
We have succeeded in broadening our work as a neighborhood group by breaking our actions down into 3 categories (these 3 categories address safety
and improvement on direct levels and also on causal levels). A description of these categories and the people signed on to these are at the end of this
email FYI. The team lead's present at this meeting that had news to report were the following...
Besty & Skye (Events): started group discussion about how to go forward with our Earth Day project for the abandoned house/garage on E. 17th
and an email will follow soon to the larger group with details. Keep your calendar marked for 4/18 which is the day we are planning to do something
together there -- this is the same day as our next meeting. ALSO...we have an outdoor movie coming up the end of April -- we need ideas about
the movie to show! Email them in!
The Engineering (formerly called tech) team reported their progress/planning around installing the new antenna/repeater in the new location for
Lakenet...stay tuned.
Garden update (by compost queen Skye) just one point to mention this week which is that anyone wanting to contribute compost there, just email
her (yogaskya@gmail.com) or Betsy (betsy.tyler@gmail.com) for access and any of your food scraps are greatly appreciated.
Dave K reported on his great motivation to muralize one particular apartment building and he will be reaching out to Matlena (who is also on the
Neighborhood Improvement via Arts category for Lake Neighbors). It was noted that once this is done it can be an example to show to other buildings
in the neighborhood who may be interested in beautifying the area and deterring tagging.
Brittney added into the Outreach group.
Raymond is in the Healing the Cause category
Jon has also joined into the Healing the Cause category -- most especially because we are reaching out to youth from Oakland High and their involvement with Urban ROOTS
would be a powerful fit.
There was also a mention that if we look into tax breaks form the city for a Parkway plan that it may facilitate something finally coming into that space again...? We have someone who would be willing to help pursue this if the city is open to that. We need to check in with Pat Kernighan and also with the iliketheparkway's Peter Prado about this thought, too.
OKAY...Thank you everybody -- see you all at the next meeting and out in the neighborhood a lot.
Much Friendship,
Sasha
HERE IS THE LETTER DESCRIBING WHAT Urban ROOTS DOES...
From an email we got from Jonathan Gomwalk with Urban ROOTS (their name may be changing soon)
> Subject: Grow Your Own and Eat Better
> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:34:04 -0800
>Here is a class schedule for Urban ROOTS classes on how to use and grow your own EarthBox. It's a one-time course lasting only three hours. Hope you can make it, and please feel free to pass on the information. Thank you.
> With the rising costs of foods and the amount of toxins found in our vegetables and fruits, you might consider joining
> the worldwide Grow Your Own (GYO) Movement. Yes, spring has sprung and the time is ripe for growing those
> delicious summer vegetables - even if you live in an apartment and don't know the difference between potting mix
> and soil. You can grow your own for pennies in comparison to buying organics at the supermarket.
>
> The simplest method of growing organic foods - even if you don't have access to dirt and a yard - is the EarthBox,
> AND attending our 3-hour workshop to learn everything you'll need to get started right away. EarthBoxes are known
> as "self-watering" planters because of its own reservoir. As a result, it conserves more than 60 to 80 percent of the
> water as traditional in-ground farming. The boxes are a 1990s invention by farmers in Florida who were concerned by
> the amount of water and contaminants used in their crops. (I've had my boxes for seven years and the same potting
> mix for three seasons and they're still in great shape!)
>
> This patented system has found homes in Africa, Latin America and major cities across the globe because it:
> 1. Conserves large amounts of water
> 2. Retains a clean, organic growing environment
> 3. Requires no preparation of the soil (since you only have to place the planter on top) and
> 4. Produces as much as 50 percent more yield than conventional methods - all in a box measuring 30" long x 14"
> wide and 12" high or less than three cubic feet.
>
> Because it is fully enclosed, you can place it on any level surface. For the most part, the only maintenance you'll need
> to do is watering and harvesting your bounty. Even fertilization is done just once: when you plant because the
> nutrition is kept within the box.
>
> So if you're tired of paying more money on your grocery bills and want to take control of what goes into your foods,
> then sign up for our Urban ROOTS workshop. The last Thursday evening session takes place on April 1 from 6pm to
> 9pm. The first of several Saturday classes will start on April 3 from noon to 3pm. Both workshops will take place at
> the Oakland Housing Authority Community Room on the 2nd floor at 935 Union Street (corner of 10th St.) in West
> Oakland. (Future workshops will take place at another location to be named later.)
