This flagship project was designed to embody Urban Tilth’s educational agricultural model and provide community connections to the cultures and landscape for North Richmond. This project is intended to be a site for dynamic and vibrant multi-use showpieces for agricultural production, education, indigenous reflections, history of agriculture, and entrepreneurship while also functioning as a welcoming social and working environment.

The schematic design was developed using a collaborative process working with Urban Tilth’s technical and community advisory committees while also providing material for Urban Tilth to meet with the Ohlone community. This resulted in a site design that provides for productive farm programs, profitable food service and retail outlet, community educational programs, community-based learning and outreach programs and the home for the Urban Tilth offices.

To accommodate all of these goals the site program includes agricultural production and processing facilities, two retail destinations, Urban Tilth’s new teaching spaces, a Children’s garden, an Ohlone Reflection Garden, and several outdoor classrooms. demonstration, hands-on gardening curriculum and community uses.

Location
Richmond, CA

Client
Urban Tilth

Size
3.1 Ac.

Status
Phase II - in CA; Phase III - in CA; Phase IV and Phase V - in permit process