When I moved in last fall, I got a lot of pleasure from walking past one of the local houses where the dwellers were steadily putting in vegetable beds, remediating the soil, adding AN herb garden and so on. Given that their gardening plot was on the median, it was obvious these folks were doing this as much for political purposes as to harvest lettuce for dinner. Soon after, a sign appeared, offering fresh organic product down the way every Wednesday. I never said hello, but I dug their bike trailer and their energy.
Recently, the outreach began. There was a big gathering, which I missed, then a party and then other neighbors walking there for dinner (carrying ittle bundles of baked goods). Nice.
And then there's the news that these folks are a collective called PhatBeets, they work with OBUGS around growing and distributing affordable, quality food, and they're having a fundraiser on May 16th.
The deets: Turnip 'Dem Beets! Goal: Support for a small farmer's market at Children's Hospital in North Oakland. The North Oakland Farmers' Market @The Oakland Children's Hospital starting in June SAT MAY 16th, 5pm-4am THE OLD NOODLE FACTORY 1255 26th St, West Oakland, Ca.
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