>
> The workshop fee is still only $10 and goes to support our social enterprise working to bring more organic micro-
> farms to low income Oakland communities. To reserve your seat, please call: 510.655.1304 and leave your name,
> number of people attending and date you'd like to attend.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Oakland Running Festival
OAKLAND RUNNING FESTIVAL
On March 28, thousands of runners will hit to the streets of Oakland to participate in the Inaugural Oakland Running Festival. This new event features the first marathon in our city in more than 25 years, a half-marathon, four-person team relay, 5k and a kids' fun run. In addition, there will be a free health and fitness expo and celebration village.
The course will circumvent its way through our fair city and will give runners a unique view of Oakland.
If you aren't a runner, you can still participate as a volunteer or stand out on the course and cheer on the runners as they run past you.
This event will be a boon to our city's economy and is great way for citizens to show their pride in Oakland.
For more information on this event AND A LIST OF STREET CLOSURES please visit www.oaklandmarathon.com.
On March 28, thousands of runners will hit to the streets of Oakland to participate in the Inaugural Oakland Running Festival. This new event features the first marathon in our city in more than 25 years, a half-marathon, four-person team relay, 5k and a kids' fun run. In addition, there will be a free health and fitness expo and celebration village.
The course will circumvent its way through our fair city and will give runners a unique view of Oakland.
If you aren't a runner, you can still participate as a volunteer or stand out on the course and cheer on the runners as they run past you.
This event will be a boon to our city's economy and is great way for citizens to show their pride in Oakland.
For more information on this event AND A LIST OF STREET CLOSURES please visit www.oaklandmarathon.com.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
FunkTown Farm - Welcomes SPRING
Hi Farmers,
Just wanted to send a quick note with some updates of life on the farm.
FUNK TOWN NEWSLETTER
WATERING SCHEDULE:
The watering schedule is full (thanks guys!) Watering volunteers should have gotten an invite to see the google calendar with their assignments. I'm trying to figure out how to get it to send you each a reminder based on who's spoda' do what, but I'm not that advanced on google yet....
SATURDAY WORK SCHEDULE:
Jess will be at the Farm to host an abbreviated work schedule from around 10am to noon.
(NOTE: IF YOU ARE FREE CONSIDER ATTENDING THE COMPOSTING WORKSHOP INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE FARM THIS SATURDAY)
Some things that need to be done on the farm are:
Turn Skye's compost note into a wooden sign. See Jess for wood and paints or a permanent marker.
Turn the Compost. We want to make sure it gets movement at every level, even when it's low.
Add sticks to the compost. While it's low, we want a good base of woody things that brake down slowly and allow air to pass through. Help Jess collect the pile of sticks that the city left near my house.
Plant the new flowers. Jess can help you figure out where.
COMPOSTERS NEEDED:
Skye Livingston is the new Compost Queen! She needs a team to help her manage it so good dirt is made faster. Please contact skye (yogaskye@gmail.com) if you'd like to be on the "composting team."
COMPOST CLASS ON SATURDAY:
Skye recommends this to ALL gardeners who add to our compost or any other compost. Consider attending the class like volunteering at FunkTown (since it's the same time this week) And, its FREE!
Compost Workshop - no registration required
Saturday, March 27 – Basic Backyard Composting
10 AM – 12 Noon Bay-Friendly Demonstration Garden, Lakeside Park, 666 Bellevue Ave., Oakland ($3/car parking fee)
Learn how to make gardening gold – compost –right in your own backyard using plant trimmings and food scraps. This hands on class covers all the how-to’s of building, trouble shooting and harvesting compost.
http://www.stopwaste.org/home/index.asp?page=625
Just wanted to send a quick note with some updates of life on the farm.
FUNK TOWN NEWSLETTER
WATERING SCHEDULE:
The watering schedule is full (thanks guys!) Watering volunteers should have gotten an invite to see the google calendar with their assignments. I'm trying to figure out how to get it to send you each a reminder based on who's spoda' do what, but I'm not that advanced on google yet....
SATURDAY WORK SCHEDULE:
Jess will be at the Farm to host an abbreviated work schedule from around 10am to noon.
(NOTE: IF YOU ARE FREE CONSIDER ATTENDING THE COMPOSTING WORKSHOP INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE FARM THIS SATURDAY)
Some things that need to be done on the farm are:
Turn Skye's compost note into a wooden sign. See Jess for wood and paints or a permanent marker.
Turn the Compost. We want to make sure it gets movement at every level, even when it's low.
Add sticks to the compost. While it's low, we want a good base of woody things that brake down slowly and allow air to pass through. Help Jess collect the pile of sticks that the city left near my house.
Plant the new flowers. Jess can help you figure out where.
COMPOSTERS NEEDED:
Skye Livingston is the new Compost Queen! She needs a team to help her manage it so good dirt is made faster. Please contact skye (yogaskye@gmail.com) if you'd like to be on the "composting team."
COMPOST CLASS ON SATURDAY:
Skye recommends this to ALL gardeners who add to our compost or any other compost. Consider attending the class like volunteering at FunkTown (since it's the same time this week) And, its FREE!
Compost Workshop - no registration required
Saturday, March 27 – Basic Backyard Composting
10 AM – 12 Noon Bay-Friendly Demonstration Garden, Lakeside Park, 666 Bellevue Ave., Oakland ($3/car parking fee)
Learn how to make gardening gold – compost –right in your own backyard using plant trimmings and food scraps. This hands on class covers all the how-to’s of building, trouble shooting and harvesting compost.
http://www.stopwaste.org/home/index.asp?page=625
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Core III Training
There are two rounds of CORE III training scheduled for this summer. One round begins in late May, the other in late June. The complete schedule is available on our website at http://www.oaklandnet.com/fire/core/schedule.html.
The link to register for training is on the left side of that page, or individuals can register by emailing me or calling me at 510-238-6351.
Thanks for your continued interest in emergency preparedness.
Kaity Booth
CORE Emergency Planning Coordinator
Communities of Oakland Respond to Emergencies
Oakland Fire Department, Office of Emergency Services
Tel: 510.238.6351 ~ Fax: 510.238.7761
kbooth@oaklandnet.com
www.oaklandcore.org
The link to register for training is on the left side of that page, or individuals can register by emailing me or calling me at 510-238-6351.
Thanks for your continued interest in emergency preparedness.
Kaity Booth
CORE Emergency Planning Coordinator
Communities of Oakland Respond to Emergencies
Oakland Fire Department, Office of Emergency Services
Tel: 510.238.6351 ~ Fax: 510.238.7761
kbooth@oaklandnet.com
www.oaklandcore.org
Monday, March 15, 2010
MTG: 03-15-10
Hi LAKE NEIGHBORS!!!
Hey...nice meeting tonite (regardless of the WAY wacked out time issues I created!! Sorry! -- we have a solution now, so that won't happen again). Okay, we have people signed up for most of the roles now. So, now we can all pitch in and there is one person taking the lead on one aspect of all the things we care about.
FIRST our next meeting...we will always meet at 6:30 from now on regardless of whether we are meeting on a Sunday or a Tuesday. Our next meetings are:
MARCH 30th (Tuesday 6:30pm)--Lake Neighbors Mtg @ Regen Church on the corner of 3rd Ave & E. 15th
APRIL 18th (Sunday 6:30pm)- Lake Neighbors Mtg @ Hector & Sasha’s 1704 3rd Ave. at E.17th (right across from Lucky’s).
Okay, so now the recap from the meeting -- we went over many things under each person's category and I'll put all the categories down so we can all see who is doing what -- please jump in and help in any area, more people can get more done. These are all put into the 3 categories that are our strategy to increase greatness and safety here. Please see below...
1) IMMEDIATE SAFETY ISSUE
Emergency prep responsibilities (e-team established and growing)
Police contact/crime activity monitor to build and continue strong positive contact with OPD: RICHARD B
Community Currency Manager: _DEVIN_
Devin will push for this to have a good start & see what it possible right after April 15th (he is a tax
accountant and is obviously WAY overbusy until then!)
Neighborhood Watch Coordinator & neighborhood block captain: JESSICA B
2) STRONG ONGOING POSITIVE EVENTS & OTHER POSITIVE CHANGES IN NEIGHBORHOOD
City related improvements (RICH B, INGRID maybe here, too?)
