Volunteer with San Diego Roots
Volunteer at Wild Willow Farm
Open volunteer days: Saturdays
1 to 5pm (warm season hours)
Come to the farm and participate in your food system as we build Wild Willow Farm. Help us lay out the various farming and teaching areas, build beds & plant, mulch paths and beds, install irrigation, and get things ready for major seasonal plantings of vegetables, greens, medicinal and culinary herbs and cover crops. (rain cancels)
For the most up-to-date info on what we're doing on any given volunteer day, click here to go to the WWF web page.
Location: Click here for a map
Location: 2550 Sunset Avenue, San Diego 92154
(not a mailing address)
DIRECTIONS: Take I-5 South through Chula Vista, exit at Tocayo Ave. Proceed on Tocayo Avenue west to Hollister (second light). Turn left on Hollister. Proceed on Hollister to Sunset (second stop sign). Turn left on Sunset. Go 400 yards east on Sunset and turn right onto the dirt road just beyond the Sun Grown Distributors sign. Proceed down the dirt road about 300 yards, past the greenhouses and Sun Grown warehouse. Our farm begins just beyond the warehouse.
PUBLIC TRANSIT: Take the Blue Line Trolley south toward San Ysidro, exit at the Iris Station. Transfer to the 934 Bus west, exit at the corner of Tocayo Ave. & Hollister (a short trip). Walk or bike south on Hollister to Sunset (second stop sign). Turn left and walk 300 yards east till you see our sign on the right-hand side of the road, just before the County Park. Turn right and proceed down the dirt road about 300 yards, past the greenhouses and Sun Grown warehouse. Our farm begins just beyond the warehouse.
We’re growing with your help!
San Diego Roots was formed to strengthen the local food movement in the San Diego region and to create a sustainable urban-rural partnership that brings healthy local food to our communities and sustains the working landscapes and people that feed us.
San Diego Roots is a volunteer-run non-profit organization. Get involved! Find a project that matches your interests and sign up for our volunteer database!
SD Roots Projects
Wild Willow Farm & Education Center
Open Volunteering on Saturdays, 1 to 5pm (warm season hours)(rain cancels)
Come to the farm and participate in your food system as we build Wild Willow Farm. Help us lay out the various farming and teaching areas, build beds & plant, mulch paths and beds, install irrigation, and get things ready for major seasonal plantings of vegetables, greens, medicinal and culinary herbs and cover crops.
Victory Gardens San Diego
Help create and maintain organic, edible gardens for homes, schools and communities. This is a "hands-in-the-dirt" project, though there are also administrative openings.
Contact: Bob Greenamyer:
Click here to go to the VGSD website.
Seeds @ City Urban Farm
Join the fun and help this urban farm in the city's core while working along side the interns at San Diego City College garden! Public times: Tuesdays and Saturdays, 9am to noon. This is a "hands-in-the-dirt" project.
Contact: Erin Rempala:
Click here go to the Seeds @ City website.
Food for Thought Film Series
Help organize, promote, and present free films about food issues. Or do you have a location to show a film followed by a discussion about local food?
Click here to go to the Food For Thought webpage
Education & Outreach
Represent San Diego Roots at a community event
Support us as we share our mission and message at events such as Earth Day, Earth fairs, and sustainability forums. The public is hungry for what we're offering and it's always inspiring to talk to folks about local food issues! Volunteer training provided.
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Share ideas at our information table
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Provide a presentation about health and food issues
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Talk about San Diego Roots with our interactive presentation
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Give workshops, classes, or seminars on growing and preparing organic food
If you would like to invite San Diego Roots to attend a community event, please fill out our Event Application Form.
Administration
We are seeking dedicated community members with skills to contribute to these tasks:
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Volunteer and outreach coordination
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Grant writing and research
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Media and public relations
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Accounting (CPA Preferred)
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Project managers
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Legal advice
To be involved, pease contact us.
Do you have an idea for a new project?
Are you able to organize and implement it?
Please contact us and ask for a Project Proposal Questionnaire. We'll get back to you and let you know the next steps. Because SD Roots is an all-volunteer organization, please allow for plenty of lead time before you wish to begin.
Join the San Diego Roots Volunteer Database!
If you'd like to be contacted when volunteer opportunities come up, please get on our list of those to call first! Your information will be used only for SD Roots purposes and will never be sold or shared with anyone else.
Other things you can do to help
the local food movement
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 to support our programs!
Your tax-deductible contribution to Roots supports our projects and aids us in our outreach and education efforts.
To make a tax-deductible donation with a credit card and PayPal, click the donate button below.
If you'd like to make a tax-deductible donation using a check, please send it to:
San Diego Roots
PO Box 33285
San Diego, California 92163-3285
Please make checks payable to San Diego Roots.
Thanks!
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