Hi there. This summer will be spent finishing the Forage Oakland Instructional Manual that I began last summer, but I’d highly recommend referencing Solid Ground’s harvesting instructional guide as well. […]

Yesterday I collected a large bag of green walnuts that Erika harvested from her backyard tree, which was more abundant than she could manage. If you would like to make […]

You may have seen this in the New York Times Magazine last Sunday. It could be of interest: The Freegan Establishment by Jake Halpern “Kit is a freegan. He maintains […]

Last summer and fall, I was a resident at the Fondazione Pistoletto, a visual arts foundation in northern Italy that offers artist-in-residence-ships to burgeoning and mid-career artists. I spent the […]

This is a list of all fruits that I’ve been able to glean in North Oakland: ApplesApricotsAsian PearsAvocadoBlackberriesElderberriesElderflowersEureka LemonsFennelFigsFuyu PersimmonsGrapefruitHachiya PersimmonsHuckleberriesLoquatsMeyer lemonsMulberriesNectarines (white)OlivesOrangesPassion FruitPeachesPearsPineapple GuavaPlumsQuinceSour CherriesTamarilloWalnuts Is that an all-inclusive […]

This post was written by Lissa Soep, Research Director and Senior Producer at Youth Radio. This update was originally posted on the HASTAC (Humanities, Arts, Sciences, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory) […]

And, thanks to Brad, again for creating this sign! I’m not able to embed a PDF on the site, but as with the ‘Plum Harvest’ sign, send an email to […]

Yay! ‘Plum Harvest’ sign, thanks to Brad. If you’d like the PDF, please email forageoakland@gmail.com. Thank you!

You’ve probably noticed the tell-tale signs of the imminent plum bounty: hard, unripe fruit littering the sidewalk, the occasional ripe plum being devoured by an army of ants, the little […]