Neighborhood Improvement ARTS: (DAVE KIM, SEAN ) Matlena would like to join. We are hoping to show up to
work/improve the spot on E.17th on 4/18...we are hoping to ask Dave K & crew to set a creation deadline of 4/15
for some of the plans we have all been talking about in this category. Maybe Dave can talk with Matlena and
Sean and write something down that I can put out to everyone with dates so we can all help out.
Outreach: (DAVE KIM)
EVENTS Point Person: (BETSY, SKYE)
FRESH was a great success -- amazing event -- Betsy rocks big time.
Woody’s movies Wed 3/24 7pm Sita Sings the Blues, 8:30 Barbarella!
LAKEPEEPS OUTDOOR MOVIE Sat 4/24, movie TBA (monthly after that weather permitting)
Earthday Clean-up Your Block Day! More info TBA, but will be on our around 4/22
Michael Jackson Block Party in May -- More info TBA
Community gardens: what are the titles for this? (Daphne, Betsy…) Needs?
Webmaster: JESSICA B (she may want some back up!)
Communications manager (funnels info/emails): SASHA
Computer/technology manager: HECTOR, NICO
Hector and Nico started plans to move the antenna for LAKENET from the Berman's roof over to the
Regen tower starting next weekend...keep an eye on your inet menu for the signal soon after to see if you can
pick it up. The password is given at the meetings.
Meetings manager: SASHA
Database manager: SASHA
3) HEALING THE CAUSE INSTEAD OF TREATING THE SYMPTOM BY CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE BEING CAUGHT IF POSSIBLE
Neighborhood Improvement Bridging/humanifying w/ people who have done negative things here: RAYMOND, SASHA
ALSO IN OTHER NEWS, HERE IS THIS FROM BRITTANY...
Looking for a new cuddly addition to your family. A stray momma adopted us and before we knew it, there was a litter in our yard. We scooped them all up and have a warm and safe knook set up for them all. We're helping her raise 4 baby kittens. They are 3 weeks old and will be ready for new homes on a month. Here's video and pictures: Http://catinvasion.blogspot.com
We've found home for two and need two more! Please email Brittany if you or anyone you know might be ready to open up their home to a baby kitty! brittanbrown@hotmail.com
Hey...nice meeting tonite (regardless of the WAY wacked out time issues I created!! Sorry! -- we have a solution now, so that won't happen again). Okay, we have people signed up for most of the roles now. So, now we can all pitch in and there is one person taking the lead on one aspect of all the things we care about.
FIRST our next meeting...we will always meet at 6:30 from now on regardless of whether we are meeting on a Sunday or a Tuesday. Our next meetings are:
MARCH 30th (Tuesday 6:30pm)--Lake Neighbors Mtg @ Regen Church on the corner of 3rd Ave & E. 15th
APRIL 18th (Sunday 6:30pm)- Lake Neighbors Mtg @ Hector & Sasha’s 1704 3rd Ave. at E.17th (right across from Lucky’s).
Okay, so now the recap from the meeting -- we went over many things under each person's category and I'll put all the categories down so we can all see who is doing what -- please jump in and help in any area, more people can get more done. These are all put into the 3 categories that are our strategy to increase greatness and safety here. Please see below...
1) IMMEDIATE SAFETY ISSUE
Emergency prep responsibilities (e-team established and growing)
Police contact/crime activity monitor to build and continue strong positive contact with OPD: RICHARD B
Community Currency Manager: _DEVIN_
Devin will push for this to have a good start & see what it possible right after April 15th (he is a tax
accountant and is obviously WAY overbusy until then!)
Neighborhood Watch Coordinator & neighborhood block captain: JESSICA B
2) STRONG ONGOING POSITIVE EVENTS & OTHER POSITIVE CHANGES IN NEIGHBORHOOD
City related improvements (RICH B, INGRID maybe here, too?)
Neighborhood Improvement ARTS: (DAVE KIM, SEAN ) Matlena would like to join. We are hoping to show up to
work/improve the spot on E.17th on 4/18...we are hoping to ask Dave K & crew to set a creation deadline of 4/15
for some of the plans we have all been talking about in this category. Maybe Dave can talk with Matlena and
Sean and write something down that I can put out to everyone with dates so we can all help out.
Outreach: (DAVE KIM)
EVENTS Point Person: (BETSY, SKYE)
FRESH was a great success -- amazing event -- Betsy rocks big time.
Woody’s movies Wed 3/24 7pm Sita Sings the Blues, 8:30 Barbarella!
