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City Slicker Farms
1625 16th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Community Market Farms Program
We have now resumed our regular volunteer drop-in hours for our Community Market Farms Program! Look below to see the locations and hours for our 5 Community Market Farms.
NOTE: Our Backyard Garden Program and our Farm Stand will resume their regular hours on February 16, 2013. If you have questions about any of our volunteer opportunities, please email us at info[at]cityslickerfarms[dot]org.
Community Market Farms Locations
All farms are located in Oakland, CA
Center Street Farm
Corner of 16th & Center Streets
Open on special workdays or for events. Please call or check website for additional workdays.
Farm Stand
Located at Fitzgerald and Union Plaza Parks / Corner of 34th & Peralta Streets
Saturdays, 10 am until produce sells out
Please note: Our first Farm Stand of 2013 will be on Saturday, February 16, 2013 starting at 10 am. Our Farm Stand will remain open until we sell out of produce. If you need help finding food for your family before February 16, 2013; please call the National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-3-HUNGRY, or the Emergency Food Helpline at 1-800-870-FOOD.
Fitzgerald and Union Plaza Parks
Corner of 34th & Peralta Streets
Thursdays & Saturdays, 10 am – 5 pm
The Herb Farm
3434 Haven Street
Open on special workdays or for events. Please call or check website for additional workdays.
Ralph Bunche Nursery
1240 18th Street
Wednesdays & Saturdays, 1:30 pm – 5 pm
The Secret Garden
5105 Genoa Street
Fridays, 10 am – 5 pm
During these open hours, volunteers of all ages are welcome to drop-in and help out. If you have questions, please feel free to call us at 510-763-4241.
Learn more about our individual farms.
About the Community Market Farms Program
Our Community Market Farms Program takes vacant or underutilized land and transforms it into market farms. All the food produced on the farms is distributed on a sliding scale basis at our Saturday farm stand. In an area where access to healthy foods is limited, it is our farms that make it possible for many families to eat fresh vegetables rather than processed foods. The program creates sustainable food systems that provide affordable, nutritious food directly to traditionally underserved populations in West Oakland. We collect food scraps from local businesses each week using our bicycle carts. These scraps, combined with donated sawdust and manure, are used to create compost that builds soil to support year-round growing. We also operate a greenhouse that supplies our market farms, Backyard Gardeners, and the public with plants and seedlings. City Slicker Farms has created a truly local food cycle with residents contributing vegetable scraps for compost that is used to grow vegetables that are then distributed back to the community. All our culturally appropriate, nutrient-dense, seasonal vegetables and fruits, eggs and honey are marketed and distributed to West Oakland residents at our weekly farm stand. Everything is distributed on a donation-only basis to ensure that all residents are able to afford health-promoting foods, and no one is turned away due to a lack of funds.
