Vallejo

Resilient Neighborhoods

We are looking for pioneering teams of neighbors in Vallejo who want to partner with us in bringing this vision to life.

Community Support

We have a skilled Advisory Board of local experts and passionate partners to help us carry out this pilot program in Vallejo.

Hakeem Brown, Vallejo City Councilman
Steve Dunsky, U.S. Forest Service
Richard Fisher, Vallejo Commission for the Future
Amy Hartman, Greenbelt Alliance
Dr. Sue King, Pastor at Vacaville’s St. Paul’s United Methodist Church

From Backyard Fruit Trees to a Community Gleaning Network

by Allison | August 31, 2026 | Community Partners, Food Rescue, Local Food, Resilient Neighborhoods | 0 Comments

Syrus is a college freshman from Vallejo who recently completed her Girl Scout Gold Award to revitalize, strengthen and make sustainable gleaning efforts to get food that would otherwise go to waste to people who can use it. The Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout can achieve. Here, she shares about her project.

On Relationship with the Natural World

by Allison | July 1, 2026 | Benicia Sustainable Backyard, Permaculture, Resilient Neighborhoods, Solano Gardens, Solano Sustainable Backyard, Vallejo Sustainable Backyard | 0 Comments

“Inspiring.” That was the most frequent word from participants who joined Sustainable Solano’s 10th annual Benicia & Vallejo Demonstration Food Forest Garden Tour. Having the opportunity to see how lively and full each garden was, I found it no surprise that participants took inspiration from these sites and each gardener’s stories.

Reflections from an SSC Fellow

by Allison | May 25, 2026 | Air Quality, Benicia Community Gardens, Education, Flood Resilience, Local Food, Resilient Neighborhoods, Solano Gardens, Solano Sustainable Backyard, Sustainability, Youth Engagement | 0 Comments

Manpreet joined SuSol in February as our Public Education Coordinator Fellow through the Sustainability Service Corps. Here, she shares about her experience. It has been such a positive experience for the organization that we are honored to be a host site again this year for the September 2026-July 2027 Fellowship.

Benicia & Vallejo Food Forest Garden Tour Celebrates Its 10th Year!

by Allison | April 2, 2026 | Benicia Community Gardens, Benicia Sustainable Backyard, Permaculture, Resilient Neighborhoods, Solano Sustainable Backyard, Sustainability, Vallejo Sustainable Backyard | 0 Comments

Our annual garden tour of Benicia and Vallejo demonstration food forest gardens returns for its 10th year! We’ll have permaculture gardens, community gardens and native plant gardens on this year’s tour.