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The Free Farm Stand happens on Sundays 1-3pm in Treat Commons Community Garden located at Parque Niños Unidos at the corner of 23rd St. and Treat Ave.
Contact Case case.garver@gmail.com
Fridays: Permaculture Garden 18th and Rhode Island at 10am-1pm
Saturday 10-2pm Free Farm workday Organizing huddle 9:30am
Here is a chance to add your two cents to the process of creating a new park at 17th and Folsom. Contribute your ideas for a farm that grows food and flowers for the neighborhood:
Envisioning New Open Space in the Mission: Proposed Park Site at 17th and Folsom
Start: 02/09/2010 - 6pm
End: 02/09/2010 - 9pm
Community Drop-in Hours at the Planning Department: Room 431 at 1650 Mission Street
The City has been working with the community to explore possibilities for an open space on a portion of a parking lot at the corner of 17th and Folsom Streets.
City staff has developed initial designs into a series of park alternatives. Come join us on the site to review these park possibilities, and to give us your feedback on the designs!
Please visit our website for information and to see the designs, which will be posted on February 9th.
http://17thfolsompark.sfplanning.org
Clara will be at the Secret Garden usually Sunday during the Free Farm Stand. If you want to help you can contact her first at:
Pounds of super local produce given away in 2009
The Free Farm Stand happens on Sundays 1-3pm in Treat Commons Community Garden located at Parque Niños Unidos at the corner of 23rd St. and Treat Ave.
Volunteer Opportunities and Upcoming events
Contact Case case.garver@gmail.com
Fridays: Permaculture Garden 18th and Rhode Island at 10am-1pm
Saturday 10-2pm Free Farm workday Organizing huddle 9:30am
Here is a chance to add your two cents to the process of creating a new park at 17th and Folsom. Contribute your ideas for a farm that grows food and flowers for the neighborhood:
Envisioning New Open Space in the Mission: Proposed Park Site at 17th and Folsom
Start: 02/09/2010 - 6pm
End: 02/09/2010 - 9pm
Community Drop-in Hours at the Planning Department: Room 431 at 1650 Mission Street
The City has been working with the community to explore possibilities for an open space on a portion of a parking lot at the corner of 17th and Folsom Streets.
City staff has developed initial designs into a series of park alternatives. Come join us on the site to review these park possibilities, and to give us your feedback on the designs!
Please visit our website for information and to see the designs, which will be posted on February 9th.
http://17thfolsompark.
Clara will be at the Secret Garden usually Sunday during the Free Farm Stand. If you want to help you can contact her first at:
clarabean11@hotmail.com
Esperanza Garden workday Fridays noon-dark
Lisa’s backyard 1422 Guerrero Street between 26th and Cesar Chavez St. Contact Lisa lisa@interactivebodywork.com
Aliza’s backyard which is located on Dolores St. near the Dolores Café on 18th St.
Here are two more opportunities to help plant a new garden possibly in your neighborhood:
Allison is looking for help with some space she has to garden near 11th St. in the SOMA neighborhood. Her email is allison.gerley@gmail.com
Here is something Samantha sent me:
Aloha,
Esperanza Garden workday Fridays noon-dark
Lisa’s backyard 1422 Guerrero Street between 26th and Cesar Chavez St. Contact Lisa lisa@interactivebodywork.com
Aliza’s backyard which is located on Dolores St. near the Dolores Café on 18th St.
If interested, you can contact Garden Anchors
Jess 415-707-9717 arnett.jessica@gmail.com or
Rachel 609-273-8544 rachel.cassandra@gmail.com
Jess is leaving town soon for the holidays.Allison is looking for help with some space she has to garden near 11th St. in the SOMA neighborhood. Her email is allison.gerley@gmail.com
Here is something Samantha sent me:
Aloha,
If you are reading this message right now than I consider it a GREAT privilege and blessing to know you and to have you as a person in my life! And I also have a hunch that you are a green thumb goddess or something more masculine of that sort :)...
I am hoping any of you might want to help me in this design of my backyard, any tips, organizational suggestions, or hands are welcome and appreciated... New terrain for me, but hoping to make it beautiful with the help of some of you...
I am free on fridays and weekends to play... i prefer mornings on the weekends to work outside and play at night, but let me know when a day that may work for you to come have a little friendly garden day... snacks provided, shared, and bringing friends encouraged always. The space has much potential, i think, and hoping to make it into a place where a lot of people can enjoy it..
The space is about 20x20, i would estimate and is just up a few blocks from 19th ave and Holloway.. Would love some help in creating this vision!
Let me know friends,
Blessings,
Samantha
sammycurl@gmail.com
sammycurl@gmail.com
What we Need
small pots about a 2"-3" container size
locally grown or gleaned produce
intern and garden helpers
grant writers
Spanish speakers to help on Sundays (just show up!)
use of large truck or dump truck
someone who can drive a big truck
digging forks and shovels and wheelbarrows and wheelbarrow tires
lots of compost or manure
hose in good shape
people to grow seedlings
bags for free farm stand plastic, paper, or cloth
locally grown or gleaned produce
intern and garden helpers
grant writers
Spanish speakers to help on Sundays (just show up!)
use of large truck or dump truck
someone who can drive a big truck
digging forks and shovels and wheelbarrows and wheelbarrow tires
lots of compost or manure
hose in good shape
people to grow seedlings
bags for free farm stand plastic, paper, or cloth
Free Farm Stand Goals and What we do
We strive to attain the following goals:
•help make locally grown, fresh and nutritious organic produce accessible to all, especially those families and individuals on low-incomes and tight budgets.
•help empower people who have the space to grow their own food and become more self-reliant.
•promote good nutrition and health
What we do:
•We grow as much food as can in our Mission neighborhood and distribute it for free at our Sunday Free Farm Stand.
•We offer garden advice and help to those who want to put in a backyard garden.
•We grow seedlings and starts to give away and other plants.
•We offer a place where neighbors can come and share their extra produce that they have grown with others.
•We provide a drop-off place for local organic surplus food from both local gardeners and organic farmers.
•We offer a weekly gathering spot where neighbors can get to know each other and share their diverse cultures and traditions.
•We harvest organic fruit from backyard fruit trees and public spaces give away it away at the Free Farm Stand.
•We give away honey from local bee keepers and educate neighbors about bees and gentle beekeeping.
•We are working with the San Francisco Permaculture Guild on a number of food growing projects to turn a vacant lot on Potrero Hill into a Permaculture mini-farm that will grow food that will go to the Free Farm Stand and other groups that distribute food to the hungry.
Watch the movies posted below or listen to the interviews to get a better idea of what we are about.
Beegan Beekeeping
Download Beegan Beekeeping
Dream To Do List
make free seedling growing kits to give out to those who want to grow seedlings to give to schools, community gardeners, individuals, who will grow some food and share the surplus for the hungry
Cross Currents Interview on KALW news 6/1/09
link to streaming audio:
http://www.crosscurrentsradio.org/features.php?feature_id=26&archive_date=200906
4 minute movie about Free Farm Stand 2009
The Free Farm Stand from Boris Igor A on Vimeo.
Free Speech Radio News Interview April 8, 2009
Bay Guardian video on Free Farm Stand right around when we started in 2008
Current Gardens
My backyard: Call 415 824-5193 for location
Treat Commons Community Garden: Treat Ave. and 23rd St. in Parque Niños Unidos
The Secret Garden: 2710 Harrison St. near 23rd St. White picket gate that is usually locked except when some one is in the garden
Permaculture Garden 18th St. and Rhode Island on Potrero Hill
Esperanza Garden Florida and 19th Street near CELL Space and across from the bike kitchen
Free Farm Gough and Eddy Sts.
Treat Commons Community Garden: Treat Ave. and 23rd St. in Parque Niños Unidos
The Secret Garden: 2710 Harrison St. near 23rd St. White picket gate that is usually locked except when some one is in the garden
Permaculture Garden 18th St. and Rhode Island on Potrero Hill
Esperanza Garden Florida and 19th Street near CELL Space and across from the bike kitchen
Free Farm Gough and Eddy Sts.
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