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Urban agriculture update: Rec and Park outlines GROW Center plan, seeks funding to expand services
Summary
Urban Agriculture Director Mei Ling Wei told the commission the department now manages 39 community gardens and two urban farms and proposed a San Francisco Garden Resource Outreach and Workshop (GROW) Center in McLaren Park with an estimated total cost of $4.6 million; the department has $600,000 on hand and is actively fundraising for remaining design and construction costs.
San Francisco — The Recreation and Park Commission received an update Nov. 20 on the department’s urban agriculture and community‑garden programs and heard details of a proposed Garden Resource Outreach and Workshop (GROW) Center intended to expand services, workshops and weekly compost giveaways.
Mei Ling Wei, urban agriculture director, said the program now oversees 39 community gardens, two urban farms and a garden resource program that…
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