• San Diego Urban Farming and Growing Seed with Javier Flores

  • May 22 2024
  • Length: 44 mins
  • Podcast

San Diego Urban Farming and Growing Seed with Javier Flores

  • Summary

  • Hello and welcome back to the Community Agriculture Project Podcast.

    In episode 5, we welcome Javier Flores, a farmer based out of San Diego. Javier got his start working in his local food system at the Wild Willow Farm and Education Center, and now works with the Seeds@City Sustainable Agriculture.

    We discuss Javier’s transition into working in the food system and finding mentors in the agriculture space. We talk about the developing community at Seeds@City and around Javier’s work in general. We also get into farming seed vs growing food, Javier’s vision for his local seed bank, and gardening at the Tijuana River Valley Community Garden space.

    Javier shares the key values that he holds while in farming/education spaces, and the rituals that keep him grounded in his work.

    Below are some of the resources Javier shared throughout our talk:

    Organic Seed Alliance

    https://seedalliance.org

    The Milpa Initiative

    https://www.plantspeoplecommunity.org/the-milpa-initiative

    San Diego Seed Farmer Training

    https://www.plantspeoplecommunity.org/san-diego-seed-farmer-training

    Native Seed Search and the ADAPTS Collection Database

    https://www.nativeseeds.org

    Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    Food Shed - Food Distribution Hub in San Diego

    https://www.foodshedcooperative.com

    Wild Willow Farm

    https://www.wildwillowfarm.org

    Seeds@City Farm

    https://www.sdcity.edu/community/seeds/index.aspx

    Thanks for tuning in!

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