Tag: New Roots Community Farm
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AmeriCorps Members Honor MLK At City Heights’ New Roots Community Farm
The micro farm, founded more than a decade ago by members of San Diego’s refugee community, is situated on 54th Street in City Heights.
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Video: New Roots Farm Featured on ‘Savor San Diego’
KPBS (channel 11) began running a new series by Saffron owner and chef Su-Mei Yu this month. Each Thursday at 9:30 p.m., “Savor San Diego” explores San Diego’s food scene and shares recipes inspired by it. Last week Yu featured the New Roots Community Farm operated by the International Rescue Committee in City Heights. Watch…
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Despite Farmers Market Success, Some Struggle To Eat Healthy In City Heights
Latonya Frazier, a mother of two on a fixed income, didn’t know she could double her Women, Infant and Children (WIC) vouchers at the farmers market until being contacted for this story. | Video Credit: Brian Myers By Megan Burks and Brian Myers Programs in City Heights have gained national recognition for bringing fresh fruits…
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National Spotlight on City Heights Farm
By Adrian Florido City Heights is becoming a model for how land in dense urban neighborhoods can be put to productive use. Corn stalks, melon vines and nopal cactus flourish there. With the help of local advocates, some of that produce is beginning to trickle into local restaurants, helping refugees tap into the growing farm-to-table…
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Field Guide: The Rise of Urban Farming
By Megan Burks [Editor’s Note: Field Guide is a weekly email bringing you the news, explainers and action items needed to navigate your changing community. Click here to subscribe.] FIELD GUIDE TOOLBOX Food Security n. \ˈfüd\ \si-ˈkyu̇r-ə-tē\: When all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and…