PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release                             

September 30, 2010

Contact: (415) 554-6931

PUBLIC WORKS DISHES THE DIRT ON GARDENING 

WITH ‘DIG IN SAN FRANCISCO’ 

Department’s Street Parks Program Provides Free Gardening and Cooking Workshops

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Department of Public Works (DPW) is offering a free, half-day workshop on Saturday, October 9, 2010 to residents with an interest in gardening and growing their own food. At the event held at Leland Avenue at Peabody Street in the City’s Visitacion Valley Greenway, participants will learn how to build a community garden and grow fruits and vegetables. This is the second Dig In Workshop and new activities have been added, including wreath making lessons, how to build a bee habitat; how to use native plants for street parks and gardens; and how to conserve water.

DPW is partnering with the American Community Gardening Association, the Neighborhood Empowerment Network, San Francisco Recreation and Parks, Recology, and San Francisco Parks Trust to advance Mayor Newsom’s initiatives that encourage urban gardening and healthy and local eating habits. The workshop is sponsored by Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi. DPW’s Street Parks Program allows residents to adopt and maintain public land for landscaping and gardening. There are more than 100 project areas complete or under development.

WHAT:            Free ‘DIG IN SAN FRANCISCO’ Gardening Workshop

WHEN:            Saturday, October 9, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

WHERE:         Visitacion Valley Greenway on Leland Ave @ Peabody between Alpha and Rutland streets.

HOW:              To sign up, go to www.sfdpw.org or call 695-2114

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