Posts Tagged ‘Eco Village’
10th Annual North Richmond Shoreline Festival
Richmond families headed out to Point Pinole on Saturday for a day of learning and fun in the sun. The East Bay Regional Parks District hosted the 10th Annual North Richmond Shoreline Festival. Kids with painted faces rode ponies and a “choo-choo” train around the park overlooking the bay. Festival-goers enjoyed performances and free Latin…
Read More$1 million grant hopes to take a bite out of unhealthy food
Kaiser Permanente wants to HEAL Richmond. Not with expensive medicine or shiny surgical knives, but with good old-fashioned Healthy Eating Active Living, or HEAL Zones, the acronym chosen for a program that will help residents fight obesity through education. The program also includes a small business action plan that will encourage local businesses to promote…
Read MoreEco Village efforts ‘improve the world’
Chickens peck at tomatoes in backyard pens at the Eco Village Farm Learning Center in Richmond. A handful of goats, some sheep and one potbelly pig chow on hay in a nearby enclosure. Gardens planted around the property sprout vegetables, herbs and flowers. This 5.6-acre farm on Laurel Lane is where Shyaam Shabaka launched Eco…
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