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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!

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
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
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