Greetings Friend! Thanks for reading our February Newsletter from People's Grocery. Come be part of the "People's Grow-Stories"; maybe by buying a Grub Box, being an intern, volunteering, hosting an intern, or being a Grub Party guest. Please pass our newsletter along to friends and family who might be interested in learning about what we're growing this month. You can also click on our logo above to go to our website where you can view our events calendar, learn more about our programs, find recipes and donate to People's Grocery.
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"After the Love" Grub Party This Saturday!  Come Get Your Grub On Feb. 21 @ Defermery Park!
Nutritionist Nancy Wei will be serving up samples of her healthy & yummy butternut squash lasagne. Comedian/poet Blaq Boy Entertainment will be performing along with our own youth interns presenting an interactive nutrition workshop. Don't miss out on the food or the fun.
DeFermery Park is at
1651 Adeline St. in Oakland
11am - 2pm
Everyone welcome, always free!
click here for more info on Grub Parties |
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Get Dirty: Volunteer with the People's Grocery Urban Garden Program  Come join us for our weekly garden workdays in Oakland. Help us plant, harvest, prune, compost and mulch our way towards spring.
New Weekly Garden Schedule: (Weather Permitted. Please contact Jason for questions & more information. Drop in welcome, but it’s preferred that you call or email confirmation).
Monday @ 59th Street Garden 3:00-5:30 p.m.
Wednesday @ 55th Street Garden 3:00-5:30
Want to bring your group or class to our Gardens? Special 1st Friday of the month for Schools and other bigger groups, starting Friday March 5th. (Limited space is available, please contact Garden Manager, Jason Uribe at 510-504-3664 or by email Jason@peoplesgrocery.org for availability).
1st Friday schedule:
10:00-12:00 @ 55th Street garden
2:00-4:00 p.m. @ 59th Street garden
click here for Urban Garden directions and maps |
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Eat Local and Organic with the Grub Box!  People’s Grocery is going strong with the Grub Box program, offering an array of seasonal, organic and local produce from our own farm and gardens, including other seasonal produce purchased through Veritable Vegetable. The cost for residential members who live, work and/or worship in West Oakland, and who consider themselves low-income, qualify for the $12.00 rate. The sponsorship rate is $24.00 and is intended mostly for those outside of the West Oakland community, who want to receive fresh vegetables and help keep the cost low for West Oakland residential members. We ask that sponsorship members pay a more traditional way and pay by the season.
click here for Grub Box info |
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Former Youth Intern: Tevah "V" El Emmet on CBS 5  Please check out the following CBS Story to see former PG youth staff, Tevah “V” El Emmet chop it up with CBS5. He speaks of his life, his work with People’s Grocery, and his blazin’ eco-conscience brand of Hip-Hop. You also get to see him choppin’ it up not only at People’s Grocery cooking class, but also on the Mic. We are proud of you Tevah!
click here for link to CBS5 video |
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Live from Herb Row:  People's Grocery is now accepting applications for Spring (Unpaid) Internships. Come out and get a taste of food justice. Internship start dates flexible between March 15th-April 15th. Two month commitment required.
For more info about internships, click here |
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House an Intern We are also looking for spaces to put up our visiting food justice
interns. If you have an extra room, cottage in the back, or empty garage and would like to contribute to our work in this very special way please visit us at or email - max@peoplesgrocery.org
Extra Housing? Click here for info. |
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