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Planting Justice
Category: Local Services Community Service/Non-Profit Community Service/Non-Profit [Edit]
996 62nd StSte B
(between Baker St & Herzog St)
Oakland, CA 94608
Neighborhood: North Oakland
(510) 290-4049
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 9 am - 5 pm
4 reviews for Planting Justice
4 reviews in English
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Review from Khanh P.
Oakland, CA
3/6/2011
I had been slowly trying to work on my backyard for over a year. I took permaculture workshops and bought books and even went to permaculture training. But after a year of doing things in fits and starts, I finally realized I needed professional help, both to design the garden as well as implement the design.
Planting Justice installed a greywater laundry-to-landscape system and planted an edible garden in my backyard in 2 days. Their knowledge of what plants/trees would be good for my space, as well as their design sensibilities are impressive.
They planted avocado trees, kiwi, grape, pineapple guava, persimmon, kumquat tree, and tons of winter greens and herbs.
I'm extremely happy with them. I wholeheartedly recommend them. It feels good to know the money I spend is being used to support their programs working in schools, prisons, and in the community. -
Review from Leah A.
Berkeley, CA
7/28/2011
Yep, this team works backyard miracles. Planting Justice helped transform my house's yard from a wild brush patch to a thriving urban oasis of greens, herbs, fruits and veggies complete with compost, chickens and bees! They were a dream to work with and offered a wealth of knowledge regarding everything from soil to plants to animals to grey-water systems. Their work was done quickly and top quality and best of all, we had the satisfaction of knowing our support was also benefiting future clients who can't afford to pay market value for permaculture landscaping. Through their focus on education, community rehabilitation and social justice, they do more than just rebuild gardens, they transform lives.
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Review from Jeffrey L.
West Oakland, Oakland, CA
11/16/2010
Responsive, courteous, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and hardworking, Gavin and the rest of the Planting Justice team are simply terrific! During the course of transforming our 25' X 25' yard, Planting Justice demonstrated that they were genuinely interested in creating a sustainable growing environment as pertained to our specific location with indispensable advice on plant variety, positioning and yard preparation. In addition, they readily answered our questions before, during and after the job to ensure that we would be best be able to enjoy the fruits of our labor.
As gardening neophytes, we especially appreciated being able to help with the building and planting process as it was a wonderful way to build confidence as well as being a fantastic opportunity to learn valuable techniques from the experts. Planting Justice was also very flexible in working within our budget and the final costs came very close to their projected amount.
We recently harvested our first round of produce an look forward to many more! -
Review from Adam M.
Berkeley, CA
5/12/2010
The entire Planting Justice team with Gavin and Haleh as the central jewel is filled with a team that is as knowledgeable, professional, and kind as can be imagined. They helped turn our home into a "food forest" full of edibles, medicinals, and California natives. They brought a team of enthusiastic and positive workers who helped us to build four 5' by 10' planter boxes where we are able to grow much of our produce. They also designed and implemented a beautiful front yard of herbs and drought resistant plants that are as practical as they are beautiful. I would not hesitate to recommend Planting Justice in light of their excellent work that is only enriched by their ethics and efforts in our local communities.
