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Educating, Cultivating and Empowering Sustainable Food Communities in San Diego County

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Common Good Podcast

San Diego Roots and Wild Willow Farm founder Mel Lions talks with Lee Van Ham of Jubilee Economics about the intersection of ecology and food production, and why healthy soil is so important to both.

SD Roots Works to:

GROW FOOD and teach others who want to grow their own food.

EDUCATE AND TRAIN the next generation of local farmers and gardeners though classes, workshops and training in gardening homesteading, and farming skills.

PROMOTE COMMUNITY as an effective means to change to a healthier, locally based food system.

HELP PEOPLE find food grown in San Diego County.

CELEBRATE local foods and their seasonality.

PRODUCE, ENCOURAGE and PARTICIPATE in events that strengthen the local food system.

PROMOTE the protection and preservation of farmland in San Diego County

SUPPORT school gardens and entrepreneurial youth training projects related to sustainable agriculture and the culinary arts.

Urban Farming & Homesteading Classes at Wild Willow Farm

Classes & Courses

2017 Class Schedule

Farming 101
Introduction to Small-scale
Regenerative Farming

Next Session: Summer Six-week

Sat. July 8 to Sat. August 19

Field Labs Saturdays 9am to 4pm at Wild Willow Farm
Classes Wednesday 7pm to 9pm in central San Diego

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Wild Willow Farm's Farming 101: Introduction to Small-scale Regenerative Farming course offers students an introduction to techniques and strategies for small farming or agricultural advocacy, or to simply grow more of their own food.

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Farming 102
Seasonal Plant Families

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Squash Family Saturday, June 24

(squash, melon, cucumber, luffa, gourd)

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Grass Family Saturday, July 1

(corn, wheat, oats, barley)

Classes for the urban farmer, backyard gardener, homesteader, and anyone who grows or eats food.

You eat food every day. Why not grow and eat the best?

Wild Willow Farm has classes that teach techniques and strategies for making most of your organic garden, expand your knowledge of food and how to grow and prepare it, or to find effective ways to provide healthy, delicious food for your family.

Classes are open to the general public.

Class Calendar

More classes being scheduled. Check back often!