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Join Us for Earth Day This Sunday, 4/18
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010Dear Farm Friends:
First, thanks to all of the volunteers who have been working hard at the Farm despite some less-than-ideal spring weather. The Farm looks great, and your sweat and sore muscles are to thank for that.
Now it’s time for a little celebration to kick off the 2010 Season!
Please join us this Sunday, April 18 [...]
Spring Fever + Earth Day Celebration April 18
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010Dear Friends:
Fortunately we had a few weeks of spring before winter decided to return. Those dry, warm days right after the Spring Equinox gave us the chance to cut down some of our winter cover crop and dig a half dozen beds in the main garden. Then this last week of rain [...]
Celebrate Arbor Day at Alemamy Farm
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Dear Farm Friends:
We hope that you can join us this Saturday, Mar 6 to celebrate Arbor Day.
Alemany Farm is serving as the host for the SF Department of Public Works’ 10th Annual Clean Team event. Starting at 9 AM, people will be gathering at the Farm to break into different work teams. Some groups will [...]
Arbor Day at Alemany Farm + Eco Hort Applications
Friday, February 19th, 2010Dear Farm Friends:
You know how when you throw a big party or a potluck and you have to clean up your house before the event, even though you know you’ll have to clean up the house after the event as well? That’s sort of the place we’re in at Alemany Farm these days.
On Saturday, March [...]
2010 Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Download the application here: PDF | WORD
Dear Farm Friends:
As you know, the volunteer coordinators at Alemany Farm try to use
every workday as an opportunity for skills sharing and community
education. But many people remain eager for some more structured
learning.
So we are very pleased to announce that for the second year in a row,
Friends of Alemany [...]
Plant Trees at Alemany Farm
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Want to get 2010 off to a fun start?
Please join us at Alemamy Farm tomorrow, Sat, Jan 9 as we continue the work on our native tree planting. As you might remember, this exciting collaboration with a Living Library is giving us the opportunity to create a visual and auditory screen from the freeway. The [...]
Strawberry Planting + Farm Fundraiser
Thursday, November 19th, 2009Dear Farm Friends:
Please join us at Alemany Farm this Saturday, Nov 21 as we plant our 2010 strawberries. We will be putting about 300 plants in the ground, and we hope you are there to help us. We will also be sowing some of the last cover crop and building new compost.
Also, if you plan [...]
Harvest Festival THIS SAT + Growing New Gardens
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Dear Farm Friends:
We hope you can join us THIS Sat, Oct 24, as we celebrate our Fifth Annual Harvest Festival. The festivities will start around 11 AM and wrap up around 5 PM.
We will have plenty of food including a Somoan-style roasted organic suckling pig, veggie burgers, salads fresh from the farm, and Mission Pie [...]
Alemany Harvest Festival Oct 24!
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009Dear Farm Friends:
Mark your calendars for Alemany Farm’s Fifth Annual Harvest Festival!!
On Saturday, October 24 we will celebrate another fantastic season at the Farm and all of the accomplishments we’ve had in the past year by growing organic food for SF communities and educating people about how to cultivate their own produce.
We will have a [...]
Alemany farm in the news, and upcoming volunteer workdays
Monday, July 27th, 2009Hello Farm Friends:
It’s a busy time at Alemany Farm these days. The farm was recently featured in a San Francisco Chronicle article, and co-manager Jason Mark made Mother Nature Network’s roundup of “40 Farmers Under 40.”
But of course we’ve been farming too! It’s the height of the growing season — we’ve got green beans coming [...]
