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San Diego Food System Alliance | Rooted Relations Newsletter | Community Events, Jobs in the Food System, Volunteer Opportunities, Community Stories

Hi community member,

 

Get ready for another exciting edition of Rooted Relations, where we keep you in the loop on all things community-related. This digest gives a quick preview of upcoming events and ways to get involved in our community food system, all across San Diego County.

 

Remember, you can always find more on our community pages:

  • Community Events Calendar
  • Jobs in Our Food System
  • Volunteer Opportunities

If you'd like to add events or opportunities to this newsletter, email me at lakisha@sdfsa.org.

 

In solidarity,

 

Lakisha McZeal
Community Engagement Manager
San Diego Food System Alliance

People on a walking tour

Upcoming Community Events

Find additional upcoming events on our Community Events Calendar.

 

2025 Fannie Lou Hamer Legacy Celebration 🎇

Project New Village

The 14th annual Fannie Lou Hamer Legacy Celebration is the signature fundraising event for Project New Village that pays tribute to the legacy of Ms. Hamer by highlighting the work being done in Southeastern San Diego to combat food insecurity.This ticketed event will feature delicious food, drinks, Food Equity Awards presentation, music, dancing, and much more!

 

December 12, 2025 • 6pm-8pm

1313 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101

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Cafeina’s Community Posada ☕

Cafeina Café

Cafeina will have Salvadorian Tamales for sale. They also will be serving Pozole & Ponche or Rompope!

   ✨️ Crafts will be available for children and adults alike!

   ✨️ D.J will be bumping from 6pm-8pm

   ✨️ Last but not least! The night will end with a Piñata 🪅 and 3 rounds of Lotteria! (Prizes for the winners!)

 

December 12, 2025 • 5pm-9pm

4011 46th St, San Diego, CA 92105

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Community Plática 📖

Libélula Books & Xicanx/a SD

Join a community talk with Dr. Olivia Chilcote Payómkawhichum author of Unrecognized in California, an inside account of one Luiseño tribe’s history and their efforts to be recognized by the United States.

 

December 12, 2025 • 6:30pm

950 South 26th St, San Diego, CA 92113

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Community Day Celebration 🌻

Garden 31

Join us in saying goodbye to 2025 with our community in partnership with USDA NextGen at SDSU featuring veggies and trees donated by Tree San Diego!

 

December 13, 2025 • 8am-12pm

3845 Spring Dr, Spring Valley, CA 91977

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Barrio Run / Walk 🏃🏽‍♀️

Llorunna Run Club & GEM Coffee

This is a free, fun community run where everyone is welcome. You can walk a mile and sip your cafecito, or run a 5k and treat yourself after — your pace, your reward! Close out the year with movement, community, and cozy coffee shop vibes. Expect good energy, great people, and that post-run cafecito you earned.

 

December 14, 2025 • 8:30am

4412 Euclid Ave, San Diego, CA 92115

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Miramar Landfill Bus Tours 🚌

I Love a Clean San Diego

Take an eye-opening Miramar Landfill Bus Tour and get a behind-the-scenes look at what happens after your bins are emptied.⁠ ⁠From the landfill to the recycling facilities, you’ll see firsthand how your daily choices impact our region’s zero waste goals — and learn practical ways to make a difference at home.⁠

 

December 17, 2025 • 9am-11am

5180 Convoy St, San Diego, CA 92111⁠

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Fields of Light: A Chanukah Celebration 🕎

Coastal Roots Farm

Join Coastal Roots Farm for an intergenerational celebration of Chanukah! On the final night of Chanukah, when we uplift all eight candles and with them boundless light, we come together to honor the holiday's spirit of resilience and hope.

 

December 21, 2025 • 4pm-6pm

441 Saxony Rd, Encinitas, CA 92024

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A Mindful NYE Celebration

Movement Matters Collective & January Yoga

Ease into the New Year with a restorative sound bath and guided intention-setting to custom aromatherapy scent-making and mocktail alchemy. Close the night with a communal reflection and toast to the intentions we’re carrying into 2026.

 

December 31, 2025 • 4pm-6pm

1805 Main St, San Diego, CA 92113

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Whole fish on ice displayed at a fisherman's market stall

Jobs in the Food System

Find additional openings on our Food System Jobs page.

 

Community Events Manager

Soul Fire Farm

Learn More and Apply

 

Events Coordinator

Land Trust Santa Cruz County

Learn More and Apply

 

Community Organizer (LDE)

SAY San Diego

Learn More and Apply

 

Education and Outreach Coordinator

Resource Conservation District

Learn More and Apply

Rows of radishes planted in the ground

Volunteer Opportunities

Find additional opportunities on our Volunteer Opportunities page.

 

6th Annual Barrio Logan Snow Day Y Mercado

December 13, 2025

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Centro Cultural De La Raz

December 13, 14, 20, and 21

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Healthy Day Partners

Ongoing

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Tomatoes, onion, garlic, and other ingredients on a table

Spotlight

 

Virtual Community Food System Meeting

County of San Diego

Learn about the progress of San Diego County’s Food Justice Community Action Plan (FJCAP) and share your ideas and experiences to help improve food access and food security across the region. Your input will help guide future County action.

 

December 12, 2025 • 2pm-3:30pm

Virtual (Zoom)

Learn More

 

 

 

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Our mission is to create a just and resilient food system in San Diego County.

 

The Alliance is also home to the Annual Gathering, Local Food Economy Lab, and San Diego County Food Vision 2030.

Our mission is to create a just and resilient food system in San Diego County.

 

The Alliance is also home to the Annual Gathering, Local Food Economy Lab, and San Diego County Food Vision 2030.

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We are all on #NativeLand. The San Diego Food System Alliance acknowledges, honors, and offers our gratitude to the Kumeyaay, Luiseño/Payómkawichum, Cahuilla, and Cupeño/ Kuupangaxwichem people and land.

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