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May Events
Second Saturday Tours at City Slicker Farms
What beautiful weather! This is the perfect time to join us on the farm -- to see how we grow food and learn more about our approach to gardening and farming in West Oakland. We’ll visit our newest community market farm at Fitzgerald and Union Plaza Parks -- you'll meet our flock of chickens, check out the farm design, and have your questions about City Slicker Farms answered. You’ll also be joined by like-minded individuals who want to learn more about what we do at City Slicker Farms and why we do it.
WHEN: Saturday, May 12th at 1PM (tours are every second Saturday of the month)
WHERE: Fitzgerald and Union Plaza Parks / 34th and Peralta Sts, Oakland, CA
Suggested Donation: $10 (collected at the tour)
Light snacks and beverages will be served. Comfortable shoes and dress are encouraged.
A reservation is required. Please reserve your spot by emailing Anna La at an...@cityslickerfarms.org. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact us at 510-763-4241 or by email at an...@cityslickerfarms.org.
Become a Backyard Garden Mentor
City Slicker Farms Backyard Garden Program assists low-income West Oakland residents who lack access to fresh, healthy foods by building edible gardens in their backyard. Garden mentors provide each participant with quarterly follow-up visits for two years, which include technical assistance, seedlings and supplies.
Garden mentors are partnered with one or more families to provide follow-up assistance so that participants can build the skills to grow and prepare their own organic produce. Garden mentors commit to mentoring at least one family for at least a year and to attending quarterly garden mentor meetings.
Come learn about the program and how to be a garden mentor by attending one of the information sessions below.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 16th from 6:00 - 8:00pm OR Saturday, May 19th from 10:00am - 12:00pm
WHERE: Ralph Bunche Nursery / 1240 18th Street, Oakland, CA
RSVP to: (510) 763-4241 or b...@cityslickerfarms.org
Th e Essential Urban Farmer - it's here!
Join City Slicker Farms in a hometown celebration of The Essential Urban Farmer, from Oakland’s very own urban farming experts, Novella Carpenter and Willow Rosenthal. Come ask the authors your most pressing farming questions; hear from members of the leading Bay Area agricultural organizations; mingle with fellow Bay Area farmers (and friends of farmers); and eat, drink, and be merry - Oakland-style. This event is FREE and all proceeds from book and food sales will go to support City Slicker Farms and its food justice efforts in West Oakland.
WHEN: May 31, 2012 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm
WHERE: First Unitarian Church of Oakland / 685 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
RSVP: is required. Please do so by emailing Anna at an...@cityslickerfarms.org with the subject line: RSVP – Essential Urban Farmer.
Featuring:
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A presentation and Q&A with the authors (plus get your book signed!)
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A chance to speak with members of the Bay Area’s leading agricultural organizations
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Libations from New Belgium Brewing Company
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Delectable bites from a local chef
We look forward to seeing you this month. Thank you for being a part of the City Slicker Farms community!
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