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DESCRIPTION:I am feeling pretty crazy right at the moment which means I should probably 
 get out into the garden more. I think the crowds at the stand are 
 overwhelming me a bit! There were people lined up on the sidewalk. Yikes! I 
 started worrying that the stand is becoming too successful and therefore 
 big, and therefore a drag for people having to wait in line. I want to stay 
 small and personal and have time to chat with everyone. To spread good 
 vibes, not institutional rushed hurried vibes. At the same time manna is 
 coming down from heaven. I feel spiritually nourished from all the great 
 helpers we have and the harvests we are bringing in from our neighborhood 
 gardens and fruit trees. I hope more people are growing some of their own 
 food as that is the only sustainable way this will work, growing our 
 neighborhood vegetables and fruit and sharing the surplus. I know we are 
 planting many seeds of all kinds...seeds of change and hope, seeds of 
 inspiration, seeds to grow our own, be it gardens or evolutions.\n\nThis 
 week we need:\nplastic or paper bags or cloth bags with handles, small pots 
 about a yogurt container size, locally grown or gleaned produce, intern and 
 garden helpers,, photographer to document what we are doing, Spanish 
 speakers to help on Sundays (just show up!)\n\n........ Feed the hungry 
 while meeting your neighbors  ............\n\nGot organic food to share? 
 Know about organic gardening and want to share your knowledge with the 
 public? Got seeds or seedlings to donate? Have a fruit tree that we can 
 glean fruit from for feeding the poor? Care to volunteer your time helping 
 us tend our gardens? Hook up with the Free Farm Stand!\n\nWe strive to 
 attain the following goals:\n\n•help make locally grown, fresh and 
 nutritious organic produce accessible to all, especially those families and 
 individuals on low-incomes and tight budgets.\n\n•help empower people who 
 have the space to grow their own food and become more 
 self-reliant.\n\n•promote good nutrition and health\n\nWhat we 
 do:\n\n•We grow as much food as can in our Mission neighborhood and 
 distribute it for free at our Sunday Free Farm Stand.\n\n•We offer garden 
 advice and help to those who want to put in a backyard garden.\n\n•We 
 grow seedlings and starts to give away and other plants.\n\n•We offer a 
 place where neighbors can come and share their extra produce that they have 
 grown with others.\n\n•We provide a drop-off place for local organic 
 surplus food from both local gardeners and organic farmers.\n\n•We offer 
 a weekly gathering spot where neighbors can get to know each other and 
 share their diverse cultures and traditions.\n\n•We harvest organic fruit 
 from backyard fruit trees and public spaces give away it away at the Free 
 Farm Stand.\n\n•We give away honey from local bee keepers and educate 
 neighbors about bees and gentle beekeeping.\n\n•We are working with the 
 San Francisco Permaculture Guild on a number of food growing projects to 
 turn a vacant lot on Potrero Hill into a Permaculture mini-farm that will 
 grow food that will go to the Free Farm Stand and other groups that 
 distribute food to the hungry.\n\n•We are working with about fifteen kids 
 that attend Jamestown after school program, teaching them about gardening 
 and where our food comes. We work with them to gain a sense of care for 
 their community.\n\nThe Free Farm Stand happens on Sundays 1-3pm. For more 
 information or if you want to help or if you have or know of a fruit tree 
 that needs picking email us. \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/08/10/18615209.php
SUMMARY:FREE FARM STAND: Sharing is Self-Sufficiency
LOCATION:Treat Commons Community Garden\nlocated at Parque Niños Unidos\nat the 
 corner of 23rd St. and Treat Ave., SF\n(just a few blocks from BART!)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/08/10/18615209.php
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