its commubity gardens like alemany farm, where hundreds of people get involved in growing things.ut since this 4.5 acre farm is by ibterstate 280, even longtime residents unknowingly drive right past this farm by the freeway. >> you know, i've driven by this road hundreds of times. i've never even seen this farm or heard of this farm. but it's beautiful here. >> the alemany farm is located basically right in the middle of san francisco. it's on the southern side of the city right next to the 280. we're lucky in that the space is so large that we have a big buffer zone between the freeway and where we grow. this space was basically an illegal dump. and people from all over the city would drive down alemany boulevard, pull off, and dump their refrigerators, whatever it was they didn't want. and so people in the alemany housing community decided they didn't want a dump in their neighborhood.

. >> the alemany farm is located basically right in the middle of san francisco. it's on the southern side of the city right next to the 280. we're lucky in that the space is so large that we have a big buffer zone between the freeway and where we grow. this space was basically an illegal dump. and people from all over the city would drive down alemany boulevard, pull off, and dump their refrigerators, whatever it was they didn't want. and so people in the alemany housing community decided they didn't want a dump in their neighborhood. >> you'll find a festive atmosphere on this community-organized farm. run largely by volunteers, there's a variety of crops, like collard greens, rainbow shards, strawberries, even artichokes-- all of this growing right next to a public housing project. residents who volunteer get to pick and keep their own food. >> let me show you how to pick 'em. look how beautiful it is. you want to put it inside? >> yeah. >> good job. >> kids play an important role on this farm. 9-year-old ristian and his 10-year-old buddy dejean were showing me

making sure the department of parking and traffic is painting along alemany. along balboa park station, geneva, san jose, pushing hard to get a ramp for pedestrians. right now, it is dangerous to cross the street, especially if you are pushing a stroller or are in a wheelchair. you have to go further than you but typically have to. there is so much more to do. we have to figure out how to calm the traffic. a lot of cars, speeding through and make it unsafe for pedestrians. sidewalks are not very convenient for people. it takes a lot of money to do that, but it is really about being vigilant and looking at the fund the come through the transportation authority. we have been extending sidewalks in some places to help with pedestrians, trying to put in islands, plantings to slow down traffic. bike lanes have helped. a bit controversial where i live is a bike lane. people do not see as many bikes, but we are seeing more and more common now that the bike lanes are coming in. that makes it safer for pedestrians. we have a bike way on a major street. you do not have

its commubity gardens like alemany farm, where hundreds of people get involved in growing things. since this 4.5 acre farm is by ibterstate 280, even longtime residents unknowingly drive right past this farm by the freeway. >> you know, i've driven by this

. >> erin williams has been involved in alemany farm for about 2 years. this is your land! >> this is my land. but it's everybody's land. and i just love the fact that we @an have honey and beehives that we extract from. >> [indistinct] oh my gosh they're right behind us. >> they're right behind us. >> what is this we're lking at? >> so, these are boxes of the honey that we keep. and they actually have a layer of, kind of like-- >> like a tray? >> like a tray that collects the honey on top of the tray. >> growing and looking after so many crops takes an army of volunteers. and many of them have had little or no farming experience. but they often see once they get their hands in the soil, well, they're hooked. >> if you can't bring the people to the land, well, you gotta bring the land to the people. and that's what we're doing here. we've got this beautiful property. anwe're taking advantage of it. >> jason marks, who graduated from a farming program at u.c.- santa cruz, has been one of the farm managers for several years. he says this project symbolizes urban farming in am

northbound 280 by alemany there is an accident blocking a lane.our sensors under 25 miles per hour. to the south bay we go now. we can't really see much because it's so foggy in the south bay. that's supposed to be a live look at 280 traffic by the 880 interchange. under the clouds it's pretty backed up heading out of san jose to the cupertino exit. and westbound 80 by travis boulevard we have an accident blocking a couple of lanes. it's a slow ride through fairfield. that's traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >> we are seeing some patchy, dense fog in through the santa clara valley this morning. otherwise nice skies across our area as high pressure is building in. offshore winds blowing to the coast clearing you toward the golden gate bridge. looking good. temperatures still chilly, 30s and 40s right now. as we look toward the afternoon hours, though, what a day it's going to be! before 6 and should be sunny in -- about 66 and should be sunny in san jos 64 san francisco. nice weather through the weekend. >>> welcome back to "cbs this mor