by Marla Koss January 31, 2024 The Edible Schoolyard in North Berkeley is a magical place. Twenty-five years ago Alice Waters and friends broke ground next to Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, intent on giving students hands-on experience in the wonders of growing food and being nourished by it. […]
by Jillian Saxty, ABG Project Pick Coordinator I read an article in the SF Chronicle on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023 and it struck a nerve. The title was ‘On the joy of feeding your fellow humans’ written by Bob Brody. It made me think of Alameda Backyard Grower’s Project Pick. […]
Farm2Market, part of Alameda Point Collaborative, is a 2-acre farm on the west side of Alameda. Along with growing fruit and vegetables and distributing them through a CSA, Farm2Market, in partnership with FoodShift, runs a grocery rescue program. Each Wednesday, F2M bags 500+ pounds of produce that would otherwise be […]
by Sarah Miller, ABG Board Member February 10, 2022 Interested in regenerative agriculture? Working to end homelessness? Come out to our non-profit farm at the west end of Alameda to help prepare the land for Spring!
by Birgitt Evans, ABG Volunteer Coordinator Last year was a watershed year for ABG with more than 7,000 pounds of gleaned fruit donated to the Alameda Food Bank, an expanded Plant Sale, packed Zoom classes, information packed e-Newsletters and our second annual Plant Swap. In addition, we added five new […]
Alameda Sun, Thursday, March 12, 2020 by Kristen Smeal The history of school gardens dates back to the late 19th century in the United States. When the U.S. entered World War I, Americans were encouraged to utilize land for the sake of food security on a community and national level. […]
