Take a tour of Hayes Valley Farm
Community Projects, Urban Projects — by Patrick Blampied June 23, 2010
Located in the center of San Francisco, Hayes Valley Farm is an education and research project with a focus on urban agriculture. With its roots in Permaculture, the site which was previously an eyesore, has been turned into a living community hub where people come regularly to meet and connect with each other. Friends exchange food, recipes, stories and knowledge about ways we can all live in greater harmony with our surroundings. They are surrounded by an abundant and rich forest of food that encourages connection and understanding of the vital life systems that support human kind.
The project started less than 6 months ago but has moved in leaps and bounds. It is founded on an interim use agreement for a two to five year time frame – after which the city moves forward with other development plans for the site.
The vision includes three main goals:
- to create a successful, sustainable urban farm where community members can access healthy local food
- to serve as a model and a resource center for urban agriculture education and green job training
- to build community resiliency around local food production
David Stockhausen, a former PRI Australia intern, is teaching Permaculture Bootcamp at the site on July 11.
David & the project was featured on our Confessions of a Permaculture Aid Worker Podcast recently.
Comments (4)
God help us if the world ever runs out of blue tape and god knows we need more people like Jay blue tape.
Awesome work guys. Keep us up to date.
Comment by Nick Huggins — June 23, 2010 @ 9:09 pm
amazing! awesome!!!!! soooo beatiful!!!!!
blessings to you!
Comment by julie taormina — June 24, 2010 @ 10:13 pm
Aloha! Thanks so much for the kind words. Our class was pretty amazing, and I love to see/hear what your all up to. Any updates from the rest of the crew?
Comment by Jay — June 25, 2010 @ 4:00 am
Thanks for sharing the video about Hayes Valley Farm!
If you have a chance, please check out the follow-up video:
MEET THE BEES OF HAYES VALLEY FARM.
It has some amazing close-ups of bees in action and it presents the bees’ relationship with the urban farmers in poignant and occasionally hilarious ways.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3fZ1muRGCQ
Comment by Mark McQuillen — June 26, 2010 @ 3:27 am
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