Coastal Roots Farm Multi-Generational Garden - 2016

DESIGN FOR INCLUSIVITY

A Multi-generational Garden within a Community Farm

COASTAL ROOTS FARM ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA

Cal Poly Pomona MLA Studio | Fall 2016

1 COASTAL ROOTS FARM 2 SITE HISTORY 3 SITE LOCATION + CONTEXT 4 SITE MASTER PLAN 5 GARDEN LOCATION 6 PROJECT GOALS 7 PROJECT PROGRAM 8 PROCESS 9 INVESTIGATION + ANALYSIS 10 STORY + NARRATIVE 11 DESIGN CONCEPTS 12 FIELD TRIPS 13 MLA DESIGNERS

Pasadena: Farm to Preschool

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The Los Angeles Arboretum

Coastal Roots Farm

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Design for Inclusivity

a multi-generational garden within a community farm Encinitas, California

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Coastal Roots Farm is a nonprofit community farm and education center where connections are nourished—to the farmers, our neighbors, and the land. Inspired

by Jewish wisdom and centuriesold agricultural traditions, Coastal Roots Farm practices sustainable farming and shares their harvest with communities that lack access to healthy food.

Their goal is to become a model for community farming both at home in Encinitas, California, and around the world. Coastal Roots Farm envisions a world in which every community comes together to grow and share healthy food, care for the land, help their neighbors, and strengthen the connections they have with each other.

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ŠLeichtag Foundation

Site HISTORY

SITE HISTORY Encinitas, California flourished as a farming community, and many farmers and flower growers began to settle in the region and produce their goods, including Albert Ecke, who settled in 1906 and whose ranch was instrumental in the growth of poinsettias in the region started by his son, Paul Ecke, Sr. (1895‐1991), making Encinitas known worldwide as “the flower capital of the world.”

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Coastal Roots Farm is located at the property owned by the Leichtag Foundation at 441 Saxony Road in Encinitas, California. The property is surrounded by the San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG), SDBG Hamilton Children’s Garden, San Dieguito Heritage Museum, Magdalena Ecke YMCA, Encinitas Union School District Farm Lab, One Channel Island Housing Development, Silverado Congregate Care Facility and Seacrest Retirement Village. There is also a trail system that connects to the property and will provide pedestrian access to the beach when complete. The beach is only one mile to the west and the Town of Encinitas is less than two miles away to the southwest. The La Costa Resort and Spa is about 3.5 miles to the northeast and the City of Carlsbad is about nine miles due north. The City of San Diego is about 25 miles south and is the nearest international airport. The farm can leverage proximities to the surrounding organizations, Hub and the various tenants at the 67-acre property.

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FARM VALUES: Coastal Roots Farm’s values are rooted in ancient Jewish traditions because we believe they are relevant to everyone and to the challenges our communities face today. These include: •

We nourish everyone here

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Sustainability is a way of life for us

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A strong, connected community is critical to positive change

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We are committed to creative and innovative thinking

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Sharing ideas helps everyone grow

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We celebrate the diversity of our community.

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Time is needed for rest and reflection.

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SITE LOCATION + CONTEXT

Residential

Pacific Ocean 1 mile

Coastal Roots Farm Site

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SITE MASTER PLAN

Multi-generational Garden Site

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GARDEN LOCATION

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PROJECT GOALS The main goal of the project is to develop a multigenerational garden at Coastal Roots Farm. The garden should be designed as a comfortable, safe, accessible and therapeutic garden with an area for seating, primarily for seniors. The site, as part of the overall master plan, is located at the entrance to the education farm, nested between the farm stand and main green.

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PROJECT PROGRAM The project program includes the incorporation of spaces where many events could be held; that include hundreds of families with children.

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This area will serve as a refuge and place for guests to rest, relax and enjoy the garden surroundings as well as engage in therapeutic garden activities.

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Wide decomposed granite pathways should be provided which will allow for ADA access throughout the garden and allow all guests, including those in wheelchairs or walkers, to enjoy and easily move in and around the partially shaded garden.

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The multigenerational garden is centrally located, connecting the farm stand, food truck, event green and expansive gardens.

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This garden area should also include tables and seating, set among waist high accessible raised beds filled with herbs, flowers, vegetables and fruit trees.

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While geared towards seniors; the garden will also serve as an educational garden for children to work side by side with seniors tending to the sensory gardens and enjoying farm to table fare from an adjacent Coastal Roots Kitchen Food Truck.

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©Leichtag Foundation

PROCESS

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INVESTIGATION + ANALYSIS “Biodynamics is balance.... Life lives along the edges”

Jessica Abe

(Left) In the heart of the property lies the home where the main cultural and community gatherings are held. It is located on an elevation that overlooks the Pacific Ocean nearby.

