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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.

This week our team, alongside tribal members from

This week our team, alongside tribal members from all over San Diego, came together at Santa Ysabel reservation to build five raised garden beds. People from all walks of life shared stories, learned new hands on skills, and bonded over a passion for buildng a brighter future.

Coastal Roots Farm is proud to support the SD tribal community through our tribal food sovereignty project. Not only do we have the opportunity to share knowledge and learn from each other, but we are helping build the frame work to support growing food and nourishing the community.

[Image description: (1) Coastal Roots Farm Production Director, Adam and young tribal members from Santa Ysabel holding wood to build a garden bed. (2) Coastal Roots Farm team and members from the SD tribal community building garden beds at Santa Ysabel reservation. (3) Three finished beds from the build project.]

YAY Nature Play! We are so excited to announce tha

YAY Nature Play! We are so excited to announce that we've added some special Sundays to the summer Nature Play calendar! Join us from 9am-2pm:

July 10th, 2022
August 21st, 2022
September 11th, 2022
October 2nd, 2022
November 13th, 2022
December 4th, 2022

Regular Thursday hours will stay the same, 9am - 12pm.

For information on the benefits of unstructured, nature-based learning, please visit the link in bio!

[Image description: Young Coastal Roots Farm visitor throwing his hands up in excitement at Nature Play.]

Farmers-in-training helped pollinate calendula by

Farmers-in-training helped pollinate calendula by spreading pollen from flower to flower 🌼

Our summer camp participants, known around the Farm as farmers-in-training, spend the day outside exploring our various spaces to learn about about the Farm's mission, values, and agricultural practices. Some of the many benefits of outdoor play include:

🌱 Building confidence through unstructured play time
🌱 Promoting creativity and imagination by allowing young minds to interact meaningfully with their surroundings
🌱 Teaching responsibility through the idea that living things die if they are mistreated or not taken care of properly
🌱 Providing different stimulation by activating more senses - you can see, hear, smell, and touch in outdoor environments
🌱 Keeping kids active physically and mentally

There are still a few spots left this summer for Farm Camp, follow the link in bio to register!

[Image description: Coastal Roots Farm farmers-in-training pollinating calendula flowers by picking up pollen with q-tips and spreading it by brushing other flowers.]

Throughout the year, we offer an abundance of fres

Throughout the year, we offer an abundance of fresh, organic vegetables, herbs, fruit, and eggs at our pay-what-you-can Farm Stand.

Our Farm Stand's located right off of Saxony Road and is open to community members of all backgrounds and identities, and everyone is welcome to pick up $30 of produce at no cost. Donations are encouraged through our anonymous pay system after that, but no one is turned away for inability to pay.

Open Thursdays 12-3pm & Sundays 10am-12pm. For more information, please visit the link in bio!

[Image description: A quote reads, "I'm a senior on a fixed income and this service has allowed me to have nutritious organic food every week. My health has improved since shipping here." The background image is of colorful tomatoes.]

#funfact Since inception, we have distributed over

#funfact Since inception, we have distributed over 200,000 pounds of food to the community... Half of which was donated to community members that need it most.

To learn more about who we serve, please visit the link in bio!

[Image description: Garth, Post-Harvest and Distribution Manager with a big smile on his face, holding a fresh bunch of spring mix over the washing station.]

Last night, we gathered. THANK YOU to the more t

Last night, we gathered.

THANK YOU to the more than 100 community members who gathered last night for the kick off of our Farm Film and Music series event featuring the film "Gather."

THANK YOU to Paul Cuero, Chairwoman Bernice Paipa, and Emily Burgueno for blessing our community with song and reflection. Together we celebrated indigenous food sovereignty and learned how innovative changemakers in Native American tribes are reclaiming their identities.
As a Jewish community farm, we are humbled to steward land that is indigenous to the Kumeyaay and Luiseño peoples, honored to reach tribal communities through food distribution, and are moved by shared values between our communities centered around land, food, and histories of displacement.

Let's continue to gather all year.

This inviting theme will guide our programmatic year as we join with community of all backgrounds to gather with us and participate in all aspects of the agricultural cycle, to learn about environmental stewardship to ensure a sustainable future for our region, and to engage in Jewish culture and tradition.

[Image description: Lots of people sitting on the South Barn lawn at the first Farm Film and Music Series event of the summer at Coastal Roots Farm.]

