San Diego Zoo Garden Festival May 10-13, 2012

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http://www.sandiegozoo.org/gardenfestival/

Moceri Produce is a proud supplier to the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park. We help get the fresh fruits and vegetables from the fields to your forks.

Local Food is where it's at! Come see why...

Bringing Locally Grown Fruits and Vegetables to the Zoo for You!

Fresh Organic Greens from Blue Heron Farm - Fallbrook

www.blueheronfarmbandb.com/farm/index.htm

Micro Greens and Culinary Herbs from Connelly Gardens - Ramona

www.connellygardens.com

Specialty Vegetables from Suzie’s Farm – San Diego

 www.suziesfarm.com

We proudly support these growers and our customers who purchase their products. Why is buying local important?

Reasons to Buy Local Food:

·       Supports Local Jobs and Business

·       Safe Stewardship of Regional Land & Water

·       Knowing Your Farmer

·       Exciting and Unusual Fruit and Vegetable Varieties

·       Picked Fresh and Ripe for Best Flavor

·       Lower “Food Miles” & “Carbon Footprint”

·       It’s the Right Thing to Do!

Now you might want to do the right thing and eat locally...

What can a new locavore do to eat closer to home?

Shop at your Local Farmer’s Market

www.sdfarmbureau.org

Join a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Program

http://sandiegoroots.org/csa.html

Eat at Restaurants that Serve Locally Grown Food

www.ediblecommunities.com/sandiego/

You will taste the difference, but what other benefits are important to know about?

Benefits of Sustainable Farming:

·       Fewer Harmful Pesticides

·       Soil & Water Conservation

·       Recycling of Organic Matter - Compost

·       Diversity of Plant, Animal & Insects

·       Soil Fertility - Long Term

·       Beneficial Bugs Keeping the Balance

·       Taking Care of Soil Microlife

·       It’s the Right Thing to Do!

Thanks for your attention, now go do the right thing!