Kezar Triangle

06/16/2014

Harvest and new planting complete!

harvest June, 2014) There?s a small sign at the entrance to the Plot to Grow Art that reads: Beautiful barley with a nice view of the tall stalks on the North end.

06/14/2014

The last days of barley this season...

Some history:
http://fromthethicket.wordpress.com/2011/05/11/horses-and-the-founding-of-golden-gate-park/

06/14/2014

Kezar Triangle Volunteer Event This Saturday!

Want to help cut barley?
Join us TODAY Saturday, June 14th @ 2pm+!

It's not every day you get a chance to help scythe and transform a field of barley into a gift for the soil of San Francisco. Friends of Kezar Triangle together with San Francisco Rec & Parks Department would like to invite you to participate in the transformation from historically meaningful "crop" to its next phase as mulched soil and lupine at the Plot to Grow Art at the Kezar Triangle.

In case you haven't been to see the barley (an important historical crop for Golden Gate Park and the Triangle), today is your last time to see it this season! We hope to plant again next year and see how the soil has improved and harvest a full crop of seed to share then. So, sorry for the short notice but we decided just this past week and lined up the people and official blessings last night to be able to cut the barley quickly before it ripens.

Together, we will turn it into the ground as a gift to the Earth to improve the soil conditions for future crops. As to why, well, we noticed that the barley (a common cover crop) was growing very unevenly on the new soil (this was our first planting after the construction). An early green harvest will allow us to build up the soil naturally (no chemical fertilizers here) as well as honor the historical process used in the founding of Golden Gate Park. Our next temporary crop will be native lupine. :)

Where: Kezar Triangle, Corner of Frederick St. and Arguello Blvd. Plot to Grow Art is the circular area opposite the Kezar Stadium entrance.

When: TODAY - Saturday, June 14th, 2:00pm +

What to wear: closed-toed shoes, long pants, and layers

Join friends and neighbors to keep Kezar Triangle artful, fun, educational and full of life.
Tools will be provided courtesy of San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department.

Http://kezartriangle.org

04/11/2014

Photos and video of the Opening Day:

Thank you all so much for the inspirational Opening Day at the Triangle. Perfect weather, great turn out and lots of fun. Thanks to all who joined us and especially to the performers and volunteers who made it all possible. A truly heart warming way to celebrate the opening of this newly transformed...

03/27/2014

Beautiful turn out on Saturday and some great photos from the folks at Rec and Park! Thank you all for helping out and making these renovations a reality. :)

San Francisco Recreation and Park Department celebrated the Kezar Triangle renovation in partnership with SF Parks Alliance and Friends of Kezar Triangle on Saturday, March 22. Celebration activities include tour about the landscape and the Plot to Grow Art project, nature arts activities, circus skills workshop and face painting, bubble making, and music. Supervisor London Breed joined SF Rec and Park General Manager Phil Ginsburg, SF Parks Alliance Executive Director Matt O’Grady, and Friends of Kezar Triangle for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the Kezar Triangle renovation.
For more information visit sfrecpark.org

03/20/2014

Installing a cypress wave at the Triangle!

02/22/2014

*** SAVE THE DATE! ***

Saturday March 22 from 1-5pm @ the Kezar Triangle

Opening Equinox Celebration

To highlight the completion of the initial landscaping renovations of the Kezar Triangle and usher in the Spring Equinox, Friends of Kezar Triangle will be hosting a community picnic with some Opening Remarks from Park and City officials, DIY giant bubblemaking, circus skills workshops, live music, crafts and create with nature activities and more! Please join us for this fun family-friendly free event and mark your calendars! Hope to see you there!

More info to share with friends coming soon! :)

12/25/2013

Happy Holidays and a joyous New Year to all!

11/07/2013

So it's official! Landscaping improvements to the park are about to begin!

Work on the landscaping improvements at the Kezar Triangle is finally underway! Soon, the eroded dirt trails and patchy irrigation will be replaced with a new efficient watering system, improved accessible pathways and entry areas, native plantings along the periphery, spaces for temporary art, and…

11/07/2013

Brief video about the recent opening next to the Kezar Triangle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hWGTApyEJw

The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, YP, Levi Strauss & Co., CBS EcoMedia and community members celebrated the grand opening of the new Golden G...

11/05/2013

(normally we post on the Friends of Kezar Triangle group but since this is here too...)
TODAY
Tues, NOV 5 10 am
The new Community Garden is opening at the site of the previous community garden and recycling center run by HANC. Come visit and meet the folks involved and see what's in store for the future!

http://sfrecpark.org/event/grand-opening-of-golden-gate-park-community-garden/

Join us for the opening of Golden Gate Park CommUNITY Garden on November 5 at 10 A.M. After an opening ceremony, enjoy “Farm to Table” cooking demonstrations, art activities for kids, and planting workshop. For more information on how to get involved with this great program, visit sfrecpark.org.

11/16/2012

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to the Community meeting last night! The attendance was good and lots of thoughtful feedback and discussion was shared. The room was unanimously in favor of the proposal so far and encouraged us move ahead with things! We'll be posting the latest sketches on http://kezartriangle.org

Next we get down to the detail level of entry area stabilization, irrigation, specific plantings and integrated art components and have a 3rd public meeting for comments and review. Step by step!

Thanks again for all the support!

Friends of Kezar triangle is a non-profit organization formed to re-imagine and revitalize the Kezar Triangle, a somewhat underutilized section of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Our goal is to promote a holistic approach to place that combines art, ecology and community engagement. Park improve...