Cultivating Food Justice Event Schedule
This information is updated frequently as details are finalized. Check back often!
Friday, April 8 – Pre-Event Opportunities
| 8:00 - noon | Gleaning at Suzie's Farm (rain or shine!) We will meet at 8 a.m. at 4440 Wightman St #200 to carpool to Suzie's Farm, then glean the fields from 9 to noon. Please email sdcfjc@gmail.com to participate. |
| 9:00 - 6:00 come anytime! |
Seasonal Cooking with Local Foods facilitated by local chef Heather Weightman, RD, MPH. Bring a knife and cutting board. [City Heights Wellness Center, 4440 Wightman St #200] |
Saturday, April 9
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Check-in and Registration at the City Heights Farmers Market [Wightman St. at 43rd] Please RSVP in advance! |
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Free Breads and Pastries generously provided by local bakeries, plus Morning Stretches with Cara |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Food Justice Speak Out In person at the GYM and on Facebook! |
| 10:15 - 11:15 | Workshop Session #1 |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Workshop Session #2 |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | Farmers Market Lunch with Voces del Viento, The Puppet Insurgency, and Todo Mundo Support local businesses by enjoying lunch on your own at the City Heights Farmers Market! Please bring your own bowl and utensils. |
| 12:00 - 2:00 | Rosa Parks Community Garden Open House Tour the Rosa Parks Community Garden, the oldest school garden in City Heights. [4510 Landis St, a 3-minute walk from the Farmers Market.] |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Workshop Session #3 |
| 2:45 - 3:45 | Food Justice in Your Neighborhood! Meet and share ideas with others from your area of San Diego. |
| 3:45 - 4:30 | Keynote Speech by Diane Moss and Closing Remarks |
| 4:30 - 5:00 | Music |
| 4:00 - 9:00 | Grow Strong Fundraiser [3785 37th St] Support food security work in rural Kenya at this after-party fundraiser. |
Sunday, April 10
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Check-in and Registration at the City Heights Farmers Market [Wightman St. at 43rd] Please RSVP in advance! |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Free Breads and Pastries generously provided by local bakeries, plus Morning Stretches with Cara |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Opening Remarks |
| 10:45 - 11:45 | Workshop Session #4 |
| 11:45 - 1:00 | Potluck Lunch Please bring your own bowl and utensils. Help glean and prepare food by joining us for the Pre-Conference Workshops on Friday, April 8, or volunteer as part of the Potluck Crew! |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Workshop Session #5 |
| 2:15 - 3:30 | Keynote Speech by Bilali Muya and What's Next? Join in this key planning session. |
| 3:30 - 4:15 | Prairie Tenor String Band Raw, honest, and from the gut, the Prairie Tenor String Band is an echo of a time before the mass commercialization of music, when music was not in the hands of corporate executives, but in the hearts of common people. With a repertoire of old time favorites, folk melodies, and working class anthems, this string band is sure to get your spirits high and your feet on the floor. |

