This article is an offshoot of San Francisco community action focusing on community resources and assets. Resources such as networks, events and community involvement (people and relationships) can be considered as primary resources. Also resources are the activism and physical assets (or what citizens value), such as green spaces, biodiversity, cycle lanes, etc, from the other San Francisco community pages.
Food activism[edit | edit source]
Urban agriculture incentive zone in San Francisco
In cities across the world, urban agriculture is increasing access to local healthy food, connecting communities, and creating local jobs. On Aug. 7, 2014, San Francisco was the first city in California to establish an urban agriculture incentive zone (UAIZ), as permitted by state Assembly Bill 551, to address two large obstacles faced by farmers and gardeners — access to land and secure land tenure. This act allows owners of vacant property within San Francisco to apply for tax reduction in exchange for putting their land into agricultural use for at least five years. The law includes a number of requirements that ensure community development and resource sharing. For example, in order to qualify for tax reductions, property owners must include in their urban farm or gardening plan some interface with the public, through either distribution or sales of food; educational activities such as classes and workshops; or that the site will be used as a community garden with members other than the property owner's family.
To ensure its best application, an agricultural commissioner is appointed to review the plan and to conduct annual inspections. Another interesting feature of the law is that it limits the use of pesticides and/or fertilizers to those that meet organic standards. San Francisco's Recreation and Park Departments is involved to help coordinate community outreach, education, and the application process. The UAIZ law makes healthy food more accessible, lessens landowners' tax burden, creates jobs, makes use of vacant lots thus reducing blight and crime, and in general helps regenerate communities.[1]
Farmer's markets
S.F. Farmers' Markets: The Full List, Together In Food
Other initiatives
- CUESA (Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture), cultivating a healthy food system
- forageSF
- La Cocina, business incubator cultivating low-income food entrepreneurs
- Slow Food San Francsico
- SF-Marin Food Bank
Land activism[edit | edit source]
- San Francisco Community Land Trust (SFCLT), membership-based, nonprofit organization whose mission is to create permanently affordable, resident-controlled housing for low- to moderate-income people in San Francisco through community ownership of the land
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle[edit | edit source]
Recology SF, Recycling, Composting & Trash - Recycling and Composting, information from the San Francisco Department of the Environment
See also: San Francisco Sustainability, Waste Management
Sharing[edit | edit source]
Maps: google.com/maps
Citizens data initiative[edit | edit source]
DataSF, the City and County of San Francisco's official open data portal
Maps[edit | edit source]
Cycling: Regional BikeMapper, 511.org - San Francisco Bike Map & Walking Guide
Sustainable energy: San Francisco Solar Map
See also
- Topic overview: Community resources
- US context: Community resources USA
