How to start a Vegetable Garden, Beehive or Chicken Coop in Oakland

photo: Christina Mitchell

Yolanda Burrell and Birgitt Evans opened Pollinate Farm & Garden last year, but this was my first visit.  It’s a cute store with (almost) everything you need to start a vegetable garden, backyard beehive or chicken coop.  Their 1st Anniversary Celebration will be on Saturday, 5/31, from 10am – 5pm, and there will be refreshments, activities and classes. Speaking of classes, they regularly offer classes to get you started in the right direction.  I’m kind of a beginning gardener, so even after a few successful summer gardens, I still don’t know how to transition into the fall.  I hope they schedule a class for people like me.  Anyway, the other day I picked up tons of starts (tomatoes, peppers, herbs, etc.) and potting soil.  Would you like to see my container garden after I get it started?

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Christina is the founder of East Bay Dish. Her writing has also been featured in East Bay Express, Berkeleyside, Oakland Magazine and Edible East Bay.

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