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​LEAF is an educational nonprofit whose urban gardens serve as living classrooms, soil science labs, and community spaces that empower people to learn, connect, and grow together. LEAF is a volunteer organization bringing people together to grow healthy pesticide free food and to learn about environmentally sustainable gardening and ecological practices.

It’s been a year of Creative Reuse workshops at LEAF, and we’ve grown to two partner libraries along the way! 🧶You’ve fi...
11/09/2026

It’s been a year of Creative Reuse workshops at LEAF, and we’ve grown to two partner libraries along the way! 🧶

You’ve finger-knitted with us, learned to crochet, hand-sewn quilt blocks, made friendship bracelets, joined us for an art supply swap and so much more. Thank you for giving old materials a second life.

Our November and December workshops are already posted on our website and Eventbrite. Come by for some holiday crafting!

Sign up with the link in the comments. Let us know what you want to see in 2027!🔗

On Sunday, October 25, 32 neighbors joined us at the LEAF Urban Farm for Family Day: Pollinators and Pumpkins, from 10 a...
11/08/2026

On Sunday, October 25, 32 neighbors joined us at the LEAF Urban Farm for Family Day: Pollinators and Pumpkins, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. We were hoping for a handful of people, and so many of you showed up.

Families cleared about 100 pounds of garden waste, then planted 6 packets of native seeds, including white yarrow and phacelia, in our educational garden and nursery trays. Adults weeded and mulched our native hedgerow, while kids took on planting sage in our education garden. A painting station kept little hands busy the whole time.

Around noon, our staff led a mini worm composting workshop. Around quarter of those attending (8 out 32) met our red wigglers for the first time, and several of them said they want to start a worm bin at home. They learned that food scraps that end up in a landfill release methane, so every home worm bin keeps that out of the air. Families brought 24 pounds of scraps from home to feed our worm bins.

This event was made possible through our partnership with California Volunteers and the Climate Action Counts program. Thank you to our team who put in the work to make it possible!

Join us at our next event!

On Tuesday, October 20th, 23 educators from StopWaste’s Environmental Educator Training (SWEET) class of 2027 came to LE...
11/07/2026

On Tuesday, October 20th, 23 educators from StopWaste’s Environmental Educator Training (SWEET) class of 2027 came to LEAF to learn how we use composting in our everyday programs. Together, we built hugel-planters and Johnson-Sue bio-reactors, and helped us establish our new VermiFlow worm bin.

Between projects, the group took a long, relaxing lunch break under our shaded pergolas, enjoying wraps and home-made worms ‘n dirt (pudding with crushed oreos and gummy worms) made by our educator, Kiki.

StopWaste.Org has been a LEAF partner since the very beginning, and many of our staff and gardeners have gone through SWEET in prior years. We are so thankful we get to work together.

Want to see our compost systems up close? Volunteer with us at the farm.

The November LEAF News is out and on the blog! 🔗 First, the big news: the LEAF mini-tractor is officially paid off. Cont...
11/06/2026

The November LEAF News is out and on the blog! 🔗

First, the big news: the LEAF mini-tractor is officially paid off. Contributions from LEAF Grow Together in September got us most of the way there, then a private donor covered the final dollars and pushed us past our $10,000 goal. Thank you to everyone who gave.

LEAF also earned the Gold Seal of Transparency from Candid, which means we’ve shared our financial information and program details with the public.

Inside, you’ll find a recap of the 75 Nextpower volunteers who filled hugel-planters and sowed fava beans and lettuce in 4 hours, and a salute to StopWaste, whom turned 50 this year and helped open the LEAF Community Garden in 2014. You can also follow Mary Alice the monarch, who flew 499 miles to Newark, and learn about upcoming events at LEAF.

Planning your year-end giving? Our food donations passed 7,000 lbs this year, up from 3,615 lbs in 2025. Read the newsletter, then donate or join us at a volunteer day.



This fall and winter, we’re focusing on seasonal activities here at LEAF. November is mostly our regular volunteer days,...
11/05/2026

This fall and winter, we’re focusing on seasonal activities here at LEAF. November is mostly our regular volunteer days, preparing the Urban Gardens for winter and spring planting, and indoor Creative Reuse crafts with Alameda County Library.

Volunteer days are Sat, 11/7 at the LEAF Community Garden and Sun, 11/8 at the LEAF Urban Farm, both 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Creative Reuse workshops are 11/7, 11/17 and 11/21.

Come by for a morning of volunteering or a craft at the library. Find the sign-up link in the comments. 🌱

Happy National Pumpkin Day! Our little pumpkin patch opened to the public for one day only during Family Day at the Farm...
10/27/2026

Happy National Pumpkin Day! Our little pumpkin patch opened to the public for one day only during Family Day at the Farm yesterday, and we loved watching kids pick out their own pumpkins. We spent the last few months working on this project, and we’re already planning to bring the patch back next year.

Follow us to see it return. Volunteer or donate to help it grow!

Family Day: Pollinators and Pumpkins is less than a week away! Join us Sunday, October 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the...
10/21/2026

Family Day: Pollinators and Pumpkins is less than a week away! Join us Sunday, October 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the LEAF Urban Farm. 🌱

Kids and grown-ups can work side by side on real farm tasks. Plant native pollinator plants and sow seeds in our hedgerow, so it keeps feeding bees and butterflies for seasons to come, and then paint what you saw with watercolors. Afterward, meet the red wiggler worms of LEAF and learn about food waste and home composting. Bring your fruit and veggie scraps!

Admission is free for the whole family, and farm-grown pumpkins are $10 to take home. RSVP on Eventbrite through the link in the comments.

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38339 Mission Boulevard
Fremont, CA
94536

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