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08/31/2023

We want to send a special shout out to our wonderful CSA volunteers. You're the heart of this program and we're truly grateful for your dedication. We couldn’t do it without you. Our community supported agriculture (CSA) program is truly a community supported effort. Our (CSA) thrives on the collective support of our incredible community of our hardworking farmers and farm workers who bring fresh produce to our Oakland CSA hub, to our volunteers who rise early and work together seamlessly.

They take on the essential tasks of grouping and organizing crops into bags, meticulously ensuring weights and quantities are balanced for fair distribution, and arranging delicate items with the utmost care to prevent any mishaps. Their dedication extends to loading these bags into boxes, ready for delivery to our CSA members' doorsteps, or for the personal touch of in-person pickup, always accompanied by a warm smile :)

Thank you CSA for making dozens of satisfied CSA members have access to Legacy Foods grown by California Black Farmers.

To become a part of our CSA community, sign up through the link in our bio. If you're interested in volunteering with our CSA team, please reach out via email to [email protected].

08/03/2023

Join our CSA 🐝

What makes our CSA truly special is that it features Legacy Food crops grown by Black farmers. These crops represent the incredible tradition and ingenuity of Black farmers throughout our agrarian history. By supporting our Summer/Fall CSA program, you are not only promoting sustainable agriculture but also helping to carry this important legacy forward.

We’re grateful for your continued support of Farms to Grow, and we look forward to sharing this season's harvest with you!

Join through the 🔗 link in our bio 👨🏿‍🌾👩🏾‍🌾🧑🏽‍🌾

07/14/2023

Exciting news!

Freedom Farmers' Market will open on Saturday, August 12th! This year marks our 10th anniversary as more than just a place to buy fresh, local food grown by Black farmers. Freedom Farmers’ Market is a community hub inspired by the farmers' dedication to healthy land, community, and preserving traditional Legacy Food crops.

Founded in 2013 by cultural anthropologist and filmmaker Dr. Gail Myers, Freedom Farmers’ Market is named after the courageous freedom fighter, Fannie Lou Hamer and her Freedom Farm.
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We appreciate your patience this year, as our farmers faced climate challenges due to heavy rain from December 2022 to mid-May, causing a delay in planting and harvest. However, this means we're opening the season with an exciting watermelon eating contest!

So save the date, Saturday August 12th, and spread the word! It's going to be a lovely celebration of delicious food, community, and the hard work of our incredible Black farmers. Don't miss out!

07/13/2023

Come work with us! Oakland Bloom is recruiting a program director to join our sweet community, and lead our work with migrant/BIPOC chefs launching their own food businesses - apply by July 31. More information on our website (see link in bio): www.oaklandbloom.org

05/05/2023

Greetings, Bay Area friends and family ☀️🌻 Farms to Grow is excited to announce our Summer CSA program featuring Legacy Food crops grown by Black farmers!
Our CSA program provides you with a bi-weekly share of Legacy Food crops straight from California Black farmers. By signing up for our Summer CSA, you'll not only receive a diverse selection of fruits and vegetables, but you'll also be supporting Black farmers who are preserving our agricultural heritage and continuing the legacy of their ancestors. 🌱

We take pride in promoting sustainable agriculture and food justice, and our Summer CSA program is an important part of that mission. By joining our CSA program, you'll have access to farm-fresh produce that is not only delicious but also deeply rooted in the history and culture of our community.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to support Black farmers and enjoy the freshest and healthiest produce available! Sign up for our Summer CSA program today! 🌞🍓🍆

04/07/2023

Join our team!

Oakland Bloom is excited to announce that we are hiring a Program Director, to lead strategy and work advancing our initiatives with working-class BIPOC and migrant chefs passionate to launch their own food businesses.

FInd out more about this position and apply at oaklandbloom.org/get-involved

03/13/2023

Join me and help make a difference, please give today. Join me in supporting real change. You can be part of the ANV community and support the empowering and life-changing programs we offer. Just a small donation will go a long way toward urban farming, providing healthy food to our East Oak...

02/09/2023

Have you ever wanted to join your local Community Supported Agriculture? Now is your chance🍓 Acta Non Verbas's BeetBox CSA is offering 20% off to all CSA sign ups and orders this month.
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It's especially important to share the history of the CSA in order to highlight that Black and Indigenous people have been pioneers in creating sustainable and just systems that we are still trying to achieve today. One introduction of CSA models began with Dr. Booker T Whately, who believed in regenerating not just the soil, but also the livelihoods of Black Farmers. He developed a system where members could pay a membership fee to farms and get fresh and local produce, while also supporting farms and farmers directly and long term. Today, this idea has motivated and become understood as a CSA.

By supporting the ANV BeetBox CSA, your dollars are not only going into purchasing local, delicious, and sustainably grown fruits and vegetables, but many other things. Our program specifically works with small, family farmers of color and pays them a equitable and greater price for the nutrition and care they provide to our community as farmers and people. We also transfer any proceeds that are made into savings accounts for Oakland and ANV youth who participate in ANV programs. At ANV, we believe in uplifting and inspiring. Deeds Not Words! 💗🌱

07/26/2022

One of our collectives at Omni, Acta Non Verba is hiring a Community Supported Agriculture CSA coordinator!🌈

Send your resume over to [email protected]
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07/16/2022

We support Tierras Milperas!

Tierras Milperas is a campesino-led organization stewarding 7 community
gardens in Watsonville. They are now
facing an unjust eviction from the land they've stewarded for over a decade.

The pending eviction will go into effect on August 1 displacing 46 families
from the community garden at the peak of the growing season.

One of Tierras Milperas’ core principles is to create sanctuaries for farmworker families who experience a disproportionate lack of safety in their workplaces. 95% of Tierras Milperas’
membership are farmworkers and the group considers its gardens as venues of relief where respect is a fundamental value.

This eviction is an outright attack on their community. So far Bishop Lucinda Ashby and Watsonville’s All Saints/Cristo Rey Episcopal Church have been unresponsive and refused to explain why they are choosing to displace almost 50 families despite a lease that was signed through 2026.

Please help spread the word and share this widely.

Let Bishop Ashby know that we are watching and Tierra Milperas are our community!

07/09/2022

share with your friends and families🌿 gift an abundant CSA to a loved one this summer🧚🏽
and don’t forget to use code “Summer22BeetBox” for 15% off to make it happen🐞💕

email [email protected] for any questions or more info on CSA options💓 We’re always happy to share :) 🌱

Have a lovely weekend y’all 🌷

07/05/2022

06/16/2022

06/02/2022

Hello Community! Here’s a picture from one of produce bags!! we love packing different organic fruits and veggies every week that are ethically sourced from other local farms and our very own local gardens around Richmond! We encourage you all to sign up if you haven’t to receive fresh, organic, pesticide free produce delivered straight to your door, or at any of our pick up locations! CSA crew is always happy to assist you in any we can! Hope the mulberries have been tasty!! It’s stone fruit time ✨ urbantilth.csaware.com