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Jan
11
Fri
2019
Special Film Event – Modified @ Rhythmix Cultural Works
Jan 11 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Join Alameda Backyard Growers as we present the movie ‘Modified’.

WHEN: January 11, 2019
WHERE: Rhythmix Cultural Works from 6:30 – 9PM

In the award-winning new documentary ‘Modified’, the filmmaker and her mother embark on a very personal and poignant investigative journey to find out why genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not labeled on food products in the United States and Canada, despite being labeled in 64 countries around the world. Interweaving the personal and the political, the film is anchored in the filmmaker’s relationship to her mom, a gardener and food activist who battled cancer during the film’s production. Their intimate mother-daughter quest for answers, fuelled by a shared love of food, reveals the extent to which the agribusiness industry controls our food policies, making a strong case for a more transparent and sustainable food system. A visual celebration of family legacy and the love of food, cooking, and gardening. An official selection at over 40 international film festivals. Winner of 11 awards, including 4 Audience Favorite Awards.

Here is a link to the trailer.

 

Jan
19
Sat
2019
Citrus Tsunami Pick
Jan 19 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Citrus Tsunami Pick

We’re getting loads of requests for picking citrus trees.

I’m re-scheduling our first 2019 pick for this Saturday, Jan. 19 from 2 – 4PM.
 
Please let me know only if you ARE available and I will advise the meeting location.
 
As usual, you should bring gardening gloves, water and a hat (for some head/eye protection).
 
Thank you!
 
Jillian Saxty
ABG Project Pick Coordinator
Jan
26
Sat
2019
Project Tree Phase 2 @ Rhythmix Cultural Works
Jan 26 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Phase 2 – Starts January 26, 2019

Winter is a great time to plant a tree, and we want to help you plant one. In Project Tree Phase 2, the Alameda Sun and Alameda Backyard Growers have teamed up to offer Alameda residents training on tree planting and care, together with a coupon good for $25 off the price of a tree purchased at Encinal Nursery or Ploughshares Nursery.

Coupons can be picked up at the next Project Tree workshop, on Saturday January 26, 10:30 AM to Noon at Rhythmix Cultural Works. Coupons are valid from January 26 to June 30, 2019. Proof of City of Alameda residency will be required (a recent utility bill, driver’s license, car registration, property tax receipt, posted mail or bank statement with name and address of the applicant). The supply of coupons is limited to one coupon per Alameda resident. Restrictions and limitations apply as stated on the coupon. The workshop will provide information on choosing a tree, proper tree placement, planting and general care. Online tree care information will also be available for free downloading. For more information email us at info@alamedabackyardgrowers.org with “Project Tree” in the subject line.

Thank you to the Alameda Sun for helping make this possible.

Feb
2
Sat
2019
February Pick
Feb 2 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
February Pick

2019 looks to be another successful year as the picking requests keep coming in!

Please let me know if you ARE available to pick on Saturday, February 2 between 2 – 4PM by emailing info@alamedabackyardgrowers.org.

Bring gardening gloves if you have them, a hat and water.

Thank you!

Jillian Saxty
ABG Project Pick Coordinator

Feb
17
Sun
2019
February Fruit Flow
Feb 17 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
February Fruit Flow

Let’s keep the citrus fruit flowing!

Please let me know if you ARE available to pick on Sunday, February 17 between 2 – 4PM by emailing info@alamedabackyardgrowers.org.

Bring gardening gloves if you have them, a hat and water.

Thank you for all your help! You should be proud of yourselves for helping the hungry!

Jillian Saxty
ABG Project Pick Coordinator

Feb
24
Sun
2019
Another February Pick
Feb 24 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Hi Gleaners,

We’ll be having another February pick on Sunday, Feb. 24 from 2-4 PM. Holly Johnson will be your fearless leader for this one.

Please let me know if you ARE available (email info@alamedabackyardgrowers.org) and I will send meeting details.

Thanks for helping us push through the citrus tsunami!

Jillian Saxty

Mar
3
Sun
2019
March Madness Pick
Mar 3 @ 2:35 am – 3:35 am
March Madness Pick

As long as the weather holds up, we’ll keep picking!

Please let me know if you ARE available to pick on Sunday, March 3 between 2 – 4PM by emailing info@alamedabackyardgrowers.org.

Bring gardening gloves if you have them, a hat and water.

Thank you for all your help! You are fabulous volunteers!

Jillian Saxty
ABG Project Pick Coordinator

Project Tree Workshop @ Rhythmix Cultural Works
Mar 3 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Project Tree Workshop @ Rhythmix Cultural Works | Alameda | California | United States

Winter is a great time to plant a tree, and we want to help you plant one. In Project Tree, the Alameda Sun newspaper and Alameda Backyard Growers have teamed up to offer Alameda residents training on tree planting and care, together with a coupon good for $25 off the price of a tree purchased at Encinal Nursery or Ploughshares Nursery.

Coupons can be picked up at the next Project Tree workshop, on Sunday, March 3, 1:00 – 3:00 PM at Rhythmix Cultural Works. We will discuss the best trees for Alameda, and how to plant and care for them.

Coupons are valid to June 30, 2019. Proof of City of Alameda residency will be required (a recent utility bill, driver’s license, car registration, property tax receipt, posted mail or bank statement with name and address of the applicant). The supply of coupons is limited to one coupon per Alameda resident, and we only have 20 coupons left. They will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.

Restrictions and limitations apply as stated on the coupon. The workshop will provide information on choosing a tree, proper tree placement, planting and general care. Online tree care information will also be available for free downloading. For more information email us at info@alamedabackyardgrowers.org with “Project Tree” in the subject line.

Thank you to the Alameda Sun for helping make this possible.

Mar
10
Sun
2019
Introduction to Drawdown @ Alameda Free Library
Mar 10 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Presenters: Damian Mason, and two additional CASA members

Reversing Global Warming: Introduction to Drawdown is a 2-hour workshop – open to all – that invites our local Alameda community to see the possibility of reversing global warming and to understand that we each have an important role to play in that process.

Through videos and group activities, presenters will introduce a comprehensive plan to reverse global warming from “Project Drawdown“, a scientific study that identifies 100 solutions which, if implemented together, can begin to not just slow down, but to actually roll back, global warming by 2050.

“Drawdown is that point in time when the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere begins to decline on year-to-year basis.” ~ Project Drawdown

Need more info? Contact: drawdownalameda@gmail.com

Mar
17
Sun
2019
Project Pick – St Paddy Day Pick
Mar 17 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Join us Sunday, March 17, from 2 – 4 PM to pick what will be left of the citrus crop, which has been amazing this year.

Email info@alamedabackyardgrowers.org if you ARE available and we’ll let you know where we’ll be meeting.

Thanks!

Jillian Saxty
ABG Project Pick Coordinator