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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »