Edible East Bay, May 23, 2022 Got a fruit tree in your backyard? Then you’ll know how plentiful the harvest can be! It’s not a surprise that fruit often goes uneaten as many owners are too busy or physically unable to harvest. Others simply have more than they can possibly […]
by Karin K. Jensen on News Break According to Cindy Houts, Executive Director of the Alameda Food Bank (AFB), hunger was already a growing problem in our relatively prosperous community before the pandemic hit. Once Covid-19 arrived, the need multiplied. AFB reports that they are serving ten times the number […]
Alameda Sun – Thursday, December 10, 2020 by Cindy Houts, Executive Director of the Alameda Food Bank It’s become fashionable to deride 2020 as “annus horribilis” but I prefer to see it as a near biblical test of Alameda’s resolve and resiliency to which we have responded admirably. In my […]
In a recent article on ApartmentTherapy.com, ‘Why Alameda, California Is One of the Coolest Suburbs in America‘, Alameda Backyard Growers gets a great mention! Favorite house/garden walk: Alameda Backyard Growers. In addition to picking backyard fruits and veggies and donating that homegrown produce to the Alameda Food Bank, this network […]
