Just came across this Carleton Watkins photo of Haight area taken from Mint Hill Orphan Asylum in 1866. Those days it was called Sans Souci (think wiggle bike path). The fence is Herman Street. The hill on the right is Alamo Square so we are just downhill from that. I’m guessing these farms were more successful than my 6 radishes and 1 snow pea. There is the Hayes river (under our backyard) that still provides water to the Fillmore and Civic Center fountains,  and occasionally floods Muni.

Of all the plantings at HayBro Farm so far I got 18 radishes. They better be good!

Same as the licks to the Tootsie Roll center, 3.

Baby Ducks

Phil says they look philosophical hahaha

Baby Chick.

They were actually super cute in real life.

The swell Palo-Mar Stables on Skyline just south of SF lets you come and get all the horse manure you want.

Here is Colette, shoveling shit in white converse.

Thanking this handsome guy for his contribution.

These guys too. In other news, the name Rancho Ding Dong has been voted out by the minions. We are now Rancho HayBro (Hayes@Broderick)

Step 1. Go to the local bookstore and buy “Your Farm in the City”. It has rounded corners, distressed type and lots of graphics so I must be in the target audience, right? I thought it was local as in San Francisco, but it’s from Seattle. Portlandia?

Step 2. Get a boy with tools who knows how to use them :) to build raised beds from wood that hasn’t been soaked in poison (thank you step 1).

Step 3. Post it on facebook and twitter so someone can tell you what to do next.