Urban Agriculture in the Bay Area

San Francisco

Alemany Farm

Alemany Farm is a project of the Alemany Resident Management Corporation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving conditions in the Alemany Community, a 165-unit public housing development. Volunteers are always welcomed and encouraged.

Hayes Valley Farm

Hayes Valley Farm (HVF) is an education and research project with a focus on urban agriculture. The intent is to create a successful, sustainable urban farm where community members can access healthy local food, to serve as a model and a resource center for urban agriculture education and green job training and to build community resiliency around local food production.

Oakland

City Slickers Farms

Intensive gardening in West Oakland providing fresh produce to the inner city.

Petaluma

Bounty Farm

The Bounty Farm, located at 55 Shasta Avenue (just East of Petaluma Blvd North, by the Lucky’s Shopping Center) is an educational urban farm in the center of Petaluma.

Organizations for Urban Agriculture in the United States

BioFuel Oasis - Urban Farming Classes

The BioFuel Oasis is a worker-owned cooperative in Berkeley, CA, specializing in ASTM Quality Biodiesel made from Recycled Vegetable oil. They offer urban farming classes.

Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens

An internationally respected model for small-scale urban food production, agricultural preservation, and farm-based education in Goleta, CA.

D-Town Farm

Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (Detroit, Michagan). Listen to presentation on farm (Democracy Now!, June 24th, 2010).

Delaney Community Farm (Denver Urban Gardens)

Delaney Communty Farm is a 30 acre farm outside Denver, CO, in the city of Aurora. It is sponsored by Denver Urban Gardens (DUG) in partnership with the City of Aurora.

Farm Fresh Rhode Island

Urban agricultural development in Providence, Rhode Island.

Growing Power

Urban Agricultural organization in Milwaukee, WI., that has a substantial greenhouse and aquaculture production within the city limits. Provides education for urban agriculture. Interships available.

Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture

The Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture (KCCUA) is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt corporation founded in 2004 with the mission of  promoting the production and consumption of food in city neighborhoods.

Ohio State University/Urban Agriculture Program

Mission Statement: To provide the education and resources that help communities grow nutritious food, develop important life skills, and create a healthy environment.

Urban Agriculture in Detroit

Earthworks Urban Farm

A project of the Capuchin Soup Kitchen. Earthworks Urban Farm seeks to build a just, beautiful food system through education, inspiration, and community development. We seek to restore our connection to the environment and community. It is a working study in social justice and in knowing the origin of the food we eat.

Hantz Farms Detroit

It’s our dream to rejuvenate our city by returning to our agrarian roots, by creating the world’s largest urban farm right here in Detroit, a sustainable producer and seller of homegrown fruits and vegetables as well as clean energy.

RecoveryPark

RecoveryPark is a planned community redevelopment project for the city of Detroit that will include urban farming, education, commercial and housing development along with other projects that visions the rebuilding of a partner community with an eye toward financial and environmental self-sustainability.

UK Guardian (newspaper) article about Detroit UA - Detroit gets growing

Detroit was once the engine of America's automotive industry. Today it is a symbol of urban decay. But a daring bid to return the land to farming is sowing seeds of recovery – and could be a template for cities across the world.

Urban Agriculture in New Orleans

Mary Queen of Vietnam (MQVN)

Established by community leaders of the Mary Queen of Viet Nam Church in May 2006 to assist Vietnamese-Americans in New Orleans East rebuild their lives and their community. The organization is developing the 27 + acre Viet Village Urban Farm. The farm will consist of individual/family plots, commercial farming plots, livestock and infrastructure for community use.

Mid-City Community Garden

Mid-City neighborhood community garden organization.

New Orleans Food and Farm Network (NOFFN)

New Orleans non-profit advocating for resident access to fresh foods, development of urban farm and garden resources and food/garden education.

Parkway Partners

Largest privately-funded neighborhood gardens project in the country.

RUAF article on urban agriculture in New Orleans

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 22 - Building Resilient Cities pp. 17-19

Urban Agriculture in Other Countries

Backyard Gardening Program in Mexico City

Backyard Gardening Program initiated and supported by the Mexico City city government.

Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens

Nation-wide British organization supporting urban farms and community gardens.

Resource Centers on Urban Agriculture and Food Security

Policy oriented site on developing urban agriculture in different cities around the world.

Urban Agriculture in Havana, Cuba

Urban Agriculture in Havana, Cuba, as presented by Professor Pinderhughes of San Francisco State University, among others.

Urban Harvest

Internationa organization supporting urban and peri-urban agriculture specifically in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Please refer to the community garden national page for community garden organizations throughout the United States