Recently retired after seventeen years from the San Diego Zoo Horticulture Department as Lead Organic Horticulturist. Paul is a passionate conservationist - he studies, practices and lectures on a number of environmental topics including organic urban food production (edible landscaping), biointensive gardening, mycology (cultivation of culinary mushrooms), water conservation (rain water harvesting), beekeeping and urban bee rescue, composting, vermiculture (worm farming), native habitat restoration, home grown, home made, and whole live foods (cheese, canning, kimchi, tempeh, honey). Paul believes the most profound environmental act a person can make is to learn to grow one’s own food.

Paul was recently featured in the Sundance Channel/Kashi collaborative Grains of Change film series, which showcases community leaders who are working to make their vision for natural living a reality and inspiring positive change in their communities. View the film here.

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Dorothea Sotiros- Farm Coordinator

Since returning to her hometown of San Diego two years ago, Dorothea has been involved with the farm as a volunteer, an apprentice, and a student. As Farm Coordinator, her role includes supporting apprentices by ordering seeds and supplies, handling administrative tasks, and coordinating volunteers and CSA shares. In her former home of western Massachusetts, Dorothea coordinated a community garden and organized an annual local foods banquet. She also has experience as a natural foods cook. Dorothea is happy to be working with folks who want to grow their own food and help localize our food system.

last updated 02/27/12