Soil Shindig

Wild Willow Farm & Education Center is a five-acre working farm located in the southwest corner of the United States, less than three miles from the Pacific Ocean and two-thirds mile north of the Mexican Border. The farm is nestled along the banks of the scenic Tijuana River, and borders the river's beautiful estuary nature preserve. We're a 15-minute drive from downtown San Diego, with easy and quick access from most of urban south San Diego County.The mission of the Farm is to connect the community to local food, starting with the soil. We will do this through facilitating agricultural programs that promote resource conservation and regenerative farming practices. Furthermore, the Farm is a nurturing space that encourages biocultural diversity, providing experiences to nurture self-empowerment, and also inspire people to connect to food, land, and each other.

Wild Willow Farm & Education Center

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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>Wild Willow Farm & Education Center and The Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County/Tijuana River Valley Community Garden are teaming up for the third annual Soil Shindig: a day-long event to celebrate healthy soil, sustainability, and food in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park!</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>The Soil Shindig will include workshops, demonstrations, great food, farm tours, trail walks, wagon rides, kids’ activities, a vendor fair, and much more! Both sites will host various festivities, and visitors are encouraged to move between sites by bike, foot or carriage.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>The Tijuana River Valley boasts a vibrant backdrop for both farming and recreational activities. Connected by over 20 miles of trails, you are invited to explore the river valley in this celebration of soil!</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN>VENDER AND FOOD FAIR (Community Garden)</SPAN><BR><SPAN>11:00 am -1:00 pm: </SPAN><BR><SPAN>Horse and carriage rides ($1/trip)</SPAN><BR><SPAN>Food truck, God Save the Cuisine</SPAN><BR><SPAN>Music with DJKutz</SPAN><BR><SPAN>Vender booths</SPAN><BR><SPAN>BYO T-shirt screening! Bring your own plain, light-colored T-shirt to have screened with a commemorative Soil Shindig design!</SPAN><BR><SPAN>(Minimum $5 Donation)</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN>WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:</SPAN><BR><SPAN>10:00 am -11:00 am: Workshop Session One</SPAN><BR><SPAN>"Soil Food Web: Demystifying the second half of nature" with Paul Maschka (WWF, classroom)</SPAN><BR><SPAN>"Building Compost" with Daniela Perez (Spanish/English) (WWF)</SPAN><BR><SPAN>"Silviculture Demonstration: Providing an ecological and economical solution to wildfire hazard reduction and wildlife habitat conservation" with </SPAN><A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/TreeCultureSanDiego/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tree Culture</A><SPAN> (WWF, barn)</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN>11:00 am -11:30 am: Soil Demos at Wild Willow</SPAN><BR><SPAN>"Making C.O.F. Complete Organic Fertilizer"</SPAN><BR><SPAN>"Making Compost Tea"</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN>11:30 am </SPAN><BR><SPAN>Trail Walk (leaving from WWF to the Community Garden) </SPAN><BR><SPAN>Farm Tour (WWF)</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN>11:30 am -12:30 pm: Workshop Session Two</SPAN><BR><SPAN>"No-Till Farming: Preparing your soil with minimal disturbance" with Paul Maschka (WWF, fields)</SPAN><BR><SPAN>"Soil to Stomach: how healthy soil grows nutritious food for a healthy body" with Neal Biggart (WWF, classroom)</SPAN><BR><SPAN>"Silviculture Demonstration: Providing an ecological and economical solution to wildfire hazard reduction and wildlife habitat conservation" with Tree Culture (WWF, barn)</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN>12 pm - 12:30 pm: Soil Demos at Community Garden</SPAN><BR><SPAN>"to be announced"</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN>1-2 pm: Food Access in the South Bay Panel (Community Garden)</SPAN><BR><SPAN>moderated by Daniela Perez, </SPAN><A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/wildwillowfarm/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Wild Willow Farm</A><BR><SPAN>Featuring panelists from:</SPAN><BR><A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/groups/SunCoastMarket/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SunCoast Co-op Market</A><BR><SPAN>Brightside Produce</SPAN><BR><A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/trvcommunitygarden/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tijuana River Valley Community Garden</A><BR><SPAN>and more!</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN>2:00 pm Trail Walk (leaving from the Community Garden to Wild Willow Farm) </SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN>Even though this is free, we ask that you please RSVP on Eventbrite so we can plan for the numbers of attendees :)</SPAN></DIV>
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