Who We Serve
Coastal Roots Farm serves our community through regenerative agriculture, equitable food access, environmental education, and Jewish life. Our programs are designed to nourish people, connect communities to the land, and create meaningful opportunities for learning, belonging, and action.
Across our work, we prioritize San Diegans facing food insecurity, students and families with limited access to outdoor education, Jewish communities seeking land-based connection, and neighbors of all backgrounds who want to grow, learn, volunteer, celebrate, and care for the earth together.
Each year, Coastal Roots Farm grows more than 80,000 pounds of fresh, organic produce and donates more than 70% of our harvest to San Diegans facing food insecurity.
Our food access work prioritizes low-income seniors and families, Holocaust survivors, active-duty military and veteran families, Latinx families, Indigenous and Native families, and other community members experiencing barriers to fresh, nourishing food.
We maximize our impact by partnering with trusted organizations and community groups that reach these populations directly, including:
We maximize our impact by partnering with trusted organizations and community groups that reach these populations directly, including:
Community members can also access fresh, organic produce through our on-site pay-what-you-can Farm Stand, which welcomes thousands of neighbors each year.
Coastal Roots Farm creates hands-on environmental education experiences that connect young people to agriculture, food systems, climate learning, nutrition, and Jewish values.
Students, children, and families learn on the Farm through district-wide Field Trip partnerships, select Jewish school and group visits, Farm Camp, Nature Play, internships, volunteer opportunities, Farm Tours, and community programs. These experiences invite young people to explore soil, plants, animals, food justice, climate resilience, and their own role as caretakers of the natural world.
Our school-based Field Trips are currently offered through district-wide partnerships and select Jewish schools, groups, and organizations. This partnership-based model helps us provide consistent, high-impact outdoor education while ensuring that staffing, curriculum, scholarship needs, and program costs are responsibly supported.
Our education partners and collaborators include school districts, universities, community organizations, Jewish institutions, and youth-serving groups throughout San Diego County.
Current and past education partners include:
- Carlsbad Unified School District, reaching TK, Kindergarten, and 4th grade students
- Escondido Union School District, reaching all 4th grade students
- Solana Beach School District
- E3 Civic High
- Cal State University San Marcos
- San Diego State University
- University of California San Diego
- MiraCosta College
- San Diego County Office of Education
- Beacons North County
- Ecke Family YMCA
- Friendship Circle
- Girl Scouts
- High Tech High School
- San Marcos Elementary School
- And many schools and educational partners throughout San Diego County
Coastal Roots Farm welcomes people of all faiths and backgrounds to experience Jewish agricultural wisdom, seasonal celebration, environmental stewardship, and community care.
Each year, we welcome thousands of neighbors through Jewish agricultural festivals, Community Events, educational programs, and land-based learning experiences that connect people to the earth, Jewish tradition, and one another.
Some programs are designed specifically for Jewish schools, synagogues, youth groups, and communal organizations, while others welcome the broader community into Jewish values, holidays, food justice, and agricultural learning.
Our Jewish institution partners include:
- Camp Mountain Chai
- Chabad La Costa
- Congregation Beth Am
- Congregation Beth Israel
- Dor Hadash
- Friendship Circle
- Lawrence Family JCC
- Ner Tamid Synagogue
- Ohr Shalom
- San Diego Jewish Academy
- Seacrest Village
- Shalom Baby
- Temple Solel
- And Jewish community farms across North America
Coastal Roots Farm serves people who want to learn by doing. Volunteers, interns, students, and emerging professionals gain hands-on experience in regenerative agriculture, environmental education, food access, nonprofit work, Jewish community programming, and food justice.
Through volunteer opportunities and internships, community members contribute directly to growing food, caring for the land, supporting food distribution, preparing for programs, and strengthening the Farm’s impact across San Diego County.
Coastal Roots Farm is a place for community members of all backgrounds to gather, learn, celebrate, and connect with the land.
Through Farm Tours, Community Events, workshops, volunteer days, the Farm Stand, and seasonal programs, neighbors can experience regenerative agriculture in action, learn about food justice and climate resilience, and find meaningful ways to participate in the life of the Farm.
Whether you are seeking fresh food, outdoor education, Jewish community connection, volunteer opportunities, or a deeper relationship with the land, Coastal Roots Farm offers many ways to grow with us.