Music by Western Whistleblowers Food from People's Grocery Beverages from Honest Tea
Information about: GRUB Box CSA Cooking Classes Community HANDS Urban Agriculture and the Growing Justice Institute
Plant Sales*
Deals on PG Gear
We would love to see friends, supporters, community partners, neighborhood residents, and more.
All are welcome!
*Plant sales benefit our efforts to hire a resident of the California Hotel to work in our greenhouse and gardens.
Clif Bar: Local Company Gets Involved
Clif Bar recently sent a team of employees to learn more about People's Grocery at one of our gardens. Check out Garden and Allyship Manager Jason Uribe as he speaks to the Clif Bar team about growing healthy food.
People's Grocery is grateful for Clif Bar's recent contributions of time and funds to support our work!
Executive Director Nikki Henderson Speaks at Launch of W. K. Kellogg Foundation's America Healing Initiative in Washington, DC
Last week, Nikki Henderson represented People's Grocery as a speaker at the unveiling of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation's America Healing Initiative. People's Grocery was awarded a $10,000 grant to continue and strengthen our work in West Oakland and to support Community HANDS, our program connecting trained community members with opportunities to share nutritional information and cooking demonstrations with other West Oakland residents and organizations.
The mission of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation is to help
communities create conditions that propel vulnerable children to
success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and
society.
We often get requests from supporters and community members for lists of items we might need to help us best support our work. We've compiled a comprehensive list and would love to know if you either have some of these items or know of places that would donate.
The generosity of in-kind donors helps keeps costs down. Have a look and call or email us if you can help. We appreciate it!
Office needs
armoires or cabinets with doors that can be locked
art or posters
bike rack for outside
conference table for 12
copy paper
extension cords and surge protectors for computers
filing cabinets (sturdy, in good shape, locking a plus)
large area rugs
office chairs that roll, are ergonomic
Kitchen needs
cookware: pots, pans in good shape
electric kettle
electric stove
knives
tall kitchen storage cupboard to store cooking class
supplies
Technology needs
digital camera
flipcams to record events (2)
laptop wireless cards
new monitors (3)
portable hard drive
relatively new pcs (3)
software: adobe acrobat, Photoshop or other graphic programs
video camera
Garden and GRUB Box CSA needs
bicycle trailer
boom box or sound system @ cal hotel site
buckets (5 gallon)
camp stove
digging tools (pick ax, shovels, spading forks)
digital scales (3) (at least 25-30 lbs. weight)
drip line irrigation
fold up tables (at least 6 feet long)
hand tools: (loopers, hand pruners, scissors, small digging
trowels)
hay/straw bales
ice packs (reusable)
industrial size refrigerator
industrial size walk-up scale (200-500 lbs.)
large pots
solar battery replacements
solar panel
stainless steel tables for packing and distribution
walk behind roto-tiller (sturdy, heavy duty)
wheelbarrows
Other/Special
canopy for grub box packing area
gift cards to garden or hardware stores
Subaru Outback station wagon or similar
Donations to People's Grocery are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
People's Grocery in the News
Natasha Burge, a journalist writing for Conducive Chronicle interviewed Nikki Henderson this month. Read about Natasha's hunger "souljourn" and her interview with Nikki, here.
WeeSeeYou covers African-American history, politics, and popular culture. They write about Nikki Henderson being named as one of Elle Magazine's "5 at 25." Read here.
Former PG Executive Director Brahm Ahmadi spoke at the opening of the Oakland Museum of California. He was joined by leaders from Food First and City Slicker Farms. Read more here.
New Development Director: Jonathan Darr
Welcome to Jonathan Darr, our new Development Director. Jonathan will lead fundraising and communications efforts for People's Grocery. If you would like to host a fundraiser, help us plan events, or can help connect us to community support, email Jonathan.
Jonathan brings more than fifteen years of experience working for progressive political, arts, and
community organizations. He has served as Executive Director of Young
Audiences of Northern California, the Capitol Hill Association of
Merchants and Professionals (DC), and the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (DC), and on the fundraising teams of Stand for
Children (DC), the National Organization for
Women (DC), and AIDS Services of Austin (TX). Jonathan is active with community organizations as a speaker, board member, and volunteer and is excited to join People's Grocery. He is a graduate of New College of Florida and lives in Oakland.
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Last week, Nikki Henderson represented People's Grocery as a speaker at the unveiling of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation's America Healing Initiative. 
We often get requests from supporters and community members for lists of items we might need to help us best support our work. We've compiled a comprehensive list and would love to know if you either have some of these items or know of places that would donate.