The San Diego Botanical Garden (left) features a wide variety of plant species suitable for San Diego’s coastal climate. It touches the Coastal Roots Farm property boundary as it surely brings a symbiotic relationship of environmental awareness.

(Photo credit: Rachel Cobb, http://www.weedyacres.com/gallery26.htm)

(Right) View of the farm space near the Multigenerational Garden. Rows of vegetables being cultivated through a sustainable and organic practice called biodynamic agriculture.

Legend Major Vehicular Circulation

Ezee Street

Minor Vehicular Circulation Quail

Residential

Heritage Farm

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Union Street Saxony Road

Greenhouses

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Multigenerational Garden

Ecke Ranch Road

(Photo credit: http://arellano5.blogspot.com/2012/11/san-dieguito-heritage-musuem-encinitas.html)

Property Line Important Adjacencies

Quail Gardens Lane

Trail

Optional Future Parking

Parking

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Highest Elevation Point

5 Freeway - 1200 feet

Pedestrian Circulation

San Dieguito Heritage Museum

Entrances/Exits

EUSD Farm Lab

Desire Line Sloping Grounds

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Viewpoint Bus Stop

Event Space

Pacific Ocean 1.03 miles

Saxony Place

Leitchtag Foundation

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Mansion

• Mulitgenerational garden has the potential to attract a diverse number of users.

• Great location for growing conditions with relatively cool temperatures from the ocean breeze and sloping elevations, sufficient sunlight, and the newfound biodynamic practice for improving soil quality.

• Easily accessible for visitors in the surrounding areas. Also close to the freeway.

• Connections to different communities can be foreseen.

• Site encourages physical activity in the environment from park to botanical garden to trail to farm.

San Diego Botanical Garden

Constraints

Silverado Encinitas Memory Care Community

1 inch = 100 feet

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The main focus of the project is to create Multigenerational Garden (above) of all groups of people to enhance community relations, approach educational goals, and provide a sustainable perspective, while uplifting cultural Jewish values.

Opportunities Greenhouses

Paul Ecke Sports Park

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The San Dieguito Heritage Museum showcases historic artifacts of the local community that inhabited areas around the San Dieguito River.

Its location is adjacent east of the Coastal Roots Farm.

Site Analysis - Coastal Roots Farm, Multigenerational Garden Encinitas, California

• Public parking structures need to be addressed if having large events at the site.

• Vehicular and pedestrian circulations are generally poor if no direction is given to access the site.

• An abundance of unused space is given to abandoned greenhouses • Ecke Ranch Road is unarticulated towards the center of the site. Visitors can easily become disoriented.

• Sloping and steep slopes are at risk for eroding during extreme natural events

Jessica Abe October 31, 2016 Cal Poly Pomona, Department of Landscape Architecture

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Legend Vehicular Circulation

Opportunities Multigenerational garden is easily accessible for disabled visitors Multigenerational garden is also in a good elevation position for those who have difficulty travelling uphill.

Farm space, event space, labyrinth, farm stand are all in close range to the garden Prevailing winds give sufficient ocean breeze to the site

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Constraints Intersection between Saxony Road and Ecke Ranch Road is dangerous for pedestrians Need more shade to mitigate summer heat Need prominent entrance for visitors walking to the main gate from Saxony Road Need accessibility to restrooms for all users

Pedestrian Circulation Tractor Circulation Existing Vegetation Decomposed Granite

Multigenerational Garden is outlined by decomposed granite paths along with farming aspects in the background. Jewish charms are also incorporated in the scene.

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Farm Space Lawn Space Fence

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Entry/Exit Swail Direction of Sunlight Prevailing Winds Viewpoint

Comfrey is a medicinal herb which “Farmer D” describes as the best crop to compost. Currently located in the Multigenerational Garden

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(Photo source: https://www.plantgoodseed.com/products/true-comfrey-seeds-symphytum-officinale-var-patens)

Contour Line

SAXONY ROAD

Bus Stop Potential Hazard Gas Line Water Line Sewage Line

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Farm Stand

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Shed

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Labyrinth

Close up of the Multigenerational Garden. Walking path and flower beds are ariculated by river rocks

Multigenerational Garden SAXONY ROAD

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Event Space

Utility Circulation: Water (blue), Gas (brown), and Sewer (red)

ECKE RANCH RD.

