How You Can Help
Volunteer
Willow Glen Farm Planning Meetings
Every Monday (except holidays) @ 4pm in the Community Room at Ocean Beach Organic Food Co-op, 4765 Voltaire Street, 92107. At this weekly meeting we discuss all of our ongoing projects and are always looking for people to plug into the work we're doing.
City College Urban Farm
The urban farm is being created right now. If you'd like to learn tricks from seasoned gardeners about how to plan, put in and maintain your own garden, then get yourself down during our work times and we'd be happy to show you the ropes.
Tuesday & Thursday, 9am to noon
Saturday, 9am to 1pm
Bring closed toe shoes, hats, gloves, water, long pants. If you're coming on Saturday, bring some breakfast snacks to share and we'll pitch in for pizza for lunch!
Terra Nova Garden
Once a month (or more often as needed) we have community garden volunteer days at the Terra Nova Garden. If you're interested in joining us, please contact Julia at
The school is located at 6905 Skyline Drive in the Skyline area of east San Diego. A map can be found at the bottom of the Terra Nova Garden page.
Eat Locally
- Shop at Farmer’s Markets. Talk to the people you are buying from. Find out how it is grown and who grows it. Is it grown in San Diego County?
- For a list of Farmer’s Markets and organic food grocery in the San Diego area, click here.
- Ask your favorite restaurant, grocery store and child’s school to buy locally grown fruits and vegetables.
Donate Money
Your tax-deductible contribution to Roots supports our farm and aids us in our outreach and education efforts.
- $10 buys half-pound of Arugula seed.
- $25 buys a 100’ roll of irrigation tape.
- $50 pays a farmworker’s wage for a half day.
- $100 buys a set of hand tools (i.e., rake, hoe, shovel)
- $150 buys a projection screen for our portable slide presentation
- $250 pays an intern’s salary for one week.
- $500 buys a rototiller.
- $1000 buys a used farm truck.
- $1500 buys a farm truck and a trailer.
To donate:
You can easily send donations to support San Diego Roots' work by clicking the Donate button below.
Or send a check to:
San Diego Roots Sustainable Food Project
PO Box 33285, San Diego, California 92163
Please make checks payable to BCLT/Roots. Your donation will be processed by the Back Country Land Trust, our 501(c)3 non-profit fiscal sponsor and be used to support our efforts to enhance San Diego's farm-to-fork network.
Thanks!
Willow Glen Farm Wish List
Our farm is in need of the following items in good working condition:
- Truck, to be used for pulling trailers, manure, equipment and general farm activities.
- Secure, lockable storage shed or shipping container
- Tractor
- Hand tools: rakes, shovels, hoes, mattocks, digging bar.
- Irrigation equipment: oscillating sprinklers, hose, 3/4” PVC, water wands, brass valves, Haw’s watering cans.
- Rototiller
- Wood slat or plastic plant propagation tables.
- Thermometer: outdoor, min/max.
- Refrigerators or refrigeration units.
- Plastic storage containers.
- Learn more about sustainable agriculture and farmland issues. (See our links page for more resources.)
- Join us in our efforts to secure organic farmland in San Diego County.
- Adopt a Gopher. We have more than we need. Really!