The Garden for the Environment (GFE) Artist in Residency Program (AIR)
Amy Franceschini is the first artist in residence and will work for a period of 10 months to create a Victory Garden in
the Urban Backyard (UB) plot.

Garden for the Environment maintains a nationally acclaimed one-acre urban demonstration garden and offers environmental education programs about organic gardening, urban compost systems and sustainable food systems.


Projects during the AIR :

Urban Backyard (UB)
Then: The Urban Backyard was f ormerly a demonstration plot in the GFE for making an underutilized backyard
space into a small paradise.
Now: Currently under reconstruction with similar aims, but will be more geared towards education, sustainable design
and the production of food.

Grey Water System:
This will simulate a typical kitchen sink in a San Francisco apartment building.

Raised beds for food production

Facade/Fence for entryway: Identity for project and street facing presence.

Signage