Parks and Facilities

Alemany Farm at St. Mary’s Complex is a 3.5-acre site, located on Alemany Boulevard near Ellsworth Street. This food security farm is managed under the Recreation and Park Department’s Community Gardens Program. Alemany Farm is one of RPD's most popular spaces to volunteer and has been recognized for successes in promoting urban agriculture through communal efforts where all volunteers grow the food and plants together, to share with each other and their neighbors. Along with helping meet critical food security needs for our community members, the site provides deep dive educational opportunities in ecological agriculture, beekeeping, pollinator and habitat gardening, for both youth and adult learners. 

Friends of Alemany Farm (FOAF)

FOAF operates the agricultural activities at the site. Managing the largest and most productive farm in San Francisco, we offer everyone the chance to learn where their food comes from, pitch in to help, and take home fresh produce for free! Come get your hands dirty with us! 

General volunteer workdays are Monday and Saturday afternoons. If you are an individual and want to sign up to join a standing workday, visit our website, Friends of Alemany Farm.  If you would like to set up a group or corporate workday, visit https://alemanyfarm.org/get-involved/corporate-group-visits/

Alemany Natives Plant Group 
The goals of the Alemany Natives group are to expand the native habitat restoration zones within the Farm and to educate the community on how local native plants can be used to benefit food cultivation, for home landscaping, and for cultivating habitat for birds, bees, insects and other species. Volunteer activities include planting, weeding, pruning and monitoring of native plants in various locations around the Farm. Click here to register for a Alemany Natives volunteer day.

The Medicine Garden

The Medicine Garden at Alemany Farm cultivates over 60 varieties of medicinal plants, culinary herbs and edible flowers. It is maintained by a small group of volunteers who believe in the accessibility of herbal medicine for urban people. The Medicine Garden is located near the willow tree on the west side of the farm, at the foot of the southern slope of the hill. For more information, reach out to Bonnie Rose Weaver brw.herbalist at gmail dot com with any questions or visit https://www.bonnieroseweaver.com/about

Pond Landscaping
The pond landscaping group takes care of the central water feature of Alemany Farm by removing invasive aquatic species and fostering native flora and fauna. Please check out Alemany Farm's website to see when the next public workday will take place.

Recreation and Park Department

In addition to supporting the ongoing efforts of all stakeholders on site, the Recreation and Park Department Community Gardens Program hosts field trips for primarily SFUSD schools through the Youth Stewardship Program (YSP). If you are an educator interested in a field trip please enroll in YSP or contact communitygardens@sfgov.org for more information.

The Alemany Farm Management Plan guides site use. This plan was approved by the Rec and Park Commission in August 2012.