Concrete to Community: Nature Is a Fundamental Right
Nature Is a Fundamental Right: Join the Movement to Green Our City There is something quietly remarkable about a city block with a mature tree canopy. The air is cooler. People slow down. Neighbors stop to talk. Children find reasons to be outside. It is easy, living...
From Concrete to Canopy: Help Restore the Heart of Our Neighborhood
From Concrete to Canopy: Help Restore the Heart of Our Neighborhood San Francisco is a city defined by its edges, the rugged coastline, the shifting fog, and the iconic hills. But the true character of our community isn’t found in the steel of our skyscrapers;...
Earth Day at the Bernal Heights Rec Center Pop-Up
Earth Day at the Bernal Heights Rec Center Pop-Up I’ll be honest — events like this take lots of planning, and you never quite know how they’ll come together until the morning arrives. It started a little grey and drizzly. But when neighbors started...
Why Hyper-Local Green Spaces Are the Future of Urban Living
The Berlin Model: Why Hyper-Local Green Spaces Are the Future of Urban Living For over 150 years, Berlin has quietly maintained one of the most ambitious urban greening experiments in the world. With more than 800 Gartenkolonien (garden colonies) and upwards of 75,000...
Emma Dolan: Kimbell Community Garden
From Concrete to Soil: How Emma Dolan Is Helping Build San Francisco’s Kimbell Community Garden When Emma Dolan moved to San Francisco in 2023, she brought with her something the city’s dense, paved neighborhoods seemed poorly equipped to accommodate: a...
Ethical Stewardship: Growing More Than Just Plants
Ethical Stewardship: Growing More Than Just Plants At the heart of every Greening Projects initiative lies a commitment that goes deeper than the soil: Ethical Stewardship. While our mission often manifests as new native plants on a hillside or a transformed plaza,...
Unlocking the Power of Your Donor-Advised Fund
From Dormant Dollars to Living Landscapes: Unlocking the Power of Your Donor-Advised Fund In the landscape of American philanthropy, a quiet storm is brewing over “dormant” dollars. Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) have become the fastest-growing giving vehicle...
Organizing Successful Workdays in Your Community Garden
Organizing Successful Workdays in Your Community Garden Community gardens thrive on collective effort, but turning a group of volunteers into a coordinated force requires more than just showing up with a shovel. Whether you are prepping for spring or putting the...