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Your Gift Supports:

• Stewardship of our 3.5 acre farm site
• Growing, harvesting, and distributing more than 15 tons of free produce year round
• Paid apprenticeship program
• Internships offering extended volunteer training experiences 
• Community workdays and educational farm visits 
• A productive and nourishing public green space and habitat that is a refuge for creatures of many species.
• Local, grassroots action and resilience including partnerships with programs such as: 280 Project, the Free Farm Stand, Alemany Medicinal Herb Garden, Alemany Farm Native Plants, Dye Garden, SF Beekeepers Association, Bayview Pop Up Resource Village, and SFRPD Urban Ag Program.

It can’t happen without dedicated staff, volunteers, and donors!

Your gift in any amount to our general operating fund helps make all of the above possible.

Ways to Give:

• Make a one-time gift
• Set up a monthly recurring donation to sow seeds of support year-round.
• Give in honor or in memory of someone.
• Birthday campaign: Inspire your friends and family to honor your birthday with a gift to FOAF.
• Don’t forget MATCHING GIFTS: Does your employer match gifts? If so, you could double your generosity. Some employers also match volunteer hours.

2025 Quick Facts:

• Job Training and Economic Justice: In 2025 we had a total of 11 paid apprentices in a program focused on those historically underrepresented in urban agriculture. Apprentices are paid a living wage above the city minimum wage, an important step toward economic security and justice for our communities. We also hosted 32 interns, positions that help develop transferable job skills in sustainable gardening, volunteer management and community agriculture.
• Growing Community: In the past year, we logged over 14,000 hours of volunteer time on site, representing over 4,000 volunteer visits at 99 community workdays. We also donated over 2,000 plant starts to a dozen local school and community garden projects. This is just one way in which we help grow food justice, food sovereignty, and climate resiliency in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco.
• Growing and Sharing Food: In 2025, we grew an estimated 35,500 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. Each week our food is distributed 100% free to close to 100 households through the Free Farm Stand, 75 households at the Alemany Apartments Food Pantry, an estimated 110 community harvesters, and an average of 55 farm volunteers.
• Eco-literacy and Environmental Education: In 2025 we offered 20 workshops in nine months of the year for over 400 participants. With topics ranging from bird walks to gardening basics and soil health, pickling, beekeeping, fungi, and medicinal plants, our workshops are accessible in content and cost, with no one turned away for lack of funds. Additionally, we hosted 32 farm visits by corporate groups and other organizations, and the farm was destination for 41 school field trips and class visits, providing hands-on, fresh-air learning experiences for close to 1,000 students from preschool to college level throughout the year.
• Environmental Impact: In addition to growing food, we nurture habitat and habitat awareness throughout the farm, including many native plants. These plants not only demonstrate drought-tolerant and regionally appropriate gardening approaches for local residents, but also provide habitat for beneficial insects, birds, reptiles, coyotes, and more – key species we share our ecosystem with.