We are sad to mark the passing of our friend Pat Potter. Alameda Backyard Growers first met Pat as the very first Project Tree recipient in late 2016, when we helped her plant a White Genoa fig tree in her yard. She was a big fan of milkweed and Monarch butterflies, and loved to tend to an array of pollinator plants in her large, rather meadow-like back yard.
Pat was an effervescent soul, a voracious reader, and an ardent advocate for the environment. Maintaining a sustainable lifestyle came naturally to Pat, and she often preferred to use her bicycle rather than her car around town. As a member of All Rise Alameda, she hosted letter/postcard writing parties at her home. She also devoted a considerable amount of time to volunteering for CASA and BikeWalk Alameda. And it should surprise no one who knew Pat that – in a whimsical nod to her love for two-wheel transport – a bicycle horn served as her doorbell.
Pat made a difference in her world and we will miss her.
