Fonticello Food Forest

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Fonticello Food Forest Fonticello food forest is a community garden project in Southside, Richmond Virginia

We’re excited to host the 3rd Annual Wild Fruit and Nut Festival at Fonticello Food Forest on November 15th from 10am-4p...
10/01/2026

We’re excited to host the
3rd Annual Wild Fruit and Nut Festival
at Fonticello Food Forest
on November 15th from 10am-4pm.

Come get squirrely and celebrate our region’s wild edibles with unique and delicious foods like persimmon cake, yaupon holly tea, hickory milk, acorn pancakes, and more! Learn to make a basket with kudzu and dye with black walnuts. You can look forward to a variety of locally foraged foods to sample, kid friendly arts and crafts with natural materials, educational talks, plant walks, and music! There will also be a hearty squash soup for lunch! Any money raised will go toward the food forest. If you would like to volunteer to help make this special event happen, please reach out to Will Wickham at [email protected]. A more detailed schedule to be announced soon!

Thank you so much to blueridgevcusom for volunteering today and picking up trash, painting our tables and cleaning and s...
09/28/2026

Thank you so much to blueridgevcusom for volunteering today and picking up trash, painting our tables and cleaning and stocking the community fridge! We are so grateful!

We have lots to share! We have a new permanent farmstand pavilion in the works! Plus funding and design concepts for our...
09/24/2026

We have lots to share!
We have a new permanent farmstand pavilion in the works!
Plus funding and design concepts for our new play kitchen.
We want your input and ideas.
Please come out if you’re available.

If you cannot make it in person you can always send us an email at:
[email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you
- Fonticello Team

A beautiful and hot first old time jam in the food forest! Keep an eye out for our October date! Thanks to all the playe...
09/04/2026

A beautiful and hot first old time jam in the food forest! Keep an eye out for our October date!
Thanks to all the players who joined!

Dolly Parton Memorial storytime with the Richmond Chapter of the imagination library. Prints donated by Studio Two Three...
09/04/2026

Dolly Parton Memorial storytime with the Richmond Chapter of the imagination library. Prints donated by Studio Two Three
Thank you Mera for organizing and to everyone for attending.

For children and everyone who would like to gather in memory of Dolly Parton- Join us at Fonticello Food Forest, with su...
08/29/2026

For children and everyone who would like to gather in memory of Dolly Parton- Join us at Fonticello Food Forest, with support from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (Richmond Chapter), Studio Two Three, and Earthkin Nature School, to hold a children’s memorial for Dolly Parton.

We will read Dolly’s children’s book Coat of Many Colors and a short biography. Attendees will be invited to build a memorial and bring home a Dolly print. BOOK SWAP! Bring a children’s book to swap or donate to the little free library at Fonticello. Event is FREE and followed immediately by the Old Time Jam.

Please park on Bainbridge St and walk to the food forest through the alley across from 27th st.

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A pink flyer with a patchwork quilt and photo of Dolly Parton wearing pink butterfly sunglasses reads “we will always love you. A children’s memorial story time for Dolly. Thursday September 3rd from 4:30-6 pm at Fonticello food forest. 2715 Bainbridge St
Richmond, VA  23225
United States”

The beloved neighborhood Old time jam is moving to the Fonticello Food Forest for the rest of the year. Come learn to pl...
08/24/2026

The beloved neighborhood Old time jam is moving to the Fonticello Food Forest for the rest of the year.

Come learn to play traditional old time tunes or bring a blanket or chair and a picnic to sit and listen.

Donations to support the garden will be accepted.

Thank you kale & conjure arts ✧ for designing this years poster.

Let’s talk trees🌳 Richmond’s Draft three of code refresh just came out. The photo above shows the proposed tree canopy s...
08/23/2026

Let’s talk trees🌳

Richmond’s Draft three of code refresh just came out.

The photo above shows the proposed tree canopy standards. While we are so grateful for any tree protections (because currently the code does nothing to protect our city’s trees) we wonder how can the city reach the 60% coverage canopy goal stated in the Richmond 300 plan with only 20% and 10% minimums required. Recent data shows Richmond’s current coverage at 32% and falling.

What do you think? Southside ReLeaf Capital Trees and City of Richmond, VA

Let’s talk trees🌳 Richmond’s Draft three of code refresh just came out. The photo above shows the proposed tree canopy s...
08/23/2026

Let’s talk trees🌳

Richmond’s Draft three of code refresh just came out.

The photo above shows the proposed tree canopy standards. While we are so grateful for any tree protections (because currently the code does nothing to protect our city’s trees) we wonder how can the city reach the 60% coverage canopy goal stated in the Richmond 300 plan with only 20% and 10% minimums required. Recent data shows Richmond’s current coverage at 32% and falling.

What do you think? Southside ReLeaf Capital Trees and City of Richmond, VA

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2713 Bainbridge Street
Richmond, VA
23225

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