Alemany Farm, nestled on 3.5 acres near the intersection of Interstate 280 and Alemany Boulevard, grows over 30,000 pounds of free produce each year for San Francisco residents — no IDs, no payments, no questions asked.
It’s the largest urban farm in the city. And it’s at risk of shutting down.
After years of relying on thin public grants and volunteer labor, the farm paused its paid apprenticeship programs at the start of May, scaled back staff hours near the same time, and launched a grassroots campaign to raise $200,000 in late April — an effort to stay afloat in a city cutting costs across public services…