Upcoming Events & Classes
Soil Shindig Saturday, November 17
Farming 101: Intro to Regenerative Farming Jan. 5 to Feb. 16
Soil Shindig
A FREE day-long celebration of soil!
Saturday, November 17, 1pm to 6pm
in the Tijuana River Park
Two locations around the intersection of
Hollister St. and Sunset Avenue 92154.
Click here for a Google driving map.
Sites are located quarter-mile walking distance of each other.
Bike and Picnic Friendly!
TJ River Valley Community Garden
corner of Hollister St. & Sunset Avenue 92154
Wild Willow Farm & Education Center
2550 Sunset Ave, San Diego 92154
Planning on attending?
Send us an RSVP! (no cost)
Celebrate one of the world's most amazing precious natural resources, SOIL! You're invited to a day of learning, discovering, creating, connecting, and experiencing the key role soils play in our daily lives through a collaboration between Wild Willow Farm & Education Center, and the Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County.
Explore two unique soil-supporting operations -- a community garden and an educational farm -- located in the Tijuana Estuary just 15 minutes south of downtown San Diego.
Family-friendly activities will be offered at both locations, and workshops for all levels of soil enthusiasts will be held in the morning and afternoon at Wild Willow Farm and The Tijuana River Valley (TRV) Community Garden.
TRAVEL The best way to get to the Tijuana River Park area where this event is located, is to take the Tocayo exit from Southbound I-5, just north of the Mexican border (Exit 3). Click here for a map.
Program & Schedule
Tijuana River Valley Community Garden (TRVCG) |
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1pm to 4:30pm |
Vendor Fair |
1pm to 3pm |
Carbon Farming Demonstration |
3pm to 4pm |
Community Garden Open House & Tour |
3pm to 4pm |
Botyan Trail Walk with Marya Nash (to WWF) |
Wild Willow Farm & Educaction Center (WWF)
1pm to 2pm | Workshop Session One |
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Seed Saving & Growing for Seed |
Brijette Romstedt |
WWF Classroom |
Seasonal Planting |
Cathryn Henning |
WWF Field |
Water Harvesting Tour |
Brook Sarson |
WWF Barn |
Farm Tour |
Mel Lions |
WWF Barn |
Botany Trail Walk (to TRVCG) |
Marya Nash |
WWF Barn |
2pm to 4pm | Kid's Activities |
Sarah Miller |
WWF Children's Garden |
2pm to 2:45pm | Seed Swap |
San Diego Seed Company SD Seed Library |
WWF Barn |
2:45pm to 3:45pm | Workshop Session Two |
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Soil Food Web & Beyond |
Paul Maschka |
WWF Classroom |
Easy Home Soil Tests |
Jaron Mackay |
WWF Field |
River Valley Silviculture |
Moshe Krafchow |
WWF Barn |
Farm Tour |
Mel Lions |
WWF Barn |
4pm to 5pm | Panel Discussion |
Resilient Community & Adaptive Food Production |
WWF Farm Barn |
5pm to 6pm | DJ Plot 156 |
Erik Rodriguez |
WWF Farm Barn |
We thank you for your support.
Farming 101
Farming 101
Introduction to Small-scale Regenerative Farming
Seven-week Course, two days/week
Field Labs, Saturdays 9am to 4pm at Wild Willow Farm
6 Lectures, Wednesdays 6pm to 8pm in central San Diego
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.