This Spring has been a busy time for Urban Releaf, with April 2014 being somewhat of a whirlwind month in particular. Thusfar in 2014, Urban Releaf has planted approximately 150 trees! We have been averaging about one tree-planting event a month, including the MLK Day of Service, Arbor Day, and, most recently, Earth Day. These

Recently, I was asked to speak at the Green Festival, an annual convention of eco-progressive activism, held in San Francisco. The panel I was on was called “Trees for Life” – Planting Trees to Save Our Lives and Restore Our Communities.” When my time to speak arrived, I told the audience that newly-reelected President Obama