Phat Beets Newsletter: September 2011
Blog entry by Phat Beets Produce.
Last updated at Fri, 9 Sep at 7:42am.

Phat Beets Produce spent the summer pounding the pavement, telling neighbors about our programs and inviting them to join our Community Committees to help shape the future of local food access.

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Phat Beets seeking vendors, customers for new North Oakland flea market
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Mon, 1 Aug at 11:33pm.

Whether you're a regular at the North Oakland Farmer's market every Saturday on 57th and Market or not, you will want to come out for the first of a series of monthly Phat Flea's Market Bazaar events beginning this Saturday!

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November from Phat Beets: Markets, Bargains & Classes--all Food N' Justice Workshop Series
Blog entry by Phat Beets Produce.
Last updated at Fri, 5 Nov at 9:16am.

We will keep it short and simple.  We thank everyone for their continued support in this project and in this movement. 

New Farmer Starting Nov 13th - Rigo Bucio

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Editor's Note: Social media, news training for food justice groups - are you interested?
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Wed, 22 Sep at 6:38am.

For the past few months, members of the Oakland Local team have been working with some of the food justice/food access organizations around the city, particularly in East Oakland, to help them improve their skills in understanding what is news and in using social media to get the word out about issues, events and programs. 

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September 4: Phat Beets Urban Beekeeping Workshop - How sweet it is
Article by Jess Watson.
Last updated at Sat, 4 Sep at 10:11am.

The Phat Beets Saturday Farmer's Market will be holding a series of Food n' Justice workshops through October, including this week's Beekeeping in the Market with urban bee expert and Queen of Sheba Farms (Beehealthyhoneyshop.com) owner, Khaled Almaghafi. 

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OUSD to host 12 Fresh School Markets starting this fall
Blog entry by Oakland Food Poli....
Last updated at Thu, 29 Jul at 7:11am.

by Colleen Lynch

School may be out, but this fall, fresh produce will be in. A total of 12 Oakland schools will be hosting weekly produce markets to begin at the start of the school year. These are open to students, parents, and local community members who want to stock up on fruits and vegetables delivered from area farmers.

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Oakland Farmers Markets Ban Plastic Bags
Article by Beth Terry.
Last updated at Tue, 26 Jan at 10:48am.

They said they’d do it, and now Urban Village Farmers Markets, the organization that runs the Temescal, Montclair, and Old Oakland farmers markets, has finally banned plastic bags! Originally scheduled to go into effect on October 1, the ban was pushed to January of this year to give vendors time to research their options and prepare for the change over. Beginning this month, a sign greets patrons as they enter the market informing them of the change and encouraging shoppers to bring their own reusable bags.

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Saturday fun: Laurel Community Farmer's Market
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sat, 10 Oct at 8:13am.

As fall starts to happen, the farmer's markets become more of a special treat to me, a  burst of growth and abundance in the middle of deeping chill.  The Laurel Community Farmers' Market is open Saturdays, year round from 10-2, at  4171 Macarthur Blvd at Maybelle in the parking lot of Trattoria Laurellinos, and it's growing, adding new vendors and planning seasonal events.

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