Posts by Berkeleyside
Today is Food Day!
Today is the first annual Food Day! Organizers describe it as a day that “seeks to bring together Americans from all walks of life…to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way.” Organizations around the country are planning events for the day. To learn more, click here.
A new place to take your e-waste in downtown Berkeley
In honor of Earth Day, GreenCitizen, a new business accepting electronics for recycling, celebrated its grand opening in downtown Berkeley, at 1971 Shattuck Avenue. The e-waste center accepts computers, printers, televisions, cell phone, batteries, and styrofoam for free or with a small charge depending on the item. Once customers drop off their e-waste, GreenCitizen monitors [...]
East Bay residents contend for right to sell home-grown edibles
Recent efforts by East Bay homesteaders to sell home-grown produce have met stringent resistance from local government. In an issue of Terrain Magazine, we covered the difficulty North Berkeley resident Sophie Hahn met in obtaining a permit that would allow her to sell produce grown from her yard in a local CSA-type program. “That’s because [...]
Willow Rosenthal of City Slicker Farms interviewed by Berkeleyside
Berkeley-based blog Berkeleyside interviewed City Slicker Farms founder Willow Rosenthal around the work she’s done in West Oakland and Berkeley propagating the idea of fresh, affordable food that can be grown locally. (In the last issue of Terrain Magazine, we featured an article mentioning Rosenthal’s work in transforming the backyard of Berkeley resident Sophie Hahn [...]
Berkeleyside interviews BYA garden teacher Kim Allen
The Ecology Center’s Farm Fresh Choice program works closely with Berkeley Youth Alternatives to provide socio-economically challenged adolescents with paid internships that teach the youth valuable skills that they can take with them beyond high school. Berkeleyside interviewed BYA garden teacher Kim Allen, highlighting some of the unique aspects of working with youth in a [...]
Help Spiral Gardens’ Produce Stand!
Spiral Gardens, a Berkeley nursery on Oregon and Sacramento Streets, is one of the vendors at the Berkeley Farmers’ Markets. Spiral Gardens calls itself a food security project, specializing in selling edible and medicinal herbs, plants, and trees. In addition to selling plants at the nursery, they run a small produce stand on Tuesdays at [...]
Mayor Bates Welcomes New Recycle Carts
By now, Berkeley residents may have seen the brand new split recycle carts delivered to their houses. Earlier this week, Berkeley mayor Tom Bates held a press conference at his home to celebrate the introduction of the new carts. The Ecology Center is hopeful that the cart system will be instrumental in helping the city [...]
Berkeleyside Profiles Longtime Blue Heron Staffer Aaron Betesh
If you shop at the Berkeley Farmers’ Markets, you might have been tantalized by Blue Heron Farms’ beautiful produce: thick orange carrots, juicy baby bok choy, luscious curly kale, tender lettuce, and gorgeous flower bouquets are some of them. Berkeley Bites interviewed Aaron Betesh, an East Bay resident who has been selling Blue Heron’s produce [...]
