Community Food Security Coalition: Growing the global occupation (Community Voices)
Article by Irene.
Last updated at Mon, 7 Nov at 7:52pm.

Sitting at a table underneath the main escalator at the Oakland Marriott Center, just a few blocks away from OccupyOakland, I asked Elias Araujo - who has been an organizer for the Landless Workers’ Movement in Brazil for 24 years - about where he places the food justice struggle in light of global people's demonstrations.

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Oakland's Charcoal Park looking for your support - Scheduled to close next week!
Article by shades Magazine s....
Last updated at Sat, 23 Apr at 3:29am.

Charcoal Park - located in the Fruitvale District of Oakland, Calif. - is being forced to close by its landlord. This means the hundreds of African-American artifacts, artwork, collectibles and more have nowhere to go. Owner Shirley Everett-Dicko is looking for a new home for these important pieces of black history.

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Become a BEET BOXER- support small farmers of color and urban farmers' markets(Community Voices)
Blog entry by Phat Beets Produce.
Last updated at Fri, 22 Apr at 7:37am.

Hello Friends,

I am writing to ask your support for small farmers of color, urban farmers' markets, and families suffering from diet-related disease in North Oakland.  We're offering a CSA produce boxthat sources fine, organic and pesticide-free produce, at a very reasonable cost, called the BEET BOX.

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Shop your local farmer's market this weekend
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Thu, 28 Oct at 6:31am.

So where are you shopping this weekend?  I'll be heading over to my local community farmer's market, one of the 4 or 5 phat beets produce has set up in North Oakland in the past 18 months.  If I lived in East Oakland, I'd be heading to the Oakland Food Connection's community farmers market, and if I lived in West Oakland, I'd be out at the Mandela Market or City Slicker Farms--or getting my grub box from People's Grocery.

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4 spots left--October 20th Canning Workshop--Jam for the Arts!
Blog entry by Jess Watson.
Last updated at Wed, 13 Oct at 7:58am.

People can for environmental reasons, to eat locally, reconnect with family recipes, preserve their garden's abundance, be self-sufficient, save money, or just because it tastes better!  If you are motivated to can but aren't sure where to start, this is the class for you.

Canning Workshop - Jam for the Arts!
Wednesday, October 20th 7-10pm

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Community rehabilitation ... one streetscape at a time
Article by Irene.
Last updated at Mon, 6 Sep at 7:59am.

What can a group of youth, government agencies, nonprofits and contractors accomplish with the right mix of power saws, hammers, pick axes and work gloves?

They can bring together a community and prepare a new generation of green urban architects.

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Growing Food on City Land: Challenging, but not impossible
Blog entry by Stephanie Paige O....
Last updated at Thu, 1 Jul at 7:13am.

(Editor’s note: So, you want to start gardening in Oakland? Then this Oakland Local urban gardening series is for you. Whether you want to learn how to garden communally on public land, private land, in your own backyard, or learn how other Oaklanders have made their city gardens vibrant and productive, you will find what you need to get started here. In this first installment, writer Stephanie Ogburn looks at how to start a community garden on city land in Oakland.)

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