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A Nonprofit Community Farm in Encinitas, California

Coastal Roots Farm cultivates healthy, connected communities by integrating sustainable agriculture, food justice, and ancient Jewish wisdom.

Farm-fresh pickles! Farmers-in-training not only

Farm-fresh pickles!

Farmers-in-training not only learn what goes into growing food, like water, sun, beneficial insects, and healthy soil, but how to preserve, store and eat their favorite veggies.

Have you ever made your own pickles? If so, please leave us your tips and tricks in the comment section 😊

[Image description: A farmer-in-training at Coastal Roots Farm summer camp holding a jar of freshly cut cucumbers.]

#Didyouknow that watermelon is a berry! Watermelon

#Didyouknow that watermelon is a berry! Watermelon is a part of the Cucurbitaceae family which also includes: cucumber, squash, and other melons. It is under the fruit type category: Pepo which means seeded berry.

Commonly, berries are thought of as being small and soft, however, they are botanically defined as a fleshy fruit derived from a single ovary of an individual flower and has many seeds.

Last week we had our first melon harvest, which means you can now find melons at our
pay-what-you-can Farm Stand!

Hours:
Thursdays 12-3pm
Sundays 10am-3pm

For more info on our Farm Stand, please visit the link in bio 🌱

[Image description: A hand holding a fresh watermelon at Coastal Roots Farm.]

“Young person, lift your eyes up and consider me

“Young person, lift your eyes up and consider me!”

Last night marked the start of Tu B’Av (literally, the fifteenth of the Hebrew calendar month of Av), a minor Jewish holiday that has become much more popular in recent years. Contrasting with the sadness of Tisha B’Av just six days prior, Tu B’Av is joyous and celebrates love.

In ancient times, young women from Jerusalem would dress up in white and venture to the vineyards for dancing and flirting. This Tu B’Av, we invite you to make it yours: flirt shamelessly, send quiet love to dear ones, dance in white, or eat a sweet dinner with friends. Lift up your eyes and let love be your guide.

[Image description: A heart made from produce harvested at Coastal Roots Farm.]

"We are grapeful for you" 🍇 This year, San Die

"We are grapeful for you" 🍇

This year, San Diego hosted the 2022 @maccabigames and we were lucky enough to welcome this global group into our community. Maccabi athletes and host families decorated this weeks distribution bags with words of encouragement, positivity, and of course, fruity puns.

[Image description: Distribution bags decorated by Maccabi athletes and host families. (1) Text reads, "Enjoy! Let this food bring you strength. Tikkun Olam (repair the world). (2) Text reads, "Have a great day!" (3) Text reads, "Happy hearts full bellies." (4) Text reads, "We're grapeful for you." (5) Text reads, "Happy days."

Working with nature ✨ Thanks to this nifty hawk

Working with nature ✨ Thanks to this nifty hawk perch, we are able to organically manage pests using a tool that is already present in our natural environment. Hawks swoop down from elevated surfaces to catch their prey. This gives them the upper hand by providing a clear view of the ground below.

Our team has already seen this perch in action when a hawk swooped down to pick up a rabbit. Swipe ➡ to see our feathered friend 🤎

[Image description: (1) Hawk perch at Coastal Roots Farm. (2) Hawk perch with a hawk on it.]

Last night we were joined by colleagues and commun

Last night we were joined by colleagues and community members committed to caring for people and planet.

At our first ever Cultivating Impact Mixer, San Diego changemakers in the nonprofit and philanthropy community connected over shared passions and a vision for an equitable and sustainable future for all.

Thank you @leecoulter for sharing your music that so eloquently speaks to the beauty that exists around us and in this world. Thank you Blair Search Partners and @leichtagfdn for partnering with us on this inaugural impact mixer and making the evening so special. Thank you @localrootskombucha, @solterrawinery, and @heliabeer for quenching our thirst with sustainably-sourced local beverages.

The event took place in our new Nature Play program and event space, to learn more about our event spaces and details around hosting your own event at the Farm, please visit the link in bio 🌱

[Image description: (1) Community members gathered in Nature Play at Coastal Roots Farm for the first ever Cultivating Impact mixer. (2) Event partners speaking before the group at Cultivating Impact Mixer. (3) Attendees enjoying refreshments by the shuk in Nature Play.]

