Calendar


Feb
3
Sat
2018
Project Pick on a Roll
Feb 3 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Project Pick on a Roll

Come and pick this Saturday afternoon! It’s a great way to meet your neighbors and fellow volunteers! And your efforts feed hungry families and help reduce food waste!

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.

We will bring picking equipment.

Thank you!

 

Feb
10
Sat
2018
The Plant Exchange Fundraising Plant Sale
Feb 10 @ 9:30 am – 2:00 pm

Find the perfect Valentine’s Day gift at our special plant sale on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 9am – 1:30pm. We have a large variety of lush indoor plants and beautiful pots. All proceeds go towards keeping the Plant Exchange free and open to the public. See photos and flyer at http://theplantexchange.com/fundraising-sale/

Gardening 101 with Jeff Bridge
Feb 10 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Stay from 2-4pm for Gardening 101: Everything You Need to Know as a Beginner Gardener taught by Jeff Bridge of Ploughshares Nursery. You will learn how to: choose soil, watering tricks, avoid common mistakes, and the basics of fertilization. Bring your questions and garden conundrums for Jeff to answer after the demonstration. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door.

Feb
17
Sat
2018
Project Pick – Building Community One Lemon at a Time!
Feb 17 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Hi Gleaners,

Still have a few citrus trees to be picked. The Alameda Food Bank is very happy with all the fresh organic fruit we’ve been bringing in.

Let me know if you can join us on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 17 and I’ll send the location details.

Thank you for everything you do!

 

Mar
17
Sat
2018
Project Pick – Helping in Your Community
Mar 17 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Project Pick - Helping in Your Community

Come and pick this Saturday afternoon! It’s a great way to meet your neighbors and fellow volunteers! And your efforts feed hungry families and help reduce food waste!

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.

We will bring picking equipment.

Thank you!

 

Apr
21
Sat
2018
2018 Alameda Earth Day Festival @ Washington Park
Apr 21 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Come and visit our booth at the 2018 Alameda Earth Day Festival! We’ll have fun activities for children, educational items for adults, and tomato starts for sale!

Apr
29
Sun
2018
Project Pick – All Call to Pick Oranges
Apr 29 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Hi pickers!

It’s been a while, but we finally got an all call to pick oranges and possibly lemons and tangerines.

Please let me know if you are available (no need to respond if you are not):

Sunday, April 29, from 1-3PM

I’ll let you know the location when you reply to info@alamedabackyardgrowers.org or call 510-239-7425.

Thank you!

Jillian Saxty
Project Pick Coordinator

PS Be sure to visit our Alameda Backyard Growers booth this Saturday at the Alameda Earth Day Festival!

May
12
Sat
2018
Intro to Urban Permaculture
May 12 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Permi-curious? Hear stories from real, on the ground, projects showing ways we can meet our needs while being beneficial to all life. Hear stories about Permaculture design. If you love good food, regenerative farming, natural building, community building, renewable energy and are curious about a design system that ties it all together then come check out this free introduction.

We’ll discuss practical ways you can use permaculture design in your life to grow your own healthy food, harvest and clean your own water, build your own home, transition your career, reduce your carbon footprint and increase your carbon rootprint while building lasting, quality community relationships with people that share your values.

Taught by David Cody of the Urban Permaculture Institute. To learn more about permaculture design trainings in the SF Bay Area, visit the Urban Permaculture Institute at www.UPISF.com.

May
18
Fri
2018
Dinner and Tour at the Food Shift Kitchen @ The Food Shift Kitchen
May 18 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Dinner and Tour at the Food Shift Kitchen @ The Food Shift Kitchen | Alameda | California | United States

Happy Earth Month! What are you doing to show the earth some love? Food Shift invites you to join us on May 18th to learn how you can help reduce wasted food to create healthy communities and a healthy planet.

In the U.S. 40% of the food produced is wasted, and if food waste were a country, it would be the third largest emitter of green house gases. By recovering food, we are saving Earth’s precious resources that would have been wasted and the harmful greenhouse gases emitted in disposal. Last year Food Shift recovered 35,000 lbs of food, which is equivalent to the carbon footprint of driving accross the United States 10 times!

We are connecting the dots between wasted food and the contradictory fact that 1 in 7 people are food insecure in the U.S. and many face high barriers to employment. Food Shift sees these interconnected problems as an opportunity to create a scalable and replicable model that integrates education, environmental sustainability, and workforce development as part of a holistic vision for healthy communities and individuals. This is the vision of The Food Shift Kitchen.

Tour The Food Shift Kitchen and enjoy a delicious vegetarian buffet meal made from recovered produce. All proceeds from the event go directly to supporting Food Shift’s efforts to recover more food, feed more people, and create more jobs.

Capacity is limited, purchase tickets soon.

May
19
Sat
2018
The Urban Farm Table @ Alameda Point Collaborative
May 19 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

This 19th of May, APC invites you to eat, celebrate, and advocate for a great cause at the Alameda Point Collaborative Farm. Give extra meaning to words strength, home, and growth.

APC will be hosting its annual fundraiser on May 19th from 1pm to 3pm. This farm to table experience will happen in the center of APCs 2 acre urban farm and, will include a completely organic and sustainable meal prepared with produce sourced directly from the farm.

Alameda Point Collaborative hosts this unique and elevated fundraiser ever year to raise funds for its residents living within its supportive housing community on the decommissioned Naval Base at Alameda Point. With every dollar raised, APC is given more support in its mission against fighting homelessness and poverty.

So, we ask that you join us for a beautiful meal on the farm and open your hearts to the beautiful community that is APC. May 21st, give the gift of strength, home and kindness at Alameda Point Collaboratives Urban Farm to Table Luncheon.