Scott Appleby LA JOLLA & Kerry ApplebyPayne A Family Tradition of Real Estate Success VILLAGE NEWS 858-775-2014 LA JOLLA’S PREFERRED SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS DRE#01197544 DRE#01071814 San Diego Community Newspaper Group THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011 www.SDNEWS.com Volume 16, Number 19 Bring home Schools expecting $120 million deficit BY KENDRA HARTMANN | VILLAGE NEWS the veggies Teachers, parents and administrators dis- BY KENDRA HARTMANN | VILLAGE NEWS cussed the future of public education on Jan. 19 at an emergency budget meeting at La Jolla aren Eckhart knows the “Sometimes you get things you might not High School (LJHS). power of putting your otherwise have purchased, but that’s part of LJHS principal Dana Shelburne led the audi- Kmoney where your the fun” said Eckhart. “People are out there ence of about 30 through the intricacies of mouth is. After all, she’s been going through their boxes, saying, ‘What the school board’s 2011/2012 proposed “site- doing it for 15 years. The 71- do you do with this?’ Conversations about based budgeting” plan. Under the plan, each year-old goes only as far as the produce take place among members school, or “site,” will be given a base allocation her front porch to get and people share recipes.” from the state, which covers the cost of a prin- local, organic produce Be Wise also offers recipes on its website cipal and teachers only. Any additional expen- delivered weekly to to prepare things from apples to zucchini, ditures, including counselors, vice principals, her Windansea home but for members who prefer further instruc- janitors and librarians, will have to come out from Be Wise Ranch, tion, there is now another option. Cups bak- of a “discretionary fund,” and schools are located eight miles ery, located at 7857 Girard Ave., offers culi- allowed to decide individually how they would east of San Diego. nary classes geared toward cooking with like to prioritize that money. “I was always CSA produce. interested in the ben- The “Farm-to-Table” classes, headed by SEE SCHOOLS, Page 5 efits of organic eat- Cups culinary director Jesus Gonzalez, hap- ing and gardening,” pen twice monthly and feature a box of pro- said Eckhart, who duce from a local CSA farm, which Gonza- City decision could close has lived in La Jolla lez uses to creates dishes. On Jan. 16, the since 1965. “When class used vegetables from Be Wise and all La Jolla dispensaries I learned there was a made a variety of dishes, like goat cheese way to have a vari- and cod wrapped in Swiss chard and a ety of organic fruits chipotle peanut sauce over nuts, wild rice and vegetables deliv- and grapes. Students can bring their own ered that were rea- boxes and learn creative ways to prepare Karen Eckhart receives a shipment of vegetables to her Windansea home on Jan. 24, sonably priced, that their not-so-common vegetables. which she will distribute to about 40 local families. DON BALCH | Village News was appealing.” Cups owner Michelle Lerach said she Eckhart is part of started offering the classes after talking to a growing phenomenon called Com- current or former members of CSAs and What’s in munity Supported Agriculture (CSA). realizing they had been wasting produce Local farms (Be Wise is only one of sev- due to a lack of preparation ideas. the box? eral in the area) deliver boxes of farm- “We wanted to show them that it really can be very simple to utilize every item in The following con- fresh goods to sites around the county, their CSA box,” Lerach said. tents were delivered in often at a fraction of grocery store Eckhart said knowing she’s not contribut- Various strains of marijuana are sold at Avail Col- Be Wise Ranch’s large prices. Eckhart hosts Be Wise’s La Jolla ing to the degradation of local soils is worth lective, located at 909 Prospect St. Ste. 130 C. CSA box on Jan. 24 pickup site, offering her own front porch having 40 or so strangers on her porch The co-op, tucked in the corner of a busy commer- (small boxes also avail- as the hub where members can retrieve their produce. every week. She said once pesticides and cial center of shops and restaurants, is fighting to able for $25): keep it’s doors open amid proposed municipal The catch is that consumers don’t get to artificial sprays are used, a return to an regularions. KENDRA HARTMANN | Village News • 3 pounds of apples choose what they get. The fruits and vegeta- organic way of farming can take years • 1 pound of baby bok choy bles delivered are chosen by the farmer, because chemicals make their way out of BY KENDRA HARTMANN | VILLAGE NEWS • 2 pounds of broccoli based on what’s been harvested that week. the earth slowly. “Once you lose organic soil, it’s very Bryan Wilcox used to have a six-figure job. • 1 pound of leaf broccoli hard to go back,” she said. “By participat- He used to have a house, car and all the • 1 head of cabbage Want to know how to incorporate CSA ing in a CSA, you’re not only getting the accoutrements that come with a typical life in potluck-style assortments into your cooking benefit of great produce, you’re also cast- suburbia. Then the economy took a turn for • 1 pound of carrots the worse. Like many, he said, he had to make routine? See page 7 for recipes from Cups’ ing a vote for the sustainability of small • 2 pounds of red potatoes some changes, but he took a decidedly atyp- Farm-to-Table class. farms and organic practices.” • 1 bunch of dill Lerach said by making a political state- ical direction. • 4 large grapefruit ment with groceries, locals can regain a A few years ago, Wilcox’s cousin was dying of cancer. Given four months to live, she sur- • 2 heads of lettuce connection to the land that’s been lost, and no one but the big agri-industry loses. vived for two years, a miracle he said she • 6 limes “We lose something in the name of con- attributed to the regular treatments of medic- • 2 pounds of oranges venience and we’re trying to get it back,” inal marijuana. Realizing that this was some- she said. “People think it will take hours to thing that real patients had a real need for, • 1 bunch of radishes Wilcox said he made the decision to open a • 1 bunch of rosemary prepare something fresh. We’re just trying to show them that with five simple ingre- medicinal marijuana cooperative to provide dients, all fresh and healthy, you can cre- for his patients and make ends meet. So, a lit- Total cost: $30 ate something for your family.” SEE CO-OP, Page 5 THURSDAY · JANUARY 27, 2011 2 LA JOLLA VILLAGE NEWS PEOPLE “27 Industry tips for short selling your home & avoiding forclosure” People SAN DIEGO, If you've tried to sell been prepared especially for home your home yourself, you know that sellers like you. You'll find that sell- in the news the minute you put the "For Sale by ing your home by yourself is entire- Owner" sign up, the phone will start ly possible once you understand the • Mark Fischer to ring off the hook. 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