Join our team! Exciting new job opportunities incl

Join our team! Exciting new job opportunities include:

🌱 Farm Educator - engage with our visitors to teach about regenerative agriculture, equitable food access, and caring for people and planet through values guided by ancient Jewish wisdom.

🌱 Community Farmer - support crop production on the farm, including pest management, greenhouse propagation, transplanting, sowing, weeding, watering, fertilizing and harvesting.

🌱 Communications and Events Intern - content creation and scheduling, photography, and development of public-facing materials, signage, and other outreach tools, as well as, supporting the Communications Team with coordinating events.

For more information and to apply, please follow the link in bio 🌸

[Image desciption: Coastal Roots Farm farmers-in-training during "meet a farmer" with a community farmer and outdoor educator in the background.]

Tisha B’Av is a Jewish holiday of mourning that

Tisha B’Av is a Jewish holiday of mourning that begins this Saturday night. It commemorates the destruction of the Temple and many other tragic moments in Jewish history. One interpretation from the rabbis is that the destruction occurred because Jewish people at that time were not taking care of or loving each other.

This Tisha B’Av, we’re holding close that the mistakes of our past can create opportunity to grow together. Sometimes cracks create openings where the most beautiful blessings can emerge. Shabbat Shalom.

[Image description: a production field at Coastal Roots Farm.]

What does it mean to be a regenerative farm? At C

What does it mean to be a regenerative farm?

At Coastal Roots Farm, we believe in feeding the soil and supporting the microbial life that is necessary for our crops to organically grow large and strong. We disturb the soil as little as possible and use cover crops to retain moisture and build soil health and structure. Our chickens play a vital role in regenerating each production field post-harvest, and their droppings fertilize and fill the soil with the necessary nutrients to feed the soil food web. We compost what we can to maintain a closed loop cycle, all that we take from the land we are returning right back. That compost is then used in our production fields before planting to prep the soil for the upcoming yield.

For us, regeneration goes beyond growing food - it means rebuilding our food system so that all people are fed and nourished. It means educating our youngest visitors to care for the earth, leading towards creating a brighter future for all. And, it means connecting with the land in a way that honors those that came before us.

To learn more about how we farm, please visit the link in bio 🌱

[Image description: A close up picture of a zucchini flower at Coastal Roots Farm.]

20 eggs laid in one next box! Something our Commun

20 eggs laid in one next box! Something our Community Farmer, Jamie, said was a first in her time caring for our chickens.

We have eggs available on Sundays at our Farm Stand, open 10am-3pm. Come check out our pay-what-you-can Farm Stand where anyone from the community can come collect fresh produce for up to $30 at no cost, after that it is anonymous donation-based.

To learn more about our Farm Stand, please visit the link in bio 🌱

[Image description: An egg nest with 20 fresh eggs sitting in it, white, blue and brown eggs are shown.]

The community asked, and we answered! Carrots are

The community asked, and we answered! Carrots are a community favorite and our incredible Farm Team has implemented practices to increase carrot yields this season. Strategies include:

🥕 Succession planting
🥕 Increased thinning, with the help of our volunteers
🥕 Bulked storage for the off-season
🥕 Improved management, meaning fewer stress responses (and sadly less carrot pants)

This is one of the ways we've increased our impact, to learn more about how we are farming, who we are feeding, and all other updates on the Farm, check out our Q3 Impact Report. Available at the link in bio 🌱

[Image description: Bulk carrots at the Coastal Roots Farm Stand.]

In honor of National Intern Day last week, we're s

In honor of National Intern Day last week, we're sending out love and appreciation to the interns we have had the joy of working with on the Farm. We value each and every one of you!

Our internship program supports the Farm's mission through mutually beneficial work. Interns gain knowledge and skills in farming, communications, and education for all ages, while the Farm gains additional support in producing food and delivering programming for the community.

To learn more about our internship program and other ways to get involved at Coastal Roots Farm, please visit the link in bio 🌱

[Image description: A collection of Internship cohorts at Coastal Roots Farm.]

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