What Is An Urban Farm? Hayes Valley Farm in San Francisco

An Urban Farm is more about the compilation of these various elements than a large space dedicated to growing food.

Written By Jay Rosenberg
Hayes Valley Farm
14 June 2011

Excerpt:

For a brief period of time, we have been granted the opportunity to research, educate and demonstrate what an Urban Farm could be. Recently, as the city has come to an agreement to sell a portion of the farm for development, we have been engaged in a series of meetings at City Hall to scout locations for future farms.

At the same time, the San Francisco Urban Agriculture Alliance realized a tremendous success when Mayor Ed Lee signed the “Salad Bill,” further advancing the city’s priority on urban agriculture. This has been a very exciting time!

And once again the question is being asked, “what is an urban farm?,” and I am glad to report back on some of what we’ve learned…

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