SPUR Young Urbanists: Conversations on urban farming

"To what extent can we support a community’s food and health needs
through urban farming? Join Shakirah Simley of Slow Jams, Brooke
Budner and Caitlyn Galloway of Little City Gardens, and the
San José-based Village Harvest — organizations that not only grow their
own food, but also facilitate distribution within their communities.
This event is generously sponsored by the Koret Foundation."

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SPUR Young Urbanists: Urban farming 101

By Abigail Shull |
"Interested in starting your own slow food movement in your back yard? Join Antonio Roman-Alcala of Alemany Farms to learn how. The workshop will start promptly at 11:30 a.m. with an opportunity to practice your new skills as a volunteer at Alemany Farms from 1–3 p.m. This event is generously sponsored by the Koret Foundation."

This Week in Livable Streets Events

By Abigail Shull |
There are plenty of urban issues to sink your teeth into this week. From learning about the potential boons of urban farming in San Francisco and Bus Rapid Transit in San Jose to the discovery of greywater best practices that may reside in your own back yard. Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: […]

Building a Farm Where a Freeway Used to Be

By Matthew Roth |
Moving mulch on the old Central Freeway on-ramp that is becoming Hayes Valley Farm. Photo: Matthew Roth A few weeks ago in San Francisco, a number of urban farmers opened a gate in a chain-link fence at Laguna Street, between Oak and Fell Streets, and entered an overgrown lot that has been unused for nearly […]

This Week in Livable Streets Events

By Abigail Shull |
This week affords the opportunity to vent your frustrations about bike safety, dig into urban farming and party down in the Mission. Here are this week’s highlights: Tuesday: SPUR Lunchtime Forum: Disasters and transportation systems. Recent studies reveal that the Bay Area is long over due for a large earthquake and SPUR will delve into […]
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This Week: Bicycle Advisory Committee, Big Bus Plus, Rooftop Urban Farming

By Roger Rudick |
Here are this week’s highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday/tonight! Bicycle Advisory Committee. The committee meets monthly to consider bicycle transportation projects and policies to make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors, the SFMTA, and other City and County agencies. Monday/tonight! July 24, 6:30-7:30 p.m., City Hall, Room 408, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco […]

Farming, Park Parking and Empty Promises

By Chris Carlsson |
The Potemkin Victory Garden during Slow Food Nation, August 2008. Gavin Newsom is running for President, er um, I mean Governor (you gotta take these things one step at a time). Maybe he’ll make it, maybe something will wreck his chances. It’s an interesting drama from the point of view of recent American history, as […]