Every day is Earth Day, as we all know, but this weekend is loaded with extra-fun events that will help you celebrate our planet, from gardening lectures to free documentary screenings, from live music to community street cleanup efforts, and from yoga sessions to beer-themed fundraisers. Seriously, is there a more Northwestern way to spend a springtime afternoon than in a P-patch, learning about bees and flowers with your little raincoat on? The answer is no.
FRIDAY, APRIL 22
Black Earth Day
On Friday, the Black Farmers Collective invites the public to visit their spectacular one-and-a-half-acre YES Farm right in the middle of Yesler Terrace, where they’ll have garden activities for all ages and will be handing out free green cleaning kits and plant starts! Holy shit, free plants! Local Black vendors will be onsite for you to purchase healthy meals and snacks. The Black Farmers Collective’s mission is to build a Black-led food system by developing a cooperative network of food system actors–and to educate folks on the history of urban agriculture, farming, and environmental justice work in the Black community.
(YES Farm, free)