We have a few more spaces available for Farm Camp

We have a few more spaces available for Farm Camp 2022!

Farmers-in-training have been exploring, planting, tasting, and crafting their way through the week to learn all there is to know about the natural world, including:

🌼 Needs of plants
🌼 Beneficial pollinators
🌼 How the Farm utilizes organic pest management
🌼 An introduction to regenerative practices
🌼 Meeting and caring for the creatures on the Farm
🌼 Importance of healthy soil
🌼 Basics of nutrition
🌼 Exploration of compost and appropriate ways to dispose of waste

All in a developmentally appropriate way, guided by Jewish values.

Space is limited! To save your spot, please register through the link in bio!

[Image description: (1) Farmer-in-training planting in soil at Coastal Roots Farm. (2) Farmers-in-training painting using flowers that they foraged. (3) Outdoor Educator, Hannah, teaching farmers-in-training about the chickens on the Farm. (4) Two farmers-in-training holding up plant sketches.]

Join us tomorrow for our first Farm Film & Music S

Join us tomorrow for our first Farm Film & Music Series event of the summer!

BYO food, drink, chairs, and blankets. Tickets are $10. Doors open at 7pm and the screening will begin around 8:30pm.

Enjoy live music from @sheson from 7-8pm.

Tickets available at the link in bio!

[Image description: Farm Film and Music series 2021 at Coastal Roots Farm, with people sitting in chairs watching a screening on the South Barn lawn.]

Beets! A root vegetable with many health benefits

Beets! A root vegetable with many health benefits and one of our favorite veggies on the Farm. This vibrantly colorful food can be eaten raw or cooked, and tastes earthy and slightly sweet. These small but mighty vegetables are packed full of beneficial nutrients like iron, vitamin C, magnesium, and so much more!

This superfood...

🌱 Helps lower blood pressure by reducing hypertension
🌱 Is high in dietary fiber which can boost digestive health
🌱 Contains lots of iron and folate which contribute to heart health
🌱 Increases blood circulation

Of course, balance is the most important part of any well rounded diet. Think of it like this... A rainbow a day keeps the doctor away! 🌈

[Image description: A green watercolor background with handpainted watercolor beets. Text reads 'A root vegetable with many health benefits' followed by a list of health benefits associated with eating beets.]

Dancing around the Farm in our carrot pants 💃🥕

[Image description: Education Manager, Megan dancing in the Education Garden at Coastal Roots Farm, with an oddly shaped carrot being held up making it look like her pants.]

Juneteenth is an annual commemoration of the end o

Juneteenth is an annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Last year, Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday, although it has been nationally recognized and celebrated by African Americans since the late 1800s.

"As a Black Jew, I see Juneteenth as a beautiful reminded to not be complacent. While this holiday is a joyous one that affirms the Jewish notion that we are all created 'b'tzelem Elohim' and deserve to be free from bondage, it's equally important to remember that the fight for true equality is ongoing." @chaim_ezra

Coastal Roots Farm cherishes our diverse community and is engaged in further learning as informed by our values. If you are looking for resources to help celebrate and educate, our friends at @jocinitiative created a Freedom Day Resource List containing events, readings, and resources which can be found at jewsofcolorinitiative.org/resources/juneteenth-resource-list-2022/.

[Image description: Pink and greenish-gray watercolor background with writing that reads "Juneteenth 'Spreading awareness of freedom'".]

The Hebrew word for nature is 'teva'. As farmers,

The Hebrew word for nature is 'teva'. As farmers, outdoor educators, and therefore stewards of the land, we are responsible for protecting and guarding nature - 'sh'mirat ha-teva'.

Shmitah (the Sabbatical year) is honored by allowing the land to rest every seven years. At the Farm, we honor this in our regenerative practices that build soil health and allow each production field to rest in between use. Tu b'Shevat (the fifteenth of the month of Shevat) is the New Year for trees. We celebrate this holiday by hosting our annual Tu b'Shevat festival in our food forest. Ba'al Tash'hit (do not waste or destroy) translates into a law that says "it is wrong to waste or destroy anything that is useful." We honor this value by composting all waste and returning the nutrients back into the soil.

For more information on how we farm, please visit the link in bio!

[Image description: Jamie kneeling near yellow flowers, wearing a Coastal Roots Farm hat.]

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