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North Richmond agriculture summit draws big crowd

City and county leaders joined with members of Richmond's growing urban farming community to discuss ways to keep West County communities at the forefront of the movement toward locally-grown foods.

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Weekends in Richmond: EcoVillage Farm educates on Earth Day

On Saturday, dozens turned out at Richmond's EcoVillage Farm to celebrate Earth Day. Shyaam M. Shabaka, the farm's founder and executive director, gave a guided tour of the estate and offered tips on...

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Backyard butchering class in Richmond raises dialogue about death and killing

“So I said, ‘Let’s kill some chickens, bring your kids.’”

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Local gardener transforms vacant lot into thriving urban farm

Andromeda Brooks is changing the way we look at vacant lots. Tired of staring at the litter outside her window, Brooks decided to turn a blighted lot at Chanslor Avenue and First Street into an...

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Agents of Change: Scenes of a city in motion

Old opinions about Richmond often seem set in stone, but at least some of the worst may be on the way out. That’s what we tried to document in “Agents of Change,” a series of photographs and feature...

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Richmond students learn to grow in urban agriculture program

Away from the bustling halls of Richmond High, behind the school and past the tennis courts, Claudia Ramirez and Alondra Torres gasped when they saw the sunflowers towering near the football field—the...

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Urban Tilth launches new farm in North Richmond

When local nonprofit Urban Tilth broke ground at its new farm in North Richmond on Saturday, it signaled the beginning of something new—and a chance for the community to reconcile with its past, said...

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