Saturday August 10, 3pm 1624 Brookes Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
Join us as we partner with Good Neighbor Gardens for a fun and educational event. Good Neighbor Gardens will be showing us one of their local gardens and hopefully inspiring everybody to build one of their own!
Everyone come dig in the dirt as Walt, our grateful gardener, guides us through an interactive soil composition workshop. Learn how to organically enrich your native land, using natural amendments. He’ll give a big shout out to the real farmers, those wiggly worms who never stop working even when we’re fast asleep. We will scavenger hunt for beneficial bugs and talk about what they offer. We’ll also learn what excites the three sisters – corn, beans and squash. It’ll be a fun time diggin in the dirt at one of our urban sharecrop garden plots. It’s a potluck, so bring a dish to share.
What to bring: Food to share for the potluck, Garden Gloves, magnifying glass only if you have them, otherwise just bring your enthusiasm and curiosity
Saturday, July 6th / 6:00 – 10:00 PM Venice Farm 4286 Del Mar Ave. San Diego, CA 92107
Come get your hands wet and your bellies filled. The theme for July will be WATER: a precious resource we cant live without!
We will have a FREE rain water harvesting hands on workshop, community potluck, campfire, and lots of great mingling. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share and tell at least 3 friends đ
More info: At this workshop we will be setting up an 1100 gallon rain water harvesting system at an urban farm in OB, the system will be used for watering fruit trees and other edible plants.We will also hear from local water conservation experts on what you can do to make your home more water efficient.
Schedule of events: 6pm Meet & Greet 6:30 Workshop 7:30 Potluck 8:30 Bonfire & Music
The Local Earth Collective invites you to join us for a Summer Solstice commUNITY celebration!
Together we will be celebrating the longest day of the year, sharing tasty food, singing songs around the campfire & planting our seeds of intention as we move into our next season… summer!
We want to support our Local Earth values… healthy, local, organic, vegetarian ingredients please! The intention of our events is to ‘leave a positive trace’… please bring your own reusable cutlery, plate, bowl, drinking vessel etc. so we create no waste.
Bring lotsa instruments, smiles and laughter!!! We will be creating some beautiful commUNITY musica by the firelight!
We will gather at the fire pits and picknick tables at the end of Saratoga Street at 6:30 PM … this is near the Life Guard Station at the end of Santa Monica Ave in Ocean Beach (near to the pier). Look for the group with lotsa instruments and tasty food!
(http://goo.gl/maps/mJlX) Address for parking lot is 1959 Abbott Street, San Diego, CA 92107.
With warmth & gratitude,
The Local Earth Collective
*** NOTE:No alcohol or drugs please. There is no alcohol allowed on the beach, last year someone brought beer and the police very abruptly ended our gathering with an unfriendly demeanor… we don’t want that to happen this year! Thank you!
Greetings friends of local healthy food in San Diego!
You have a vision for creating a healthy and sustainable San Diego! Â As an integral part of San Diego’s local food community YOU are invited to participate in and support a local food event called the âMarch for Healthy Foodâ on May 25th at 11:00 AM. Â This event has arisen from members our San Diego community who have a passion for local healthy food and are concerned about the current situations in the world regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOâs) and the harmful effects they are having on people and the planet.
The âMarch for Healthy Foodâ is a local component of the global âMarch Against Monsantoâ happening in countries all around the world at the same time on this day. Â We are focusing on solutions, education, inspiration and positive actions we want to take together as a community to create the most healthy and sustainable local food system possible.
This event is about bringing together all of the individuals and organizations in San Diego that are passionate about local healthy food, sharing information, teaching one another and inspiring our community to take positive action to support our local food movement.
The March for Healthy Food supports the following values and actions….
having access to accurate information and the CHOICE to know what is in our food (label GMOâs)
supporting local organic farms, farmers markets, food cooperatives and urban agriculture
learning and teaching one another how to grow our own food
supporting and creating more home gardens, community gardens and yardshare programs
supporting and expanding the âNourish Curriculumâ in our local schools
working together with city council and urban planners to create a forward thinking plan that meets the nutritional and agricultural needs of our city (inspiring example: Portland)
accountability for government and corporate institutions with regard to food justice and public safety
The march is beginning at 11:00 AM in Balboa Park… will continue to the Little Italy Farmers Market… and then Amici Park at 1:00 PM (2 blocks from the market / W Date & State St). Â Here at the park we will be having a commUNITY potluck with ingredients from the market and an education/inspiration exchange. Â We invite you, your organization and your network of healthy food supporters to join us! Â We will have a microphone and speakers so local organizations and individuals can share what they are doing in our community and how people can get involved with their projects. Â Please bring literature, flyers and education to share… please feel free to set up a pop-up table for your organization/business and promote what you are doing. Â We will be inviting the press so there will be media coverage that can provide great exposure for your organization.
This event is a celebration being creating by the commUNITY of San Diego, there is no one organization or group organizing this… this is a community effort to support one another and inspire one another with new ideas and creative solutions that will lead to amazing, local healthy food for everyone in San Diego! Â Letâs inspire other communities all around the world as we lead this âMarch for Healthy Foodâ!
