The Farm (San Francisco)

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The Farm, located at the corner of Army Street (currently Cesar Chavez) and Potrero Avenue in San Francisco, California, was a community center by day. Adults and children would gather at The Farm. The Farm was across a park from Buena Vista Elementary School. Children from Buena Vista would visit The Farm for field trips or go to The Farm after school. The Farm was a safe place for children to go after school because everyone knew each other and everyone was very nice. The Farm had a two-story building; the lower story contained an actual farm, with vegetable gardens, chickens, geese, rabbits, and goats.

The Farm would sometimes hold concerts to raise funds. Some regarded The Farm as a punk rock showcase by night, infamous for staging seminal 1980s punk rock bands such as Frightwig, Discharge, The Descendents, The Mentors, 7 Seconds, and many more.

Buildings in the same complex also housed Survival Research Laboratories and Subterranean Records.