Two of ABG's goals are to provide information about, and increase involvement in, urban food growing, reaching out to the community of the City of Alameda to empower them to grow their own food. Below are a variety of resources you may find helpful. ABG is not responsible for the content of external websites nor for the quality or appropriateness of the products and services that may be provided by any of the persons or organizations listed below.
Local Resources
To be eligible for posting here, resources must provide services or products directly related to growing food and available to residents of the city of Alameda, and their principal location must be physically located in the nine county San Francisco Bay Area. You can request to be added to this page by emailing: info@alamedabackyardgrowers.com Please provide your Business Name, Business Phone, Email and Website Address (if applicable).
Free Compost
Free compost is available at the Bay Area Makerfarm. Read more here.
Gardening and Pruning Services
Backyard Permaculture Guild - info@backyardpermaculture.com
Kyle Suronen the 'Canopy Cat' - Tel. 510-479-5191 - kylesuronen@gmail.com
Evelyn Borchert Aesthetic Pruning - Tel. 510-926-5421 - https://artisticpruning.com/
Local Nurseries
East Bay Wilds - 2777 Foothill Blvd, Oakland
Encinal Nursery - 2057 Encinal Ave, Alameda
Native Here Nursery - 101 Golf Course Dr, Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley
Ploughshares Nursery - 2701 Main St, Alameda
Related Organizations
- Alameda County Master Gardeners
- Alameda Food Bank
- Alameda County Beekeepers Association
- Alameda County Community Food Bank
- Alameda County 'All In' - the New War on Poverty
- Alameda Point Collaborative's Farm2Market CSA
- Climate Action for a Sustainable Alameda
- Food Shift Kitchen
- StopWaste
- The Xerces Society (invertebrate conservation - including pollinators)
CASA (Climate Action for a Sustainable Alameda) Checklist
Everyone can make a difference fighting climate change!
Press Sources for Food Issues
- CivilEats - Promoting Critical Thought on Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
Local Community Organizations Helping Grow and Share Food
Alameda
Alameda Point Collaborative's Farm2Market CSA
Oakland
Double 'O' G - Original Organic Gardener
San Leandro
Tri-City Area (Fremont, Newark, Union City)
Find a Gleaning or Food Recovery Organization in Your Area
Click here for the list from Village Harvest of harvesting/gleaning organizations in California.
Click here for the list from Food Forward of harvesting/gleaning organizations in California.
Adding to this list:
Berkeley Mutual Aid Gleaning Program - Volunteers pick and transport it for you to the food pantry of your choice.
Berkeley Food Pantry - Uses an innovative, community-centered approach to food sourcing and distribution, providing easy and convenient access to healthy, high-quality free food for people who need it (including students at UC Berkeley).
ForestR - Glean in Castro Valley and deliver to Dig Deep Farm's Food Hub and Community Cupboard.
Oakland Gleaners - Our Oakland neighbors have their own gleaning program! Please contact them if you live in Oakland.
New Garden Farms - Helping people grow food and donate extra to the local food bank near Newark, CA (Tri-City Area)
Tri-City Food Bank and Thrift Store - Accepts fresh produce from backyards near Fremont, CA
Village Harvest - Has volunteers who harvest fruit in the greater San Jose area and has a great map and list of Bay Area food drop off locations
White Pony Express - Welcomes food donations by appointment in the Pleasant Hill area.