Calendar


Oct
13
Sat
2018
October Pick
Oct 13 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Hi Pickers,

Hope you can make it Saturday, October 13 from 2 – 4PM. There’s bound to be a wonderful mixture of ripe fruit to pick!

Please let me know and I’ll advise joining instructions.

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

Thanks!

Jillian Saxty
Project Pick Coordinator

Oct
16
Tue
2018
Fruit Tree Selection @ Rhythmix Cultural Works
Oct 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Many fruit trees grow well in Alameda, and winter is a great time to plant a new fruit tree.  Join us as Marla Koss and Birgitt Evans share their extensive knowledge and experience in raising fruit trees in Alameda.  They’ll demystify which trees work well here, which don’t, and why; why root stock is important; size considerations; and how to understand and work with chill hour requirements; and more. 

About our Speakers:  
Birgitt Evans has grown her own food on a large scale for the past 25 years and created a successful garden and nursery business.  She is passionate about growing and raising food and seeks to encourage and educate others so they can also share the benefits of fresh, healthy, homegrown food. She is an Alameda County Master Gardener and is presently the Alameda Backyard Growers president.  
Marla Koss has thirty-plus years of backyard mistakes and triumphs in Alameda and deep knowledge of fruit tree growing in Alameda.  In 2016 Marla helped design and implement Project Tree in partnership with The Alameda Sun, and continues to help shape its mission to plant more trees in Alameda.

Nov
3
Sat
2018
Fall Fruit Mix
Nov 3 @ 2:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Hi Pickers,

Orange is the new green! We have oranges and persimmons this Saturday, Nov. 3 from 2 – 4:30PM.

Please let me know if you CAN come and help us pick, and I will let you know the joining location.

Please bring gloves, a hat and water.

Thank you!

Jillian Saxty

Project Pick Coordinator

 

Nov
15
Thu
2018
Come Grow with Us – Volunteer with ABG @ Rhythmix Cultural Works
Nov 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm

Alameda Backyard Growers (ABG) is growing and we need your help to keep up with our success! Formed in 2010 and incorporated in 2013, ABG is a community of gardeners who enjoy growing our own food, sharing it with our neighbors and helping others learn how to grow and preserve their own food.

Please Join Us at our Special Volunteer Event: Come Grow With Us! Find out more about our volunteer opportunities, please join our mailing list and attend our Volunteer Orientation.

WHEN: Thursday November 15th at 7PM

WHERE: Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave, Alameda, CA 94501, USA

To reserved your space at this FREE event, click here.

As a part of our mission, we harvest and donate to the Alameda Food Bank backyard fruit that would otherwise go to waste, more than 12 tons to date! We also host monthly classes, workshops and film screenings to educate, inform and strengthen our community of growers and pickers. We have developed special projects such as Project Tree, in which we provide subsidized trees to Alameda residents and schools and the Stop Food Waste Challenge where we help households save both money and the planet by reducing household food waste.

People love what we are doing. The Alameda Food Bank loves what we are doing. We’d like you to join with us to meet the need! By joining with us, you will meet wonderful people, grow community and grow yourself as well.

We have volunteer opportunities for all. Whether you want to get up in front of a room full of people, glean fruit or work from home (or something in between!), we have opportunities for you to contribute to ABG and help us grow stronger and reach more people.

Find a task that meets your time and interests. Come Grow With Us!

Nov
27
Tue
2018
Rain Water Harvesting @ Rhythmix Cultural Works
Nov 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

With Natalie Kilmer of the mini-farm consulting business The Little Acre. Natalie leads hands-on workshops with Greywater Action.

Note: This meeting is one week later than our normal meeting schedule.

 

Dec
1
Sat
2018
Alameda Greywater System Tour
Dec 1 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Want to see rainwater and greywater systems in real life in Alameda? ABG has organized a tour of four Alameda sites that use rainwater and/or greywater to irrigate their gardens on Saturday December 1, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. Register for the tour to receive the address of the sites. Hope to see you there!

Dec
8
Sat
2018
Last Pick of 2018?
Dec 8 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Hi Pickers!

Thank you for all your help this year! To date we’ve picked and delivered 3,845 lbs to the Alameda Food Bank (and 39 lbs of figs to Food Shift Kitchen). Well done!

We have one more pick scheduled in 2018 – on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 2PM. We need more trees for this pick, so please tell your friends and neighbors with trees laden with extra fruit to contact us.

Please let us know if are able to help pick by emailing info@alamedabackyardgrowers.org and I will let you know where to meet up.

Meanwhile – Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Dec
11
Tue
2018
No December Meeting
Dec 11 @ 1:44 am – 2:44 am

No ABG meeting in December.

Dec
15
Sat
2018
The REAL last pick of 2018!
Dec 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
The REAL last pick of 2018!

The wave of citrus tree picking requests is beginning to hit, so we’re squeezing in one more pick in 2018!

Please join us, bring gardening gloves (if you have them), a hat and water. The meeting location will be provided when you let me know that you CAN make this pick.

Thank you!

Happy Holidays!

Jillian

Jan
6
Sun
2019
New Year Pick – CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN
Jan 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
New Year Pick - CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN

CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN

Well we’ve rung in the New Year and the citrus is flowing in! HELP!

I’m scheduling our first 2019 pick for this Sunday, Jan. 6 from 10-12 noon. We’re trying to squeeze in some picking between rain showers over the weekend.
 
Please let me know 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