LAKEPEEPS OUTDOOR MOVIE Sat 4/24, movie TBA (monthly after that weather permitting)
Earthday Clean-up Your Block Day! More info TBA, but will be on our around 4/22
Michael Jackson Block Party in May -- More info TBA
Community gardens: what are the titles for this? (Daphne, Betsy…) Needs?
Webmaster: JESSICA B (she may want some back up!)
Communications manager (funnels info/emails): SASHA
Computer/technology manager: HECTOR, NICO
Hector and Nico started plans to move the antenna for LAKENET from the Berman's roof over to the
Regen tower starting next weekend...keep an eye on your inet menu for the signal soon after to see if you can
pick it up. The password is given at the meetings.
Meetings manager: SASHA
Database manager: SASHA
3) HEALING THE CAUSE INSTEAD OF TREATING THE SYMPTOM BY CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE BEING CAUGHT IF POSSIBLE
Neighborhood Improvement Bridging/humanifying w/ people who have done negative things here: RAYMOND, SASHA
ALSO IN OTHER NEWS, HERE IS THIS FROM BRITTANY...
Looking for a new cuddly addition to your family. A stray momma adopted us and before we knew it, there was a litter in our yard. We scooped them all up and have a warm and safe knook set up for them all. We're helping her raise 4 baby kittens. They are 3 weeks old and will be ready for new homes on a month. Here's video and pictures: Http://catinvasion.blogspot.com
We've found home for two and need two more! Please email Brittany if you or anyone you know might be ready to open up their home to a baby kitty! brittanbrown@hotmail.com
Saturday, March 13, 2010
FRESH - The movie screening and art show
FRESH: New thinking about what we’re eating
COME SEE FRESH THE MOVIE
RSVP at the Facebook Event Page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=298018025674
March 13, 2010
Where: Regeneration Church, 238 E 15th St. Oakland
FREE VALET BIKE PARKING
Time: 6pm – Doors open for
Art Show "DIGEST", Food Vendors, CSA Info booths
7pm - Show starts
Wath the trailer: www.freshthemovie.com
Enjoy food from Oakland vendors like Taco Grill,
proudly serving Niman Ranch Beef in Fruitvale.
Meet the Farmers:
Sign up for a CSA that delivers fresh food in your neighborhood
like Eatwell Farm featured on the History Channel
or Shooting Star located only 40 miles from Berkeley.
Participating Vendors and Organizations:
Eat Well Farm - Farming organically in the Sacramento Valley since 1993. Voted Best Local Produce Delivery Service/CSA in 2008 by the San Francisco Bay Guardian Best of the Bay.
Signing up new CSA members
Shooting Star CSA - Small scale, local, wonderful. Top quality produce is our pride, and
growing it is our joy. Local food security is our civic duty. Our mission at Shooting Star CSA is to provide our customers with nourishing, nutritionally dense vegetables and melons that are the
best they’ve ever had! Signing up new CSA members
Farm Fresh to You - Currently over 6,000 families are participating in our family farm's CSA, Farm Fresh To You. By joining our CSA these families are connecting directly to our farm and receiving regular deliveries of nutrient rich, mouth watering, organic produce delivered directly to their home or office. Signing up new CSA members
Tomatero Farms - Pick up a box of fresh, organic tomatoes grown in Wastonville, CA right in your own neighborhood! Or visit is at the Grand Lake Farmers Market every Saturday in Oakland. Signing up new tomato CSA members for summer 2010.
Phat Beet Farms - Providing equal, affordable access to organic fresh fruits and vegetables, grains and legumes to North Oakland families through wholesale pricing. Facilitates youth in leadership roles engaging their peers in healthy eating and nutrition discussions through fruit and vegetable sampling. Connecting small farmers to urban communities via the creation of farm stands and farmers markets in local establishments.
People's Grocery is a community-based organization in West Oakland that develops creative solutions to the health problems in our community that stem from a lack of access to and knowledge about healthy, fresh foods. Our mission is to build a local food system that improves the health and economy of the West Oakland community.
Middle school students from Oakland School for the Arts will be selling the
East Bay Eco Metro Guide , a fundraiser for the school and a great resource for local groceries, Farmers Markets, and CSA's. One lucky raffle winner will win a free Eco Metro Guide!
