Once a trash-covered hillside, San Francisco’s Tompkins Stairway Garden is a safe and welcoming street park featuring a drought-tolerant garden in year-round bloom and a colorful tiled stairway. Dedicated attention from surrounding neighbors has transformed the site into a community greenspace and pedestrian corridor serving the Alemany Farmers’ Market and nearby schools and shopping districts. […]

Instructor: Hannah Shulman This is an IN-PERSON workshop. Learn when, why, and how to winter prune apples and plums at Alemany Farm. This class will focus on tree biology and care to encourage a healthy and productive fruit tree. In addition, you will get hands-on practice with our trees in the field. Hannah Shulman is […]

Instructor: Brett Stephens  Learn about aquatic plants and water management and help with our late winter pond maintenance. Learn about pond ecology and support habitat restoration for the red-wing blackbird, tule reeds, and more. The pond workday will include a discussion on pond ecology, the importance of water sources on organic farms, strategies for management, […]

Instructor: J.R. Blair This IN-PERSON WORKSHOP will be hosted at Alemany Farm. We will spend a few hours wandering around the Farm, identifying and discussing the birds found there. In addition to bird "watching," we will talk about the intersection of birds and other organisms, including humans - pollination, seed dispersal, conservation, introduced species, taxonomy, […]