While at Woodleaf, a group of curious urbanites wandered through Carl's orchards learning about everything from soil chemistry to the benefits of solar power and an on-farm bamboo patch.
You may have driven by Alemany Farm hundreds of times without seeing it. Tucked beneath the roar of Highway 280 along a hillside sloping up to Bernal Heights, this four-acre spot is San Francisco’s largest farm.
Within a 100 miles of San Francisco, enough food is produced to feed every Bay Area resident more than three times over. Ironically, a great deal of that food gets shipped elsewhere.
Author Patricia Klindienst discusses the "three sisters" gardening technique, or the tradition of planting squash, beans and corn as companion crops in a single bed.
Shopping at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market isn’t tricky, but it is an art worth perfecting. Here are a few tried and true tips that will make even the most savvy shopper’s next visit to the market richer, easier and more fun.
Desmond Jolly, author of California’s New Green Revolution, talks about the farms he believes have played significant roles in advancing sustainable food systems throughout the state.
