Planting Justice

Aquaponics Farm. Planting Justice acquired the historic Neishi Brothers Nursery site at 359 105th Avenue just down the block from PJ nursery, which has been vacant for 15 yrs, as the site for its Aquaponics Incubator Farm. With support from UC Davis Aquaponics program, PJ will build an educational aquaponics farm that is estimated to produce 170,000 lbs of certified organic vegetables herbs and over 150,000 nursery starts, each year, in a community that currently has zero access to organic, affordable produce. Like PJ nursery, this farm will be led by long-term residents in deep East Oakland with barriers to employment, and as an educational incubator farm, its goal is to create a replicable and scalable model for sustainable organic food production, economic justice, re-entry job creation, frontline BIPOC leadership, and cooperative land business ownership in Environmental Justice communities. Upon completion, PJ will open-source its technology and model to support a Producers Cooperative that can replicate this project on empty lots throughout East Oakland, owned and operated by long-term residents most impacted by economic social injustice. This farm is projected to create approximately at least 12 full-time living-wage benfitted jobs for formerly incarcerated youth and adults, recent immigrants, and others with barriers to employment, while serving as an educational center that will serve over 1,000 youth and adults per year with hands-on learning in sustainable urban agriculture.

5 Acre Farm: With more than 400 trees now planted on contour in earthscape features called swales Planting Justice is now focused on supporting those trees and planting fruiting shrubs in between rows. Planting Justice is approaching the incredible milestone of having 1,000 varieties of edible plants in the soil in El Sobrante.

Food Justice Education: The Planting Justice Education Team leads workshops using its self-designed curriculum in food justice, culinary arts, and permaculture design that empowers participants with the skills and knowledge they need to transform their common spaces into productive and educational organic gardens.

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Grass roots canvass Program: The Planting Justice Grass Roots Canvass Team continues to raise over $250,000 per year for Planting Justice's operating budget in small donations from Bay Area community members. Sparking conversations about the prison system, corporate food control, backyard gardening and green job creation the canvass team spoke to over 51,750 people on the streets about food justice issues since its inception in 2012.

Fiscal Sponsorship: Lead to Life is transforming weapons into shovels for tree planting ceremonies at sites that have been impacted by violence or carry spiritual significance across Atlanta occupied lands of the Cherokee and Creek people and Oakland occupied lands of the Ohlone people. Mycelium Youth Network is dedicated to bridging the gap between increasing climate-related disasters and the abilities of young people to proactively respond.

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