Tag Archives: urban agriculture
Aug-2011
Unearthing Community at Alemany Farm from NENtv on Vimeo. Alemany Farm, in the north-east of San Francisco, is the city’s largest food-producing plot. But this place is more than about food: skill-sharing, opportunities for residents from nearby low-income housing, and community all thrive in this remarkable space. NENtv delves deeper into why Alemany [...]
Aug-2011
San Francisco’s Policy Thumb Gets Greener By Isabel Wade & Eli Zigas On a spring morning last week, Mayor Ed Lee signed a bill that places San Francisco at the forefront of major cities supporting urban agriculture. The law, which changes the city’s zoning code, was the culmination of a year of collaboration between the Mayor, [...]
The NEN and AII Release the First Episodes of NENtv’s KIOSK The Neighborhood Empowerment Network (NEN) and the Art Institute of California San Francisco have collaborated through the NEN University Academic Alliance to produce the first two NENtv episodes of “Kioskâ€. Kiosk is a 30 minute broadcast quality TV show dedicated to elevating and celebrating [...]
Aug-2011
NEN Kiosk: Growing Communities from NENtv on Vimeo. This debut episode of the NEN Kiosk focuses on community gardens. Join NEN’s Daniel Homsey as he talks about this growing trend with Blair Randall of Garden for the Environment, Fran Martin of the Visitacion Valley Greenway and Mei Ling Hui of the SF Department of the [...]
Aug-2011
We Are Growing Home from NENtv on Vimeo. “Growing Home”, a new community garden located along Octavia Boulevard in the Hayes Valley neighborhood, is a unique collaboration between a surprising assortment of people. Watch this latest NENtv episode to find out who’s involved. In 2010, NENtv visited Growing Home on the final volunteer work day [...]
Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced the winners of the Community Challenge Grant Program (CCG), which provides matching grants to local residents, businesses, non-profits and other community groups to make physical improvements to their neighborhoods. The CCG Program has awarded 28 grants totaling $577,656. The bulk of the CCG awards continue to be for permeable landscaping, [...]
Jul-2011
Looking for a place to dig in and get dirty in San Francisco? Perhaps you’re like many other San Franciscans – you’ve been musing over how you’d like to start a garden and get back in touch with nature, slow down a little. You’ve checked out the nearest plot-style community garden that you could find, [...]