Earth Box - Our maintenance-free, award-winning, high-tech growing system controls soil conditions, eliminates guesswork and more than doubles the yield of a conventional garden-with less fertilizer, less water and virtually no effort.
Funk Town Farm - We are Funk Town Farm, a community garden located in the area known to locals as “funk town” in East Oakland. The garden was started in 2008 behind 219 East 15th Street at 3rd Avenue and two blocks up from Lake Merrit.
Regeneration Church - Regeneration Church has graciously offered its building for this community event. Regeneration is a group of believers in Jesus Christ who desire peace, well being, and opportunity for the people of Oakland. Regen believes in caring for creation and caring for its neighbors and is active in improving its neighborhood through community gardening, feeding the homeless, Tae Kwon Do classes for youth, and supporting neighborhood groups.
If you or your organization would like to participate as a volunteer, vendor or sponsor, contact Betsy Johnson, betsy.tyler@gmail.com
COME SEE FRESH THE MOVIE
RSVP at the Facebook Event Page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=298018025674
March 13, 2010
Where: Regeneration Church, 238 E 15th St. Oakland
FREE VALET BIKE PARKING
Time: 6pm – Doors open for
Art Show "DIGEST", Food Vendors, CSA Info booths
7pm - Show starts
Wath the trailer: www.freshthemovie.com
Enjoy food from Oakland vendors like Taco Grill,
proudly serving Niman Ranch Beef in Fruitvale.
Meet the Farmers:
Sign up for a CSA that delivers fresh food in your neighborhood
like Eatwell Farm featured on the History Channel
or Shooting Star located only 40 miles from Berkeley.
Participating Vendors and Organizations:
Eat Well Farm - Farming organically in the Sacramento Valley since 1993. Voted Best Local Produce Delivery Service/CSA in 2008 by the San Francisco Bay Guardian Best of the Bay.
Signing up new CSA members
Shooting Star CSA - Small scale, local, wonderful. Top quality produce is our pride, and
growing it is our joy. Local food security is our civic duty. Our mission at Shooting Star CSA is to provide our customers with nourishing, nutritionally dense vegetables and melons that are the
best they’ve ever had! Signing up new CSA members
Farm Fresh to You - Currently over 6,000 families are participating in our family farm's CSA, Farm Fresh To You. By joining our CSA these families are connecting directly to our farm and receiving regular deliveries of nutrient rich, mouth watering, organic produce delivered directly to their home or office. Signing up new CSA members
Tomatero Farms - Pick up a box of fresh, organic tomatoes grown in Wastonville, CA right in your own neighborhood! Or visit is at the Grand Lake Farmers Market every Saturday in Oakland. Signing up new tomato CSA members for summer 2010.
Phat Beet Farms - Providing equal, affordable access to organic fresh fruits and vegetables, grains and legumes to North Oakland families through wholesale pricing. Facilitates youth in leadership roles engaging their peers in healthy eating and nutrition discussions through fruit and vegetable sampling. Connecting small farmers to urban communities via the creation of farm stands and farmers markets in local establishments.
People's Grocery is a community-based organization in West Oakland that develops creative solutions to the health problems in our community that stem from a lack of access to and knowledge about healthy, fresh foods. Our mission is to build a local food system that improves the health and economy of the West Oakland community.
Middle school students from Oakland School for the Arts will be selling the
East Bay Eco Metro Guide , a fundraiser for the school and a great resource for local groceries, Farmers Markets, and CSA's. One lucky raffle winner will win a free Eco Metro Guide!
Earth Box - Our maintenance-free, award-winning, high-tech growing system controls soil conditions, eliminates guesswork and more than doubles the yield of a conventional garden-with less fertilizer, less water and virtually no effort.
Funk Town Farm - We are Funk Town Farm, a community garden located in the area known to locals as “funk town” in East Oakland. The garden was started in 2008 behind 219 East 15th Street at 3rd Avenue and two blocks up from Lake Merrit.
Regeneration Church - Regeneration Church has graciously offered its building for this community event. Regeneration is a group of believers in Jesus Christ who desire peace, well being, and opportunity for the people of Oakland. Regen believes in caring for creation and caring for its neighbors and is active in improving its neighborhood through community gardening, feeding the homeless, Tae Kwon Do classes for youth, and supporting neighborhood groups.
If you or your organization would like to participate as a volunteer, vendor or sponsor, contact Betsy Johnson, betsy.tyler@gmail.com
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