Calendar


Apr
22
Sat
2017
Compost 101 @ Ploughshares Nursery
Apr 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Learn how to dry and worm compost.

May
13
Sat
2017
Planting for Success @ Ploughshares Nursery
May 13 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Learn how to properly plant and care for large specimen fruit trees and ornamental plants.

May
27
Sat
2017
Intermediate Container Gardening @ Ploughshares Nursery
May 27 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Learn the nuances of caring for established edible and ornamental container gardens.

Oct
29
Sun
2017
Project Pick – Volunteers Needed
Oct 29 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Hi Pickers,

Apologies for the short notice! We have some apples and persimmons that need picking. If you come you’ll get to see our new Project Pick van! Let me know if you can join us for part or all of the time and I’ll sending joining details.

FYI – new volunteers will have to sign a waiver which I will have with me.

Please bring gardening gloves (if you have them), a hat, water and closed shoes.

We offer fruit to the tree owner, and we can take some, the rest all goes to the Alameda Food Bank.

Please call 510-239-PICK if you have any questions.

The meeting place will be given when you RSVP here.

Nov
18
Sat
2017
Apples, persimmons and grapefruit!
Nov 18 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Since this coming Saturday, Nov. 18 promises to be dry, and we won’t pick over Thanksgiving weekend, please let me know if you are available in the afternoon to pick (from 2 – 4 PM).

Please only email info@alamedabackyardgrowers.org if you ARE available. I’ll let you know the addresses with your reply.

Thanks!

Jillian Saxty

Project Pick Coordinator

Dec
10
Sun
2017
Last Pick of 2017!
Dec 10 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Hi Gleaners,

We are scheduling a pick for Sunday afternoon, Dec. 10,  starting at 2PM. We’ll have two orange trees, and possibly a persimmon.

Look forward to hearing back from you if you CAN make it, and I’ll supply the address(es). Please email info@alamedabackyardgrowers.org if you can help.

A heartfelt thank you to the core group of pickers who have been so helpful and dedicated this year (you know who you are).

We will have some new guidelines for volunteers of Project Pick in 2018 – so stay tuned.

Thank you!

Jillian Saxty

Project Pick Coordinator

Jan
11
Thu
2018
Movie – Evolution of Organic @ Rhythmix Cultural Works
Jan 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Kick-off a Year of Sustainable Gardening!

Join Alameda Backyard Growers at 7PM on January 11, 2018 at Rhythmix Cultural Works for a screening of filmmaker Mark Kitchell’s new film: Evolution of Organic.

This is the story of organic agriculture, told by those who built the movement. A motley crew of back-to-the-landers, spiritual seekers and farmers’ sons and daughters reject chemical farming and set out to explore organic alternatives. It’s a heartfelt journey of change, from a small band of rebels to a cultural transformation in the way we grow and eat food. By now organic has gone mainstream, split into an industry oriented toward bringing organic to all people and a movement that has realized a vision of sustainable agriculture. It’s the most popular and successful outgrowth of the environmental impulse of the last fifty years.

Watch the trailer here.

Jan
14
Sun
2018
First Pick of 2018
Jan 14 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
First Pick of 2018

Let’s get 2018 off to a great start and surpass last year’s level of 2800 lbs of fresh backyard fruit delivered to the Alameda Food Bank! What a great way to celebrate our Year of Sustainable Gardening!

We have 4 trees (lemons and oranges) to pick this weekend and more on our waiting list for the next pick. Citrus season has arrived.

Please let me know if you are available and I will send the meeting point information.

Bring gardening gloves and water. A hat and eye protection is also recommended.

Thank you!

 

Jan
20
Sat
2018
Quick Pick
Jan 20 @ 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Quick Pick

Quick pick for this Saturday afternoon before the rains start! We’ll have oranges and lemons.

Please let me know if you are available and I will send the meeting point information.

Bring gardening gloves and water. A hat and eye protection is also recommended.

Thank you!

 

Jan
28
Sun
2018
Fruit Tree Pruning with Jeremy Watts @ Ploughshares Nursery
Jan 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

We can increase production, improve appearance, and insure overall health of our fruit trees with dormant-season pruning. Learn how and when to cut back your trees for maximum food production, as well as the basics of water-retention, pest management and tool maintenance.

Jeremy is the founder of Edible Ecology, a permaculture-based landscaping company in the East Bay.
He has studied fruit tree care extensively and enjoys sharing his knowledge with others.
Learn more about Edible Ecology at edibleecology.net