Author: Rachel Wohlander
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Putting the Culture Back Into Agriculture
Now that it’s official, we have an exciting announcement. We have been offered a residency at Leichtag Foundation’s Barn 8 art space, overlooking the scenic Coastal Roots Farm. While we continue to search for a site of our very own, Barn 8 will serve as our temporary base of operations for running a series of educational…
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The Land Search Continues…
Hello and welcome back to the Almanac! We’ve had some developments in the hunt for land that we’d love to share. We recently met with a realtor to view four sites in Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties. We eliminated the first two pretty quickly. One required driving on precarious and often washed out roads, and the…
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First Annual Board Retreat!
We chose our board of directors for their experience in leadership, management, business start-ups, fundraising, accounting, nonprofits, advocacy and community organizing, and for their creativity, compassion, intelligence and integrity. Each director has a deep understanding of Terra Cultura’s mission and vision. And each of them has a unique reason for investment in the project, lending…
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Thank You For Planting The Seed With Us!
Last Thursday marked our first event where we got to formally introduce Terra Cultura to the world. We had a ton of help in making the evening a success. Thanks to the outpouring of community support, we exceeded our fundraising goal! So thank you for being a part of that blossoming community. We are excited…
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Interview with Brittany De Nigris, Artist
Brittany De Nigris is an artist who explores various materials to construct poetic anatomies that often reside outside of language. Since she has a lot to say about the artist’s connection to time, place and materials, we thought our readers with backgrounds in art or agriculture would enjoy her unique perspective. She has been an artist…
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Interview with Leora Barish, Heroic Food
Heroic Food is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to prepare and train military veterans for careers in sustainable farming, agricultural trades, and food entrepreneurship in a veteran-supportive environment. Terra Cultura interviewed Heroic Food Founder and Executive Director Leora Barish about her experiences starting and running the organization. Leora is a screenwriter, educator, social justice advocate…
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On The Edge
Near the suburbs where I grew up, 30 miles north of the Mexican border, there is a narrow 7-mile strip of nature preserve called Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve. A creek runs through a shady valley, and on the canyon ridges centuries-old oaks bump up against 30-year old housing developments. This is a place of transition.…
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Interview With Jordan and Mariah Brownwood, Nopalito Farm
Mariah and Jordan Brownwood of Nopalito Farm are some of our favorite local farmers. With help from family members, they run an 8-acre organic hops farm and orchard in Valley Center. San Diego is known for its beer culture, and the Brownwoods make their contribution through their speciality fresh hops and gourmet burger stand. Nopalito…
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Interview with Artist Lilah Friedland, Founder of Wandwood Stream Artist Retreat
Lilah Friedland is a multi-disciplinary artist who is building the Wandwood Stream artists retreat space in Gallatin, New York. Her creative career spans helping to start Scope art fair and playing in the band Brute Force, to working in such mediums as performance, poetry, sculpture, drawing and letterpress printing. We talked with her about art-making,…
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You’re Invited!
We’re especially excited to announce (and you’re the very first ones to hear it) that the entertainment at this event will include The Gold Souls, all the way from Sacramento in all their bluesy glory, as well as a very special San Diego musician, Erin Bower and friends. Koi Zen Cellars will be pouring the…