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

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Interviews with Staff

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.

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The work continues... and how you can help

It takes a community to sustain a farm education center:
a community of volunteers, donors, and friends… just like you!

Here's our wish list. Every dollar donated will either fund these items directly or help offset the cost of our operations. So please donate, volunteer, or help us underwrite a project of your choosing. Your generosity and in-kind donations make a difference.

• $100 feeds our chickens for a month

• $500 buys a semester scholarship for a Farmer-in-Training

• $500 rents a tractor for a weekend to help us work and tend our fields

• $1,000 buys a walk-in cooler to keep our harvest fresh until delivery

• $1,200 buys seeds for a season of growing

• $1,400 sends two of our staff the EcoFarm Conference in January

• $2000 buys materials for an outdoor shop and resource center

• $3000 buys materials to build an outdoor flex classroom and tool shed

• $3,000 installs a rainwater harvest and catchment system

• $4,000 buys a shipping container for secure storage

• $5,000 buys an electric quad or golf chart and trailer

• $25,000 buys a solar-powered tractor (now wouldn't that be cool?)

Farm Enterprise Campaign

Starting a farm is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor. We are seeking several major donors to help underwrite our farming enterprise operation for 2014. Our first goal is to further develop the farm's production so sales cover the cost of growing food. Our second goal is to develop the farm as a model community educational facility for hosting training events, workshops, and farm-to-school programs. We've got a business plan that supports these two goals and with your support, we are confident we are becoming a stronger vehicle for positive community change. We'd be happy to make a presentation to your group, business, or friends to show how you can help make this happen.

Adopt the Farm Campaign

Adopt a farmer, a hoop house, an animal, an entire field, or any structure around the farm—and put your name on it! Leave a legacy that makes a difference as we work together to inspire and train the next generation of sustainable farmers for our region.

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