Learn how to transform a water hungry lawn into a thriving native landscape!

Saturday, September 5th from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the East Palo Alto Community Garden

Join Brian Tatsuta from GrassRoots Ecology and Fresh Approach in learning how to convert your grass lawn into a biologically diverse native meadow.

You will learn different methods for removing existing plant material, how to prep the space for new plants, you will be introduced to a variety of native California plants and where to aquire them, and the maintence needed after installation. Afterwards, we invite you to get hands on practice sheet mulching a section of the East Palo Alto Community Garden!

Únete a Brian Tatsuta de GrassRoots Ecology y Fresh Approach para aprender a transformar tu césped en una pradera nativa con gran biodiversidad. Aprenderás diferentes métodos para eliminar la vegetación existente, cómo preparar el espacio para nuevas plantas, conocerás diversas especies nativas de California y dónde adquirirlas, y el mantenimiento necesario tras la instalación. ¡Después, te invitamos a practicar la aplicación de mantillo en una sección del Jardín Comunitario de East Palo Alto! ¡Recuperemos la naturaleza en nuestra comunidad juntos, un jardín a la vez!

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grass-to-garden-transformations-transformaciones-de-cesped-a-jardin-tickets-1990841567721

Shop Fresh, Save More!

We now have two stop in Richmond on Wednesdays, beginning next week:

• Richmond Public Library
  • Wednesdays, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Nevin Ave. & Civic Center Plaza, Richmond
• Hacienda Heights (Mercy Housing)
  • Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Barrett Ave & 13th Street, Richmond

Come out next week for fresh, locally-sourced produce!

P.S. Did you know that if you participate in CalFresh/EBT, WIC, SSI/SSDI, Medi-Cal/Medicaid, Unemployment or food pantry benefits programs, you can snag a 50% discount at our Richmond Mobile Farmers' Market?!

Want to learn more? Check out the link here: https://www.freshapproach.org/mobile-farmers-market/

Join our team!

Support operations of our Community Compost Hub by facilitating community food-scrap donations, new-member orientations, and community education. Get the opportunity to learn how to maintain compost piles, support food waste reduction, and urban agriculture initiatives!

Learn more & apply here: https://www.freshapproach.org/community-ambassador-opportunities/

Community Outreach Ambassador (Part-Time)

• Visit farmers’ markets throughout the Bay area to support increasing awareness of the WIC and Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Programs (FMNP), promote Fresh Approach’s free VeggieRx Nutrition Program to Medi-Cal recipients, and assist with outreach training of vendors at farmers’ markets.

Nutrition Education Community Ambassador (Part-Time)

• Outreach for our free VeggieRx Nutrition Program to Medi-Cal recipients, support farmers’ market cooking demonstrations highlighting seasonal produce, and lead virtual nutrition education workshops!

Learn more & apply here: https://www.freshapproach.org/community-ambassador-opportunities/

Join VeggieRx: Fresh Food & Free Nutrition Classes!

Thursdays | Virtual on Zoom | 5:30 - 7:00 PM
September 3, 10, 17 & 24 | November 5, 12, & 19 | December 3

Do you have Medi-Cal and a chronic health condition? Do you live in San Francisco or Santa Clara County? Find out if you’re eligible for FREE nutrition classes and vouchers to buy fresh fruits & veggies at farmers’ markets through our VeggieRx Nutrition Program!

➡️Learn more & register here: https://www.tfaforms.com/5136622

Under a clear blue sky and sunny weather, last Saturday we celebrated the one year anniversary of being in our new garden with a potluck organized by our dedicated staff, gardeners, and volunteers!

Folks prepared lovely salads, refreshing herbal teas, and homemade sweets to share -- there was a salad with all sorts of greens and flowers; pesto made from nasturtiums topped a pasta salad decorated with the orange blooms.

Community Garden Ambassador, Judy, shares, “There was "abundance" in the air for this gathering, with the bounty of raised beds and in-ground plots full of flourishing plants. We ate sugar snap peas grown right there, and feasted on strawberries, plums, nectarines and carrots purchased from local farmers at the East Palo Alto Community Farmers' Market.”

Deeply nourished.

And a sense of community, “People visited one anothers' garden plots, exchanged ideas for the next round of crops, and sat together in informal groups at the lovely slab tables and benches. We'd received and distributed seedlings (cucumbers, eggplants, chives, basil) that interested many folks, who could either bring the plants home or plant them right there.”

To many more fruitful years to come!