During the month of May many people across the US will be taking the Eat Local Chalenge: To eat foods from within a hundred mile radius of home. The Pledge of the “Locavore” is:
If not LOCALLY PRODUCED, then Organic.
If not ORGANIC, then Family farm.
If not FAMILY FARM, then Local business.
If not a […]

The Ella Baker Center has just launched their new Oakland: A Model City website by kicking it off with the food section . It’s an awesome site that’s all about what’s good in Oakland and how to truly build a sustainable and socially justice city. The food site gives People’s Grocery mad love. Many thanks […]

We believe in having deepened and lasting relationships with the network of individuals, groups and organizations that we work with. So once in a while we like to organize an event that is just about appreciating those people who are so vitally important to our work in some way. On April 4th we held […]

We have an exciting opportunity this summer to partner with the SAGE Center (Sustainable Agriculture Education) to take on several acres of farm land in Sunol (about 30 minutes south of Oakland) to increase our food production and provide a hands-on training environment for young people in sustainable food systems. Sage is developing the concept […]

People’s Grocery is slowly developing our online presence and deepening the online experience for all of you who visit this website to learn about what People’s Grocery is up to and what’s going on in the food justice movement. We have wanted to get into blogging for a while since it’s a great way to […]