Thursday, September 24, 2009

City Slicker Farms

City Slicker Farms

West Oakland is blessed with a unique resource, City Slicker Farms. While much of Oakland has an array of supermarkets and farmers markets to get good produce from, West Oakland is largely left with small corner markets and liquor stores. That's where City Slicker Farms comes in. They grow fresh, affordable produce for West Oakland residents.

They also work to empower residents to understand the connection between ecology, environment, and food, and become more self-sufficient by growing their own food. They currently sell fruits, vegetables and honey to West Oakland residents. The last round of Americorps with Habitat for Humanity East Bay worked in their spare time and built a chicken coop, so eggs will eventually be available, too.

awesome looking tomatoes


City Slicker Farms

2 comments:

artemis said...

You can also support City Slicker Farms at this event near Lake Merritt in Oakland tomorrow night:

ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNITY FEAST:
NOURISHING ONE ANOTHER IN ABUNDANCE
An evening of conversation about food justice, sustainability, and how we can help to nourish ourselves and others in prosperous and troubled times. We will talk with neighbors who have found ways to share the abundance of what we have---even when we don't know how much that is. Come learn how to make more of your gifts, to be self-sustaining, and in turn to help feed those in need.

The dinner will include a home-cooked meal, wine, and speakers from City Slickers Farms, Peoples Grocery, St. Mary's and others. Cost of the event is $20. To reserve a seat or a table, email: rsvp -at- stpaulsoakland.org

All proceeds support St. Paul's community service projects, City Slicker Farms & People's Grocery.

Event Info
DATE: Saturday, September 26
TIME: 6 to 8 p.m.
LOCATION: 114 Montecito Avenue, Oakland, CA
COST: $20
RESERVE YOUR SPACE: rsvp -at- stpaulsoakland.org (but you can also apparently walk in)

For more information about the event, visit our website at http://www.stpaulsoakland.org/.

Unknown said...

Excellent! Thanks, artemis. I'll post this so it gets a few more eyeballs.