From the Soil: Viticulture for the Culture

Published: Feb. 24, 2023, 11 a.m.

On a steep hillside in San Francisco\u2019s St. Mary\u2019s Park, nestled between the Alemany Apartments, the 280 Freeway and the Bernal Heights Neighborhood, there\u2019s a wine vineyard that doubles as a teaching tool.\nA patch of land adjacent to Alemany Farm\xa0is being cultivated by Christopher Renfro and Jannea Tschirch, the co-founders of\xa0The 280 Project.\nTheir aim is to use public land to grow crops and introduce people to the world of agriculture, with a specific focus on getting young African-American residents of San Francisco interested in viticulture.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices