franklin county, my hometown local gardens curator -- my botanical gardens. this is an amazing example of what it takes to turn a community are round. it takes leadership from the public sector. we have two community challenge grants and the department of environmental justice grant, and that has kept us afloat. we would not be here if it was not for that. mendoza from the mayor's office is here. she would tell you she is first and foremost the mayor. she is on the school board. good we are blessed. it takes a lot of bridges with the community sector and the corporate sector to do things like this, and we feel like we have derived region we have arrived. and we are moving into the future because of you guys. thank you so much. good >> we would like to present a sharcheck. >> it does not look like it will fit in the atm. >> no. >> thank you. >> we have john murray who is here. we also have lynn here. we also have nicole riviera from leader pelosi's office, who is going to read a proclamation. >> are usually say the leader is in d.c. working, but she is in irel

everything from a wonderful community garden in hawaii to some excellent school gardens that are happening right smack dab in the middle of new york with some great school kids. so the story of the work that people are doing when across ths country. we talk about one of my key initiatives all about getting kids healthy. the book shares that journey in some of the interesting statistics and work that is going on all across the country to help our kids lead healthier lives. then it is a little practical. it gives a few tips. you know, i am not the best gardener in the world, but i have a great team of national park service people and my bancroft and button kids, but men in bancroft this [applause] they are mike partners in crime. these two schools have been with us from the very beginning, and that was one of the things that we said when we started exploring whether or not we could plant a garden on the south lawn. it would have to be a teaching garden. it would have to be a garden that kids to participate in and understand where their food comes from engage in that process because that is r

we operate the tenderloin people's garden. just last year, we gave 3,000 pounds of fresh produce away. i want to give my support to this ordinance and i think san francisco should be leading the way in the global -- the urban agriculture movement globally. there is no reason we should not be leading the way on this. we need to look at not just the environmental aspects, but the social components. i would like to see some of the language in this ordinance focus on low-income communities, especially around access to food and job training. i know that is a systematic issue we are facing, but i think we can start looking at it through this legislation. there are a lot of folks here that don't have a lot of access to fresh food and this type of urban farming holds potential to increasing access for low-income people across the city. i have a letter of support i would like to hand off. >> good afternoon. i'm from kaiser permanente a. i have a little laryngitis today. i'm the community and government relations manager for the governm

at the garden. -- t garden -- tea garden. i want to welcome you here as well. and congratulate all of us for working so closely together and certainly our relationships are valuable. this is one of those reasons why not too many other consular general offices -- it is country to country and people to people. the council general and staff has offered yet another the supporting symbol of the relationship, the planting of cherry blossom trees throughout our city. we had awe have been celebratine cherry blossom festival. they are very peaceful, a relationship that we keep in mind always and we have done so for over 100 years. since the cherry blossoms are arrived as a gift to washington d.c. while we have gone for many years of that relationship, it is a requirement to know the san francisco enjoys 55 years of that relationship, many members of the district-city community here today to enjoy that. a member of the chamber of commerce is here to enjoy that as well. we have this relationship with you because we know san francisco's international status does not stop s

because japanese gardens are a huge aspect on the culture i started reading on gardens.the natural and the idea on how they use the gardens and how much it reads to them i started reading. i read a line like the silk worker line where it embraced me and i thought, that's what i would write about. you never walk from the front gate to the front door in a straight line it's always a curving path in which you discover things along the way. i said, that's it. he lands, he gets off the train and slowly he would walk down this path and discover the story of this caretaker along the way. it began to move. but, you know, when i speak of it it seems like it's simple. it was not simple. this month of thinking about things. this is times of writing things down and thinking it doesn't work. and i'm incredibly fortunate i have a writer's group i have written with and shown my work to for the last. we are trying to figure it out on the way over. i brought some of the audience with me. this is what you do when you are a writer. you never know who will come who read a book in 1985 so yo

love, samurai, garden and sushi. it was a terrible title and i didn't like it and i didn't know what to say i had never disagreed. that was the first time i disagree. i said i don't want to look at my book case and see that book and cringe in 30 years. she called me from new york and said, i don't know why we are going over the title thing let's keep it the samurai's garden. then i was saying, thank you, god and it became the samurai a garden which in the end worked when you decide hathat samurai is in your class you will see how it works. it works in many, many ways. i'm pleased it stayed the samurai's garden. not of anybody's choice but because it was the one we didn't want to fight over anymore. >> okay. >> [laughter]. >> thank you. i >> i think you wanted something else. >> well, i met the samurai and [laughter] >> thank you. >> thank you, gale so much for coming. >> [applause]. thank you. [music] [applause] good afternoon, everybody. thank you for joining us today. the first thing i will ask you to do is put you

again as-needed pool for gardeners is something we like to see. it would be helpful to make sure particular sections are managed while someone is on leave. supervisor chu: supervisor wiener? supervisor wiener: thank you. same issue. i know sort of the decimation of the rec and park gardening staff of the last number of years has had a huge impact on the department's ability to maintain our park properties. i mean, it is amazing what the department has been able to do given the lack of staffing. i am very interested in trying to find the funding to add in maybe five as-needed gardener staff. can you talk about what that would enable the department to do? >> it would be five as-needed positions. roughly two and a half full fte's we could use to cover a lot of those vacancies. if there is a long-term absence, for example, in district four, along the great highway, i do not have the same number -- we equitably assign our permanent gardening staff among our park service areas which are a blend of supervisorial district. we have six service areas and go

because samurai's garden gave me the japanese culture and to a large extent samurai's garden taught me how to write. how to write in a way that i don't think i knew as well when i wrote women of the silk. it's processes like that is how i judge each book not so much is, that my best book? is that the best story? but it has to do with, what did i learn from writing that book. i have a friend who is a writer for 3 years trying to finish a novel. sent me an e mail. think when i first started writing we didn't have e mail. it's scary because you think you are getting e mail from a friend saying, i'm done and 2 days later you get another one and it says i'm trashing it. i'm thinking how can you write a book for 2 years and trash it. >> i put it in a box and stied it with a string and put it in a closet. that's the last i will see of it. i was thinking until she's gone and somebody gets it out and sells it for a million dollars. of course you are in the situation of you don't know what to say because we have all felt that way. there is a time in the writing process where you are saying, this

it is beautiful, the garden -- the sun is shining. the garden is beautiful.oonlight and the garden. we will talk about your moon garden coming up on your "sunday [ jared ] uh, michael? you know... big game... that was sort of supposed to be for all of us. [ slurping ] [ male announcer ] give 'em what they love. subway! giant subs, sandwich and cookie platters. and big-time value. subway catering. order today! >> good morning. welcome to your "sunday gardener". i'm john collins along with carrie engel from valley view farms. this time around we will go monochromatic. >> that's right. we'll go with white. white is the perfect color or noncolor for a moon garden. a lot of us spend some time outside on our decks at night. honestly, the dark blue flowers don't really show up. these white flowers show up beautifully. they reflect the moonlight and starlight. you really get a nice kind of -- >> extend that garden into the evening hours. >> that's right. this does not happen often, but we get a white hibiscus. >> beautiful flowers with that red center. >> we botanist

are you a gardener? excellent. [inaudible conversations] >> how are you? >> how you doing. >> we are doing it for these kids. >> how are you? [inaudible conversations] >> how is everything going? >> it all happens. it all worked out. >> all those people are working hard and. >> you can hang out with me any time. are you would gardiner? -- a gartner? >> if i was doing this by myself i would be in trouble >> excellent. we are very proud. >> what is going on? did me the names and ages. are you going into high-school? >> yes. >> congratulations. >> i will be and eighth grade. >> i am 11. >> are you interested in bargains or healthy eating? you will talk to other kids about eating their vegetables? it is great to see you. >> i listened to the girls in the concert. i do not know their names. [inaudible conversations] >> some ways the best working definition

now i think we want to add community gardens to that list. it is a goal of the sro working group to focus more on ideas and solutions at today's hearing. the group is very encouraged by the interest and support that you have afforded and want to actively engage in problem- solving the situation. the department of aging and adult services is happy to see that the limited funding we are able to give towards this effort bring forward an opportunity to make a difference. we applaud the collaboration between community partners. they have conducted a study amongst residents, tabulated findings, and crafted a comprehensive report that will help us all to focus on remedies for the many deficiencies that were outlined. that mission continues to be to coordinate services to older adults, adults with disabilities and their families, maximizing self-sufficiency, health, and independence so that they can remain in the community for as long as possible. the mission remains, of whether someone is living in a well-to- do assisted living facility, a longtime

you see that they are ready for the president in the rose garden right now.ting some angry republican reaction to the changes in the obama administration's immigration policy. south carolina senator lindsey graham for example tweeted this. he said, mr. president, i don't think that this is a wise way to fix a broken immigration system. this decision avoids dealing with congress and the american people instead of fixing a broken immigration system once and for all, he adds, this is a classic barack obama move of choosing politics over leadership. lindsey graham of south carolina. congressman steve king, republican of iowa, and he says this, and i will put it up on the screen. americans should be outraged that president obama's planning to usurp the constitutional authority of the united states congress and grant amnesty by edict to 1 million ill league hle aliens. steve king goes on the say this, the american people have rejected amnesty, because it will erode the rule of law in much the same way as i believe the american people will reject president obama for

gardens and school gardens, so that is important.onal work, i am part of the global initiative so we are doing some work around the world now in kenya and we are developing some projects in zimbabwe, south africa and i have a big interest in doing stuff in different countries. we have done some work in the ukraine, once the russians got out of there, so we have been doing a lot of work in those areas too. >> we are looking at abandoned buildings and also looking at abandoned schools. we have over 20 close schools and some of them -- have a contract sitting on my desk to look over where we are going to start putting up houses on i think it's 42nd in silver spring's. it had been closed for five or six years. we will be able to put up 20 by 96-foot hoop houses at that site. so we are looking at every type, and any space that we can find that definitely these buildings. like i said that building that we are building now, a hatchery on tampa north avenue. we have dealt eight greenhouses on the 2.5-acre facility. i showed images of the let

