To create beautiful public gardens for the Potrero Hill and Dogpatch neighborhoods in San Francisco. These gardens transform areas that were once filled with trash and crime into a beautiful place to take a walk, chat with a neighbor, get dirty gardening, or attend a community event!
In December 2008, Annie Shaw, a long-time San Francisco resident, decided to take matters into her own hands. What started as a small gardening project to improve her street, quickly bloomed into a neighborhood garden with many local residents donating their time and plants.
Annie ensured the future of the garden by partnering with Arum Ahn and Emily Gogol to start the non-profit Pennsylvania Street Gardens, and with the backing of over 250 neighbors, signed a 5-year contract with Caltrans, the San Francisco Department of Public Works and the San Francisco Parks Trust to maintain the garden.