By Tova Green For Paula Pietranera, a resident of San Francisco Zen Center, the pandemic began just as an exhibit of her paper folding art pieces...
1,000 Wishes – 1,000 Cranes: An Interview with Paula Pietranera
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Green Gulch Farm Apprenticeship Program Returns
Since 1994 Green Gulch Farm has welcomed those with an interest in both Zen practice and organic farming to live and work there as farm and garden...
Sunday Tea Gatherings Resume
by Tova Green Sowing the Moon Teahouse at Green Gulch Farm has resumed monthly Sunday afternoon tea gatherings through Zoom. For two decades, prior...
Speaking Out Against Anti-Asian Violence
Statement from San Francisco Zen Center Leadership, in collaboration with the Central DEIA Committee and CAIC With deep sorrow and grave concern, we...
Young Urban Zen Meets the Pandemic
By Tova Green In the early weeks of 2020, Young Urban Zen (or YUZ), a practice group geared towards people aged 20-40, was filling the City Center...
Tassajara in the Pandemic
By Tova Green Thanks to Leslie James, Abiding Tassajara Teacher, Linda Galijan, former SFZC President now residing at Tassajara, and Goyo Piper,...
New Information on Tassajara Summer 2021
Dear Friends: This is the time of year when many of you are looking for your Tassajara brochure in the mail, checking our website for opening dates,...
Receiving the Precepts Mid-Pandemic
By Tova Green On a cool afternoon in mid-February, Green Gulch Farm held San Francisco Zen Center's first Lay Initiation ceremony since the Covid-19...
New Life for Suzuki Roshi’s Orchids
By Tova Green Many residents of SFZC's City Center go up to the roof to get a view of the city, find a quiet place to read, or to work out on the...