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Calendar Confusion: Upcoming Alemany Workdays
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009Dear Farm Friends:
We know, we know: It can be really confusing to remember that the Farm’s workday schedule is the First and Third Sundays of the month and the Saturdays In Between.
We have kept up this schedule for the last five summers to ensure that the garden is accessible to everyone, no matter what other [...]
Beekeeping and Lettuce at Alemany Farm
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Dear Farm Friends:
If you’ve decided to skip Bay to Breakers this year — who needs AM drinking and crazy costumes anyway? — but still want to enjoy what is supposed to be perfect weather this weekend, then come to Alemany Farm’s next community workday this Sunday, May 17.
The folks from the CA Native Plant Society [...]
Alemany Farm = Community Hero
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009Dear Farm Friends:
We wanted to share with you the exciting news that Alemany Farm, our volunteers, and the staff at the Alemany Resident Management Corporation have been honored with a Crissy Field Community Hero Award.
We hope you can join us this Sat, May 2 for an awards ceremony at the Crissy Field Center, starting at [...]
Upcoming Workdays + Farm Visits
Friday, April 24th, 2009Dear Farm Friends:
First, many thanks to all of you who came to Alemany Farm for our 3rd Annual Earth Day BBQ last weekend. It was a great way to bring together San Francisco’s diverse communities, and we hope you had as much fun as we did.
If you missed the BBQ, no sweat, because we still [...]
The Revolution is Growing…
Monday, March 23rd, 2009Dear Friends:
Long before the Obamas put in a vegetable garden at the White House (pretty amazing, right!), city-wide volunteers and members of the Alemany Community were working hard to make the Farm a living example of neighborhood empowerment, food security, and ecological sustainability.
The seeds of that labor are receiving some gratifying recognition this week.
On Saturday, [...]
Springtime at Alemany Farm
Thursday, March 19th, 2009Dear Friends:
The days are getting noticeably longer, the weather is warming up, and at Alemany Farm we are digging into Spring.
We hope you can join us at our next workday, Saturday, March 21 as we start on our spring garden bed tillage, compost building, and cover crop mowing. The garden is starting transform itself again, [...]
Mushroom Workshop Postponed
Friday, February 20th, 2009Dear Friends:
The recent week of rains was long overdue and badly needed. The rain gauge at the Farm recorded 4.8 inches of rain in the last week. Which is awesome.
Except for the fact that the soil is so saturated that it unsettled the portion of the hillside where we were planning on building a mushroom [...]
Feb/March Upcoming Workshops
Saturday, February 14th, 2009Farm Friends:
Coming up we have two guest workshop teachers, illuminating worlds of food that we often overlook amidst many beds of traditional annuals like peas, cabbage, and squash.
First, on Saturday, February 21st:
Mushroom Cultivation
Ken Litchfield (volunteer at Alemany Farm, teacher at Merritt College, and farmer in Moraga, CA) will share techniques and concepts around growing edible [...]
Alemany Workdays: Mark Your Calendars
Thursday, January 29th, 2009Dear Farm Friends:
When two different months split a single weekend, our workday schedule gets complicated.
To clear up any confusion about our upcoming workdays, please mark your calendars:
Saturday, Jan 31, Noon to 5 PM
Monday, Feb 2, 1 to 5 PM
Saturday, Feb 7, Noon to 5 PM
Monday, Feb 8 1 to 5 PM
Saturday, Feb 14, Noon to [...]
Janurary Rain?
Monday, January 19th, 2009Farm Friends:
By now, if you’re like us, you’re wondering: um, isn’t this winter? Shouldn’t we be cold, cozying up inside, or at least putting mud-flaps on our bikes?
Well, if climate change (aka global weirding) has got you down, come out to the farm for far-too-early-spring cheer!
Besides our upcoming January workdays (this coming Saturday, the 24th; [...]
