Plantify

Tomorrow at Science in the Park, find Plantify near the Main Stage, also next to Alameda County Supervisor Elisa Márquez's booth. Come see our Seed to Salsa project in partnership with CASA SANCHEZ SF and Norfolk Healthy Produce, try some free purple salsa, meet the educators, and ask about the Seed to Salsa initiative.

Saturday, October 3 · 9 AM–3 PM

Cal State East Bay · 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward

Free · Park in Lot K or H

If you’re coming, leave a comment so we know to look for you.

More info at: www.plantify.org/purple

Last Sunday we hosted the first Community Asset Mapping Session for Ashland–Cherryland — a quiet afternoon of naming what already lives here.

Asset mapping is the practice of identifying the skills, resources, and relationships already present in a community before deciding what's missing. It starts with what's here. Not what's broken.

Neighbors, organizers, and County staff sat at the same table and built out the categories together — individuals, associations, institutions, physical assets, exchanges, culture. Real names. Real
places. Real things.

Plantify was named as one of those assets.

Thank you to Alameda County Library, the Office of Sustainability, the Community Development Agency, and Forestr for convening this — and for choosing Paradise Community Garden as the first place to do it.

More to come. This was a beginning.

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Join us on Sunday, May 17th from 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM at Paradise Community Garden for a Community-Led Asset Mapping Session hosted by Plantify in partnership with the Alameda County Library, Alameda County Office of Sustainability, and Community Development Agency, with support from ForestR. 🌱

What is Asset Mapping?
Asset Mapping is a collaborative process where community members come together to identify and visually map the strengths, resources, relationships, and opportunities that already exist within their neighborhood and community. Your voice, experiences, and ideas matter!

This gathering is an opportunity to:
✨ Share community knowledge
✨ Identify local resources and strengths
✨ Help shape future community resilience efforts
✨ Connect with neighbors and local organizations

A Spanish interpreter will be available at this event. Light refreshments will be provided.

Please RSVP in advance as space is limited:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/asset-mapping-session-at-paradise-community-garden-tickets-1988933468545?aff=oddtdtcreator

We’re looking forward to gathering with y’all at the garden! 🌿

This Earth Day, we’re reflecting on this year’s theme: Our Power, Our Planet 🌎

For us, power doesn’t start with policy—it starts with people.

It starts with slowing down on a trail, noticing the plants around us, learning their names, their roles, their stories. It starts with community—walking together, asking questions, reconnecting with the ecosystems we’re a part of.

And from that connection, something deeper grows.

That same curiosity turns into care.
That care turns into action.

From community nature walks to hands-on native plant restoration, we’re seeing how small, local experiences can grow into meaningful impact—restoring habitats, supporting biodiversity, and strengthening our relationship with the land.

This is the work we’re continuing to build:
spaces where people don’t just learn about nature—but become part of its stewardship.

Our power is collective.
And it’s already in motion 🌱