Free Farm Stand
When:
Tuesday: 1pm-3pm
Sunday: noon-3pm
Where:
23rd St. and Treat Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94110
Website:
Free Farm StandPhone:
(415) 684-8493BART Station:
24th St. Mission (SF)Walk Time:
8 minutesProof that free trade of prized goods is possible, the Free Farm Stand is an all-volunteer operation distributing locally grown organic produce to those with low incomes and tight budgets. Yes, it’s worthy of a double take: free organic harvest for all. Under the helm of a longtime San Francisco urban ag celebrity known as Mr. Tree, FFS always welcomes volunteers to help disseminate the veggies, fruits and plant starts it garners for the public from noon to 3pm each Sunday. You can also get your hands dirty down the street at the related All in Common Garden that grows organic produce for the neighborhood; drop in Tuesdays 1pm to 3pm and Sundays noon to 3pm.
by Linda Koffman
Linda Koffman is an SF-based freelance writer and editor. Also a beginner gardener by day/performing songwriter by night, she feels grateful to live a life of extremes balancing plenty of contemplative silence with rocking out in a band. When not writing, she keeps her hands busy (and dirty) with old guitar strings and soil, and enjoys engaging with the Bay Area’s diverse environmental and cultural beauty. She loves puns to a fault and shamelessly laughs at her own jokes.
