Author: Jessica Wohlander
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Central Coast Mutual Aid Network Participates in Farmworker Caravan
On a sunny Saturday morning in October, members of the Central Coast Mutual Aid Network gathered in front of the Old Mission in San Juan Bautista. Masked, and distanced, we circled up to put the final details on the packs containing the last of 2,000 KN95 masks we had distributed at similar events throughout the…
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Terra Cultura and the Great Land Search
This is the first of a multi-part series about Terra Cultura’s experience searching for a place to call home. You’ll be hearing from Travis and Rachel in the coming weeks about the next phases in our epic quest for land. When we sat down to write Terra Cultura’s business plan nearly two years ago, we…
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Thanks for Making 2017 so Bright!
[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_image align=”center” animation=”fadeInUp” animation_delay=”0″]1495|https://terracultura.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/unnamed-300×300.png|medium[/cmsms_image][cmsms_divider type=”transparent” margin_top=”25″ margin_bottom=”25″ animation_delay=”0″][cmsms_text] We’re just a few days away from the end of Terra Cultura’s first year, and what a year it has been! From celebrating our kickoff with you at our San Diego Plant the Seed Event in June to dancing the night away with friends new and old at…
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Community Building for Political Action
Before Rachel, Travis and I started Terra Cultura, I spent several years bouncing back and forth between farming and community organizing. During that time, I was lucky enough to be an organizer for a number of successful political campaigns. The best campaigns, for me, were the ones that were victorious, but were also invigorating and…
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Agricultural Shifts
I was in college when I decided I wanted to learn to farm. Growing up in the suburbs of San Diego, I had never thought much about where my food came from. I didn’t have much opportunity to follow the journey of my food any further back than the grocery store shelves. But once I…
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Interview with John and Courtney Fiske of San Diego Farm Animal Rescue
John and Courtney Fiske are celebrating an anniversary next month. May marks a full year since they opened San Diego Farm Animal Rescue, in Escondido, California. Among their cherimoya trees, Courtney and John provide safe haven for elderly, abandoned and otherwise displaced horses, pigs, chickens and the like, from ranches and homes who simply can…
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Interview with Jennifer Frost
I had the pleasure of meeting Jennifer Frost while attending the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in January of 2016. She was one of the featured artists for the festival, and I was drawn to her creative re-use of discarded materials. I was excited to hear from her shortly after we launched the Terra Cultura…