If you would like to participate in the planning and communication for this event please send emails to the google group (healthy-food-san-diego@googlegroups.com). Â For more information and updates please see the links below…
March for Healthy Food – Planning Meeting II Thursday, May 2nd 5:30 – 7:00 PM World Resource SIM Center 1088 3rd Ave, San Diego CA 92101
Agenda
Press/Media Coverage
Logo
Flyers – printing & distribution
T-shirts
Information/seed exchange
Potluck/cooking logistics
Follow Up events/involvement
Interactive CommUNITY Performance
Permits / legal compliance
Event Details (tentative outline) March for Healthy Food Saturday, May 25th 11:00 AM – Bea Evenson Fountain in Balboa Park near Natural History Museum 12:30 PM – Little Italy Farmers Market (corner of India & Date) 1:30 PM – Civic Center Plaza – CommUNITY Potluck See website for further details: www.localhealthyfood.org
The âMarch for Healthy Foodâ is a public event focused on working together as a community to create a more healthy and sustainable food system in San Diego. We are coming together to learn from one another, share information and work together to provide healthy food for our local communities. This is a peaceful and positive event with the intention of inspiring positive action, cooperation and collaboration within our community. If you are in support of healthy food… youâre in!!! (to participate and help plan please email: community@localhealthyfood.org)
We support the following values and actions….
having access to accurate information and the CHOICE to know what is in our food (label GMOâs)
supporting local organic farms, farmers markets, food cooperatives and urban agriculture
learning and teaching one another how to grow our own food
supporting and creating more home gardens, community gardens and yardshare programs
supporting and expanding the âNourish Curriculumâ in our local schools
working together with city council and urban planners to create a forward thinking plan that meets the nutritional and agricultural needs of our city (inspiring example: Portland)
The CommUNITY March for Healthy Food is a positive action component to the âMarch Against Monsantoâ on May 25th at 11:00 AM PST. (San Diego)
This component of the march has arisen from the Local Earth Collective to provide a clearly defined goal that we would like to work together as a community in San Diego to create. Â Â As a collective we are choosing to focus our energies into what WE WANT TO CREATE as a HEALTHY and SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY.
âYou never change things by fighting the existing reality. Â To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.â â Richard Buckminster Fuller
We are choosing to focus on finding common ground upon which we can collectively work to create a healthy food system for this planet. Â Rather than provoking a fight with Monsanto; we are choosing an open hand and invitation for positive collaboration with any individuals or organizations (including Monsanto) that results in steps forward in our planets collective journey towards health, happiness and justice.
Choosing to fight âagainstâ something requires a lot of energy and often leaves us with limited energy left to CREATE what we are IN SUPPORT OF. Â As a collective we are proposing that we harness the energy of this event and focus it into creating something positive for the food systems of our local and global community. Â We feel it is necessary to make sure we clearly know what we are in support of and provide solutions, if we are choosing to take a stance against something.
See the Facebook group âHealthy Food for Local Earth / San Diegoâ – for discussions on how to generate local actions we can take to create a healthy and sustainable food system for our planet!
We will be meeting Thursday, April 25th in the community room at Peopleâs Coop from 6:00 – 7:00 PM to discuss and plan what positive steps of action we are ready to take! (Address: 4765 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA 92107)
If you live somewhere other than San Diego and are interested in helping organize a March for Healthy Food in your commUnity please email collective@local-earth.org. Â We will give you admin access to the Facebook page and you can create an event for your community! Â Please share this message and invitation with all of your family and friends that you care about! Â Healthy food is one of our most fundamental basic necessities that all of humanity shares, and one of the most important tools we have to creating a healthy and happy life. Â Letâs work together to education ourselves, spread awareness and inspire others to do the same!
The Local Earth Collective invites you to join us for our monthly social on the 1st Friday of every month at the World Beat Center! (March 1st / 6:30-10:30PM)
Intention – Coming together as community to celebrate, learn, share, educate & inspire! Each month will have a theme focused on a specific element of sustainable community development & healthy lifestyle.
Eat some tasty food made with love⌠laugh with old friends⌠and get to know new eco-minded friends in San Diego!  The World Beat Center serves delicious vegetarian food.  We will also have a food sharing table, so please feel free to bring an organic vegetarian potluck item to share if you wish!
The element of community we are focusing on for March is âShelterâ.  Several local organizations that are doing great work in this area will be joining us to give a short presentation on their current projects (4 Walls International & Rebuild Global).  After the presentations we will show the movie Garbage Warrior – âThe epic story of radical Earthship eco architect Michael Reynolds, and his fight to build off-the-grid self-sufficient communities.â
This is a âleave a positive traceâ event and we ask that every possible effort is made to create no waste⌠so please use reusable containers for food and beverages⌠the Earth thanks you!!!
Event Details
Friday – March 1st, 6:30-10:30PM
The Word Beat Center / 2100 Park Blvd, San Diego 92101
Local Earth Members / FREE(Sign agreement & $1/month or 1 hour community service/month)
Non-members / $2 (suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds / volunteer options)
6:30 – 8:00 PM / Social(any, all or some of the following)
Socialize with old friends and make new ones!
