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Your Gift Supports:

• Stewardship of our 3.5 acre farm site
• Growing, harvesting, and distributing more than ten tons of free produce year round
• Paid apprenticeship program focused on BIPOC
• 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, Feed the People Collective, Alemany Farm Native Plants, Dye Garden, SF Beekeepers Association, 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.

2023 Quick Facts:

• Job Training and Economic Justice: In 2023 we had a total of 9 paid apprentices in a program focused on those historically underrepresented in urban agriculture. This fall’s cohort of 6 apprentices is our largest since the program was established in 2020. 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 7 internships, positions that help develop transferable job skills in sustainable gardening, volunteer management and community agriculture.
• Growing Community: In 2023 we logged 8,851 hours of volunteer time on site, representing over 2,000 volunteer visits at over 127 community workdays. We also have numerous community partners, and this year we donated over 850 plant starts to a range of local school and community garden projects including Balboa High School, Hummingbird Farm, Florence Fang Community Farm and more. This is just one way in which we help grow food justice, food sovereignty, and climate resiliency in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco.
• Growing Food: Every year, we provide 100% free produce to over 7,500 people. In 2023, we grew an estimated 25,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. Our weekly deliveries of fresh greens to the Alemany Apartments Community Food Pantry and the Free Farm Stand totaled 9,800 pounds for the year.
• Environmental Impact: We nurture habitat and habitat awareness in our native plant areas. This year, our native plant stewards and volunteer crews planted 277 native plants and perennials on site, including in new native grassland, chaparral, seep hedgerow, and wildflower meadow zones on the upper hillside. These plants provide habitat for beneficial insects, birds, coyotes, and more – key species we share our ecosystem with.
• Eco-literacy and Environmental Education: We hosted 15 workshops in nine months of the year for over 300 participants. With topics ranging from bird walks to gardening basics, beekeeping, natural fabric dyeing, raising chickens, and medicinal plants, our workshops are accessible in content and cost, with no one turned away for lack of funds. Additionally, through numerous school field trips and class visits, we hosted hundreds of students from preschool to college level throughout the year.