there has been knows central garden program in san francisco for nearly a decade. city support has been spread across many different agencies, creating inefficiencies and a lack of coordination. this legislation which speaks to the third platform and our goal of increasing institutional support begins to do much to address these issues. the ambitious goals, as rebel targets, and creation of a focus corner position has the potential to give the gardening community to support it deserves and needs. we are strongly in favor of the timeline to ensure confidence of the goals. there are attainable with the effort of the city and community. we would like to emphasize that for this program to be a success and sustainable, he must speak out and include community input, especially in regards to the external evaluation of where the program will ultimately reside. nearly all of our urban agriculture projects up and realized things to the callous hours, hard work, and skills of dedicated -- countless hours, hard work, and skills of dedicated volunteers. i ask you of this ford a

>> the garden is the way to begin the conversation.rned in changing my kids habits, if they are involved in the growing process of food and they get a sense of where it comes from and they are engaged, they tend to be excited about it. the garden is a really important catalyst for that discussion. we've had hundreds of kids working with us in the guard ton help plant and harvest. usually with the harvest we end with a vegetable feast. we've got kids who -- >> jon: the phrase vegetable feast -- >> it's a feast! >> jon: is there a cheese faucet for this vegetable feast? >> we've served everything from flat bread veggie pizza that many kids said is better than takeout. because the truth is that vegetables grown fresh taste better. i know you got those store bought tomatoes in the plastic tin that tasted like water. >> jon: or the boil in the bag in the crazy yellow sauce that she said is say butterrish substance. >> you cooked broccoli until you could cut wit a fork. it's not supposed to be that way. when you get kids engaged in pulling a

azumi is a researcher at the japanese public botanical garden. with permission from the myanmar government, she has spent the last eight years looking for medicinal plants in the national park. >> translator: i am always thrilled by new findings. that's why i love working here. >> translator: this is myanmar ginseng. the leaves are split like your fingers. >> reporter: myanmar is bloom with plants that have potential medicinal ingredients. discovered just five years ago, myanm myanmar genseng contains more ingredients than its better known korean counterpart. plants that could have properties to lighten skin or prevent bad breath have also been found. fujikawa and her colleagues have collected as many as 15,000 specimens from which they have identified 30 new plant species. but the researchers' efforts are hampered by plant looters. local rangers say many plants have nearly gone extinct in the past decade due to illegal efforts. >> translator: due to the lack of manpower, we can't protect the natural vegetation. >> reporter: fujikawa is also worr

every class has a garden. the community has a garden.mbination community garden and school rick. that is important. as far as international work, part of the clinton plan will initiative. we are developing projects in zimbabwe. and the big interest in doing stuff in different countries. we have done stuff in ukraine. we've been doing a lot of work and the syrians. >> abandoned buildings. >> we're looking at abandoned buildings. over 20 closed schools. i have a contract, were going to start putting up group houses, i think it's 42nd. that's been closed for about 56 years. will put up 20 by 96-foot group houses. we're looking at every type, any space that we can find, but definitely these buildings. a hatchery content the north of new. images of the illness there. so will have that for cemetery. old greenhouses. the resurrected those greenhouses'. keeping people out of the cemetery a little bit longer so that we get food. [laughter] [applause] >> to you have any ideas on things that we can do about biologically engineered food? >> well, yo

botanic garden website.y but they are having family day june 16th if you want to come out and delve into the savage garden the exhibit runs through october 8th. next hour we will explore even more but i can honestly say i have never worn a dead bug's body part, on my clothes before. but hey. >> matches beautifully with your outfit. >> there is always a first. back to y'all in studio. don't be jealous allison. >> you know i am holly. >> fascinating. >> it is. >> well, there will be something special happening in the skies tonight, something that won't happen again in our lifetime >> this evening is the transit of venus when the planet passes between the earth and the sun. earlier this morning during ask the weather guys we talked with our sky guy about hour to safely see it. >>> now this did happen in 2004. >> yes, it did. the weather today if it co- operates, we might have a repeat where people can go out, starting at 8:04 p.m. -- excuse me, 18:04 p.m., 6:04 p.m. until sunset we have to observe this properly

of the property and our enjoyment of the garden will be affected. respectfully, i request the commissioner ask the project sponsor to scale back the proposal. thank you. president fong: thank you. additional speakers? >> good afternoon. i live next door to the property under review. my family has lived on baker street for five generations. the two flags next door have been nice patio and a large garden in the backyard. the proposed renovation is out of character with the neighborhood and affect the privacy and quiet of nine rear yard neighbors. he proposes to install two large garden patios, a large rear deck and a roof deck. what is the necessity of building to patio's and two? -- two decks? it negatively impacts the neighbors who will be hearing noise and breathing barbecue smoke and tobacco smoke from parties. all the neighbors have held ground level parties in that garden spread we raise these issues at the july 2011 reapplication meeting and several times following the meeting in e-mails. i have met him only once at the precipitation meeting la

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