We are Funk Town Farm, a community garden located in the area known to locals as “funk town” in East Oakland. The garden was started in 2008 behind 219 East 15th Street at 3rd Avenue and two blocks up from Lake Merrit. We are a group of novice and experienced gardeners who want to grow our own produce (and flowers) to use and sell at a sliding scale farm stand on Sunday mornings. We also raise chickens for eggs, as well as involve the community in “sponsoring a chicken” and composting. We want to provide our neighbors with the opportunity to have fresh organic fruit, veggies and eggs no matter what their socioeconomic status may be. Unlike most community gardens we garden together on our lot and share the produce. Each hours work = one basket of produce.
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Dope!! Sounds like a great idea
Comment by Robert Trujillo July 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pmHello,
I am trying to get in touch with Betsy Johnson, regarding a gift certificate she ordered from our farm. I’m afraid my emails have been filtered to her junk mail folder and I do not want her to think we have forgotten about her. Please have her contact me. Thank you.
Comment by Amanda Jones January 21, 2011 @ 8:56 amHey, I’m putting on a Plant Swap in N. Oakland on May 7th and thought you might be interested. If you think your readers would like it too please do share.
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Comment by Kendra Poma April 17, 2011 @ 9:05 pmhttp://girlonbikewrites.blogspot.com/p/n-oakland-plant-swaps.html
I was so excited to stumble upon the Funktown farm today and discover like-minded folks in my neighborhood engaged in urban community gardening! Thank you Daphne, skylark and ?? for welcoming me in. Also, I have a truck and tons of mulch – contact me!
Comment by kiernan April 30, 2011 @ 4:43 pmi think ?? = jess.
hi kiernan, i’m new to the blogging thing and have never had to respond to a comment! now i will be more aware.
thank you for being in touch so soon after learning about the garden. glad to have you in the neighborhood, too!
jess
Comment by funktownfarm May 13, 2011 @ 12:44 amHow can I get involved?
Comment by josey summer May 8, 2011 @ 10:53 pmhi josey,
i would say the best thing is to stop by a saturday work day if possible (10-2). then you can meet some of the garden work day leaders. we can tell you a bit more about funk town and what goes on and ways to get involved during the week if you are interested. if you can’t make a saturday, we can stay in touch this way or via email and find another time to meet. stop by saturday morning if you can!
are you on our email list already? if not, would you like to be? we send out weekly updates about work days.
jess
Comment by funktownfarm May 13, 2011 @ 12:42 amhi, could you please add me to your listserv? thank you!
Comment by mk March 26, 2012 @ 11:52 amof course…that is assuming you haven’t gotten a hold of us in some other way by now thanks to my super delayed response. we have an email that goes out a bit more consistently than this blog is updated. i could get you added to that. you can send your email address or stop by some saturday from 10-2. would love to meet you~ jess
Comment by funktownfarm April 13, 2012 @ 9:47 pmHi neighbors, I’m going to be harvesting local organic lemons and possibly other citrus fruit starting this weekend. Would you, or any others be interested in bartering for eggs, other produce? My goal is to assemble a delicious light dinner from fresh, local and organic ingredients the Lakeneighbors association meeting, open to anyone in the hood. I want to highlight groups and stores who also contribute to this dinner.
Comment by lisa gorman May 2, 2012 @ 10:13 am