Each year, our community comes together to celebrate and honor those who demonstrate outstanding commitment and leadership in making Contra Costa communities healthy, beautiful, clean, and […]
Tuscan-Style Tomato and Bread Salad Tuscan-Style Tomato and Bread Salad Panzanella is a traditional Italian bread salad that is perfect for a hot summer day. It\’s […]
IN URBAN PITTSBURG, CALIFORNIA, located outside San Francisco in the East Bay, youth who have been through foster care are learning work and life skills through […]
Episode 059: Interview with Britt Wade with Family Harvest Farm (Martinez, CA) In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Britt Wade, Workforce Development Coordinator with Family Harvest […]
August 2, 2022
John Muir Land Trust’s Family Harvest Farm Project Plants the Seeds of Healthy Futures
Family Harvest Farm (FHF) nurtures the possibility of healthy futures for transition-age foster youth. A project of John Muir Land Trust (JMLT), the non-profit enterprise gives […]
April 28, 2022
Apprenticeships Empower Youth to Grow and Achieve!
When Jacob, 21 years old, joined our Apprenticeship program to work at Family Harvest Farm in Pittsburgh, CA, he wasn’t sure that learning about the benefits […]
Family Harvest Farm is a program that promotes sustainable agriculture, provides nutritious food, and encourages a sense of community for young people who have been […]
January 12, 2022
John Muir Community Health Fund 2021 Impact Update
Over the past few years, the Community Health Fund’s understanding of the root causes of health disparities and health inequities has deepened. We’ve come to believe […]
April 12, 2021
Former foster youth regenerate farm, healing the land and themselves