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Location of EarthFair Exhibit:
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This is how our Earth Day event
is shaping up.
Best to you,
Leslie
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LOCATION:
Our exhibit is in area 706N of the Pan American Plaza.
That translates: in the parking lot between on the way to the
road to the Aerospace Museum.
We are right near the Children's Sky Stage,
sort of close to President's Way.
Sort of get the picture.
Local Growers at EarthFair
Joe the Farmer and other local growers will answer questions and provide information on local farming and gardening at the EarthFair in Balboa Park on Sunday, April 22. In addition, Leslie “The Enchanted Gardener” will appeal to children with his Enchanted Garden Mobile and activities, including decorating a produce box and readings of “The Comeback of Joe the Farmer.” Each page of the book is sponsored by organizations such as the Alliance of Family Farmers and La Milpa Organica Farm. The storytelling will take place at 2 and 4 pm.
The exhibit, titled “Sign a Love Letter to Joe the Farmer and Plant Your Dream,” will be located in the Pan American Plaza (Area #706) across from the Children’s Sky Stage, near President's Way.
The San Diego Earth Fair is the largest Earth Day event in the country, will more than 60,000 expected.
Parents can sign a “Love Letter to Joe” and contribute to help launch the Rodriguez Ranch buyback, the 100-acre organic farm where Joe has farmed since 1985 but now leases. Joe the Farmer represents the challenges of the family farmer working to put food on our tables.
Those who contribute will dip into a jar and pull out a ticket with prizes. Prizes
include 1/2 off on a mirror set from Keith Arment of Vision Manufacturing; and
Free accupuncture from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. Two sets of Angel
Love Cards, valued at $35.00 each are also among the gifts, as well as some Pet
Promise and Organic Center T-shirts.
Getting involved
Organizers are also encouraging teachers and parents to apply for grants to support school gardens through the California Instructional School Garden Program and the California Department of Education. Non-competitive grants of up to $5,000 per school site are available. Applications, which must be submitted by April 20, are available on the California School Garden Network web site,
http://www.csgn.org.
Joe the Farmer is one of the local organic farmers whose seasonal produce is featured at the local San Diego Whole Foods Market stores. The Hillcrest store, located at 711 University Avenue, will highlights local products. At our booth in Balboa Park on Earth Day, we will have produce from
Joe the Farmer, Noel Stehly of Noel Stehly Organics, Sun Grown Sprouts/Microgreens from
Robin Taylor, and Blood Oranges from Ron Treehowan, of Treehowan Growers.
We will also have some of our favorite farmers from the Hillcrest Farmers' Market featured,
including Steve L White, and Barry Cogen of La Milpa Organica Farm.
Other Local Products we will be featuring are a Cidd and Corinne de Silva's
new Avocado oil from Bella Vado; and some of Jean Richardson's Goldmine Natural
Food selections that are now in Whole Foods Market Hillcrest.
As an additional focus on area producers, we will have flyers from Whole Food Market
Hillcrest. The store will offer a “Visit the Growers” bus trip to the Tierra Miguel Foundation and Pauma Valley area farms on Saturday, May 5. Stehly Organic Farmes and Bella Vado are
scheduled to be visited. For information, call (619) 294-2800.
At our booth, you can also receive information about the Organic Center and their
mission to have everyone eating 10% organic by 2010.
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Why local?
Whole Foods Market lists the following benefits of supporting “locally grown”:
A friendly and fresh connection. Supporting local farm production puts a “face” behind the foods we consume and keeps us connected to the seasons, as well as the unique flavor and diversity of local crops.
Local means green. Buying produce from local growers reduces the environmental impact and the costs of transporting product.
Preserving character. Small local farms are a valuable component of a community’s character, helping maintain agricultural heritage, preserve land use diversity, and moderate development.
Crop diversity and quality. Many farmers producing for a local market choose to diversify, growing a variety of crops instead of just one. This is a boon for biodiversity and your palate, since local crops are harvested at their peak of freshness and flavor.
Local Means Green – Again. Minimizing handling and transportation costs gives farmers maximum return on their investment. And most of the profits.
SCHEDULE:
All Day: Sign a Love Letter to Joe the Farmer, contribute....
Get prizes from our friends...everyone gets something for contributing.
We have some fabulous gifts.
10:30 AM-12:00 Kids Parade
Leslie will walk in the parade with his cart
of goodies....and the WORLD FAMOUS "Lettuce Grow Together"
RETURNABLE BOX that will deliver fresh picked lettuce to Whole Foods Hlllcrest
12:00-5:00 pictures with Joe the Farmer, and sit in the
EG Mobile. Leslie's 68 VW Van is getting all prettied up to
inspire Kids to plant gardens and thank San Diego Schools
of starting and taking care of them.
Get a Free copy of "How Dog Food Saved the Earth"
and Info from the Organic Center that has a mission
to have our whole country be eating 10% organic by 2010.
See an assortment of Wild locally grown organic food--
that we will all eat at the Enchanted Garden Intentional Community
from 7-10 PM.
This is food that you can buy at Whole Foods Hillcrest everyday and
the Hillcrest Farmers' Market (Sundays 9-11
1 PM decorate a box for Whole foods Market
2 & 4 PM, hear The "Comeback of Joe the Farmer"
7-10 PM LIve Food Dinner, made from produce featured
in our booth will be made into a dinner @ the Enchanted Garden
Intentional Community. Come help Philip Madeley and Susan
of the Tree of Life Rejuventation Center prepare the feast
for us...music...walk the garden...Celebrate Joe Rodriguez
and help kickoff the launching of the Rodirguez Ranch Buy Back
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