Kris - Neigbor Loves Working in the Garden

Griff recaps our garden work day

Griff talks about today's work day at the Free Farm

Tamara talks about the mural at Bethlehem Lutheran

Dartmouth Students on Spring Break work at the Bethlehem Lutheran Garden

Alia talks about their spring break work day

Free Farm Progress

Short video about composting

Video about the Free Farm mural

If you are interested in submitting a proposal for a mural for the Free Farm or one of Urban Share garden sites please email:

Tamara Loewenstein
Curator + Community Arts Organizer
Urban Share Community Gardening Project
tamara.loewenstein@gmail.com
(415) 846-1402

Introducing Produce to the People and its Founder & Director Lauren Anderson

Today, we'd like to introduce to you Produce to the People. Founder and Director, Lauren Anderson is a San Francisco Garden and Compost Educator and food justice activist that loves to feed people. Lauren is our Garden Manager and will oversee all our San Francisco garden sites from their initial phases of planning and implementation, through to their completion.

Produce to the People (PttP) is a backyard harvest project that collects excess produce from residential fruit trees and gardens in San Francisco. The produce is given out through local organizations that distribute free food to families and individuals in need, including The Free Farm Stand, The Julian Pantry, and Martin de Porres.

PttP is also in the first season of our youth employment and education program, which creates summer jobs for high school students- harvesting produce, working at food distribution sites, and learning about local food systems, environmental stewardship, and community organizing.

PttP serves the community on many levels, by offering a free service that utilizes fresh, healthy food that would otherwise go to waste, by aiding in our local food security through the distribution of produce to our neighbors and friends who may not always have access to it, and by creating youth employment and environmental education.

For more information please visit: www.producetothepeople.org

St. Paulus Urban Farm - Western Addition, San Francisco

St. Paulus Lutheran - Western Addition District
The 103 year old St. Paulus cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1995. And since then the congregation has been hoping to redevelop the site. Existing as ″church without walls″ in the Fillmore district of San Francisco, St. Paulus continues its history of ministry with the homeless, those living with HIV/AIDS and responding to racism and injustice.

This location has served as a garden in the past, but was ended as St. Paulus sought to redevelop the site. Recently as the current economic downturn has stalled the redevelopment project, the site will once again be used for gardening.

We hope to turn the site into an urban farm that can provide produce for low income residents in the area while also creating volunteer and arts opportunities.

Christ Church Lutheran - Sidewalk Garden - Sunset District, San Francisco

Christ Church Lutheran - Sunset District of San Francisco
Christ Church Lutheran recently fixed the concrete around the trees in front of their church. The open space around the trees leaves the perfect space for a sidewalk garden. Now all we need are the plants.

Help us transform this:


Into this:


Want to donate time or money? Learn more here: www.welcomeministry.org/garden/share
Have any of these items we need, please contact: megan@welcomeministry.org

Tamara talks about the garden at Bethlehem Lutheran in Oakland - Video

Sidewalk Gardens - why & how - video

Amber from the Mission Greenbelt Project describes why and how sidewalk gardens are created. If you are interested in having a sidewalk garden at your site please contact: megan@welcomeministry.org

St. Mark's Lot site - video