Share healthy local organic vegetarian food
Tables, booths, presentations and conscious conversation focused on topics of health & sustainability
CommUNITY Expression Session – A creative container & open-mic for local musicians, poets and artists. Â We specifically invite, welcome and appreciate expression that is focused on healthy connection to nature and community
8:00 – 8:30 PM / Presentations from local organizations
Renegade architect Michael Reynolds and his green disciples have devoted their time to advancing the art of âEarthship Biotectureâ â passive, solar, off-the-grid, sustainable housing. Earthshipn. 1. passive solar home made of natural and recycled materials 2. thermal mass construction for temperature stabilization. 3. renewable energy & integrated water systems make the Earthship an off-grid home with little to no utility bills. Biotecture n. 1. the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their sustainability. 2. A combination of biology and architecture.
10:00 – 10:30 PM / Community Discussion
We will discuss the film and what projects we can support as a community to ensure a more healthy & sustainable approach to creating local homes and buildings.
Dana Middle School Nutrition and Garden Education Program
Local Earth is working with the Dana Middle School to help implement the Nourish curriculum. This curriculum actively engages middle school students in a meaningful conversation about food and food systems. The activities give students opportunities to reflect on current food practices, to explore more sustainable ones, and to link their learning to relevant action. In addition to teaching the Nourish curriculum Local Earth is working to build a garden and composting system on school grounds to provide a hands on learning experience for students and teachers. As part of the garden program Local Earth hopes to demonstrate the full cycle of food by composting cafeteria waste into rich soil which will be used to grow healthy organic produce that the students can eat.
Local Earth Dana Middle School Interns
Local Earth is looking for two interns to be part of the Dana Middle School Nutrition and Garden Education Program. Interns will be involved with teaching the Nourish curriculum and working with students, teachers, and the local community in the Dana Middle School garden. Teaching experience is desired, but not necessary. However a love of earth’s natural systems, children, gardening and good food are a must. Interns must provide a clean LiveScan and pass a TB test prior to working on school grounds.
For more information contact: (please Cc Josh)
Brian Blum: brian@local-earth.org //Â 631 599 1207
Jenny Schmidt: plobgardens@gmail.com // 619 997 3076
Josh Alvord: josh@local-earth.org
Join the Local Earth Collective for our monthly social on the 1st Friday of every month! Â The theme for February is âFoodâ. Â We will be gathering at the Lazy Hummingbird in Ocean Beach at 7:00 PM to eat & drink some yummy food and beverages… socialize and laugh with old friends… and get to know some new eco-minded friends in the community! Â The Lazy Hummingbird serves tasty food and beverages… also please feel free to bring an organic vegetarian potluck item to share if you wish!
At 8:00 PM we will be starting the film âGENETIC ROULETTEâ. Â âGenetic Roulette is a powerful, compelling indictment of the biotechnology industryâs genetically engineered food experiment that is being foisted on the American public. The film shows in disturbing detail the many health hazards of this potentially dangerous technology. Adding to the filmâs power and hopeful message are the many testimonials from health professionals and individuals who describe the benefits of eating a non-GMO diet. All Americans who are concerned about the foods they eat should see this film.â – Ken Roseboro, editor and publisher, The Organic & Non-GMO Report and The Non-GMO Sourcebook, and author of Genetically Altered Foods and Your Health.
The film is about 90 minutes, around 9:30 PM we will discuss the film and local projects that we can support as a community to create a more healthy & sustainable local food system.
This is a âleave a positive traceâ event and we ask that every possible effort is made to create no waste… so please use reusable containers for food and beverages… the Earth thanks you!!!
Event Details
Friday – February 1st, 7-10PM
The Lazy Hummingbird Coffee & Tea House
4876 Santa Monica Avenue, Â San Diego, CA 92107
Join the Local Earth Collective for our monthly social on the 1st Friday of every month! Â The theme for January is âWaterâ. Â We will be gathering at the Lazy Hummingbird in Ocean Beach at 7:00 PM to eat & drink some yummy food and beverages… socialize and laugh with old friends… and get to know some new eco-minded friends in the community! Â The Lazy Hummingbird serves tasty food and beverages… also please feel free to bring any organic vegetarian potluck items to share!
At 8:00 PM we will be starting the film âWATERSHEDâ. Â Executive Produced and Narrated by Robert Redford and Directed by award-winning filmmaker, Mark Decena, WATERSHED tells the story of the threats to the once-mighty Colorado River and offers solutions for the future of the American West. Â The film is about 1 hour, at 9:00 PM we will discuss the film and local projects that we can support as a community to use our precious natural resources of water in a more sustainable and efficient way.
This is a âleave a positive traceâ event and we ask that every possible effort is made to create no waste… so please use reusable containers for food and beverages… the Earth thanks you!!!
Event Details
Friday – January 4th, 7-10PM
The Lazy Hummingbird Coffee & Tea House
4876 Santa Monica Avenue, Â San Diego, CA 92107
Local Earth Collective 