A very big thanks to Michele Ellson at the Alamedan, and Laura DiDonato for her comments on the OIH site. Please help support our cause tomorrow night at City Hall Council Chambers.
Please attend the Alameda City Council Mtg this Tues April 2nd. 7pm agenda item 6B: Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution Certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the North Park Street Regulating Code
Meeting Location
3rd Floor
2263 Santa Clara Ave.
Council Chambers
Alameda, CA 94501
You can read about it here:
http://www.thealamedan.org/news/council-consider-development-design-rules-northern-park-street
Thank you very mulch!
-The Project LEAF team.
Project LEAF is a community grassroots organization with the set goal of creating Community Edible Garden's in Alameda, CA. We are actively pursuing additional sites across Alameda. If you have access to land or are interested in our efforts, we want to hear from you!
Monday, April 1, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
Thanks sincerely to Dennis Evanosky at the Alameda Sun for a beautiful article this morning about the history of our site... We're still working on it! Now we have cleared land!!!
Brief points from the article:
"Last Monday, the Alameda Unified School District leveled the classroom buildings at the former site of Island High School at Eagle Avenue and Everett Street. If members of Local Edible Alameda Farms (LEAF) have their way, the property would come full circle as a garden.
According to an 1882 story in Pacific Rural Press, Pancoast began planting British Queen strawberries in 1852. He had gotten the seeds from a sea captain who had obtained them in Australia.
You can read about it here:
http://www.alamedasun.com/local-and-hometown/11537-school-site-razed
Thank you very mulch!
-The Project LEAF team.
Brief points from the article:
"Last Monday, the Alameda Unified School District leveled the classroom buildings at the former site of Island High School at Eagle Avenue and Everett Street. If members of Local Edible Alameda Farms (LEAF) have their way, the property would come full circle as a garden.
According to an 1882 story in Pacific Rural Press, Pancoast began planting British Queen strawberries in 1852. He had gotten the seeds from a sea captain who had obtained them in Australia.
Two years after the district moved the school in 2006, a developer came to the district with the idea of building low-income housing on the site. The neighbors would have none of it. In January 2011 the district declared the property as surplus.
Now more than two years later the school is gone. Some in the community are hoping the district will strip the property bare so it can come full circle as a garden. Perhaps someone will remember to plant some strawberries."
You can read about it here:
http://www.alamedasun.com/local-and-hometown/11537-school-site-razed
Thank you very mulch!
-The Project LEAF team.
Friday, February 8, 2013
The City of Alameda Needs your help!
Community Input for the Alameda Beltline Design Needed
We hope that you can join Project LEAF and help the city of Alameda to design the Beltline property. We want to see more Urban Farms on the Island, so please show your support if you can!
A unique opportunity to design a new community park at the 22-acre Beltline located in the heart of the island. To maximize that opportunity, the City needs input from the community.
Community design input meetings will be held Saturday, Feb. 9th from 10:00am—12:00pm at the O’Club at 641 W. Redline Ave. and Wednesday, Feb. 13th from 7:00pm—9:00pm at City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave., 3rd Floor. The Feb. 13th meeting will also be televised live on Alameda TV, Ch. 15. Community members may also provide feedback through surveys available online at the Alameda Recreation and Park Department (ARPD) website at www.cityofalamedaca.gov/Recreation or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/playARPD.
The City wants to gain insight and understanding of the community vision for the park to begin design and development of the Beltline area. There are lots of ideas about the types of uses that should be located on this site such as community gardens, wildlife habitat, playgrounds, and sports fields. It could be developed as a very passive park, more active park uses or a combination of both, based on community need and funding opportunities.
The press release and flyer are posted on the Alameda Recreation and Parks Department web site. Please forward this email to anyone who may be interested. Thank you for your assistance.
Amy Wooldridge
Alameda Recreation and Parks Director
2226 Santa Clara Ave., Alameda 94501
Join us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/playARPD
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Dear Project LEAF followers:
The city of Alameda will be hosting a few public input sessions on what could be done with the Beltline property on the West end of the Island.
Please see the public flyer here: http://db.tt/pUUbFeiG
If you are interested in joining us, we will be attending one of the meetings on February 9th or 13th. Please feel free to email us at alamedaurbanfarm@gmail.com to link up with us.
We would love to see the proposal for community gardening space at this wonderful 22-acre park!
Hope to see you there!
Thank you very mulch!
-The Project LEAF team.
The city of Alameda will be hosting a few public input sessions on what could be done with the Beltline property on the West end of the Island.
Please see the public flyer here: http://db.tt/pUUbFeiG
If you are interested in joining us, we will be attending one of the meetings on February 9th or 13th. Please feel free to email us at alamedaurbanfarm@gmail.com to link up with us.
We would love to see the proposal for community gardening space at this wonderful 22-acre park!
Hope to see you there!
Thank you very mulch!
-The Project LEAF team.
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