The Gill Tract Community Farm is launching a campaign to raise $61,000 to dramatically increase the Gill Tract’s capacity to be resilient in response to climate, public health, and socioeconomic crises like COVID-19. Your donation will go directly towards:
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Increasing food production and the health and safety infrastructure
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Increasing our production of medicinal herbs and herbal remedies
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Increasing our distribution network of food, herbal remedies, and sanitation supplies to reach hundreds more resource-limited, at-risk, low-income community members, prioritizing Black, Indigenous, POC, LGBTQ+, houseless, immunocompromised, elderly, and otherwise marginalized peoples!
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Increasing capacity to aggregate food from regional farms and support local farmer livelihoods
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Supporting new staff positions to help focus on distribution and mutual aid
How our campaign will accomplish its goals:
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We will increase safe and hygienic food production by
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Installing a hoop house on site, for growing seedlings to share
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Training new cohorts of “Farm Educators” to farm, distribute harvests, and share tips online.
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New hand washing station with hot water
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New tool washing station
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New produce packing station with sanitizable surfaces
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Developing new food safety protocols
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We will increase our herb production by
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Purchasing herb seeds and starts to grow more medicinal herbs
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Increasing our herbal supplies like jars, bottles, bags, etc.
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Supporting our community of herbalists and helping distribute their products to marginalized communities.
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We will increase distribution of food and herbs, in reciprocal relationship with our community partners, by
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Supporting the expansion of Black Earth Farms CSA program.
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Increasing distribution of food and herbal remedies to Sogorea Te’ Land Trust and their networks, and paying our annual Shuumi land tax.
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Partnering with Ancestral Apothecary, and Manzanita Wellness Clinic, and Placemaker Herbals to share herbal remedies across the East Bay.
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We will increase capacity to conduct mutual aid at the farm by
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Starting a food aggregation and distribution program from diverted waste food due to COVID-19.
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We hope to be able to hire staff. We are currently a 100% volunteer organization.
Gill Tract Events Calendar
DUE TO COVID-19, the farm is currently closed to walk-in volunteers.
However, if you would like to volunteer with us, and can commit to a regular weekly timeslot, please fill out our volunteer interest form HERE.