Pacific Ocean 1.03 miles

Event Space

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A viewpoint looking slightly downward towards Saxony Road

1 inch = 10 feet

Site Analysis - Coastal Roots Farm, Multigenerational Garden Encinitas, California

Jessica Abe October 31, 2016 Cal Poly Pomona, Department of Landscape Architecture

SITE + FIELD TRIP INSPIRATION IMAGES

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©Leichtag Foundation

“Sharing ideas helps everyone grow & learn from each other”

Brain Neshek

ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 31ST 2016

COSTAL ROOTS FARM

EZEE STREET

VIEW ENTERING THE MULTI-GENERATIONAL GARDEN SITE FROM THE NORTH, OPPORTUNITY FOR A FOCAL POINT IN THE GARDEN

UNION STREET

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PACIFIC OCEAN 5,280 FEET(1 MILE)

ROAD LEADING TO VINEYARD AND HERITAGE MUSEUM FROM MULTI-GENERATIONAL GARDEN SITE

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3 BARN SITE

SAN DIEGO FREEWAY 1,320 FEET(1/4 MILE)

HERITAGE MUSEUM CHILDREN'S GARDEN FARM STAND MULTI-GENERATIONAL GARDEN

OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS NO EASY PATH FROM RETIREMENT COMMUNITY TO MULTI-GENERATIONAL GARDEN SITE

ECKE RANCH ROAD LEICHTAG FOUNDATION

MULTIPLE BUS STOPS ALONG SAXONY ROAD CIRCULATION WILL BE IMPORTANT REGARDING THE LARGER SCOPE OF THE PROPERTY

SILVER BERRY PLACE HERITAGE MUSEUM ON THE BACKSIDE OF COASTAL ROOTS FARM. A GOOD RESOURCE TO CREATE AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM FOR THE MULTI-GENERATIONAL GARDEN.

OPPORTUNITY FOR FOCAL POINTS WHEN ENTERING FROM PROPOSED PARKING LOT TO THE NORTH POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIP WITH YMCA AND LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS SAXONY PLACE

LEGEND

SAXONY ROAD

PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION (WITH SIGNS) TO HERITAGE MUSEUM NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

EXISTING BUILDINGS SITE LOCATION

VEHICULAR CIRCULATION

85 % WHITE, 13 % LATINO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE OR HIGHER93 % OF POPULATION

PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION

BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER -56% OF POPULATION

BUS STOP PROPOSED PARKING

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS MAKE UP 61% OF POPULATION

SILVERADO ENCINITAS MEMORY CARE COMMUNITY DIRECTION ARROW YMCA PARKING LOT SEACREST VILLAGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

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BRIAN NESHEK CAL POLY POMONA

PARKING

ENCINITAS POPULATION 62,930 AS OF JULY 2015

COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

NEIGHBORHOOD POPULATION DATA

SITE + FIELD TRIP INSPIRATION IMAGES

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ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 31ST 2016

TO CHILDREN'S GARDEN AND BARN LACK OF PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST ENTRY PATHWAY TO COASTAL ROOTS FARM

EXISTING FARM EXISTING FARM

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TREES ON WESTERN EDGE BLOCK PREVAILING WINDS AS WELL AS NOISE OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS

THE MULTI-GENERATIONAL GARDEN IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM

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SAXONY ROAD

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COASTAL ROOTS FARM

TO PARKING

THE MULTI-GENERATIONAL GARDEN SITE IS SMALL, SPACING WILL BE IMPORTANT THE ENTRANCE IS NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS

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NO PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK TO GET FROM PARKING TO MULTI-GENERATIONAL GARDEN SITE

TREES LINING SAXONY ROAD HELP BLOCK PREVAILING WESTERLY WINDS AND STREET NOISE NEIGHBORHOOD POPULATION DATA MULTI-GENERATIONAL GARDEN

FARM STAND

ENCINITAS POPULATION 62,930 AS OF JULY 2015 85 % WHITE, 13 % LATINO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE OR HIGHER- 93 % OF POPULATION BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER -56% OF POPULATION

FENCE

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PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION VEHICULAR CIRCULATION PEDESTRIAN CROSSING PROBLEM

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PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE PROBLEM FARM STAND MULTI-GENERATIONAL GARDEN FARM LAND TREE CANOPY

FUTURE EVENT SPACE

TO PARKING

SOLAR PATTERN

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BRIAN NESHEK CAL POLY POMONA

LEGEND

COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS MAKE UP 61% OF POPULATION

“Everything is useful in its own right like part of a tool belt”

Alex Jauregui

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SITE ANALYSIS

Alexander Jauregui LA 509 10/31/2016 Cal Poly Pomona

ENCINITAS HISTORY:

- Encinitas is composed of 5 neighborhoods: Old Encinitas, New Encinitas, Olivenhain, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, and Leaucadia.

- Encinitas was governed after the year 1800 by Mexico and the Mexican government issued land grants to ranchers who would be willing to be under Mexico’s rule.

- “The growth ... was really something in the late ’60s and early ’70s. In the early ’60s, Encinitas was very easy-going, with mostly farmland.

It bloomed very, very quickly after El Camino Real became a six-lane road and Highway 5 was developed.” - Lloyd O’Connel, Encinitas Resident and Historian

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Landscape Architecture

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Main Property (East View)

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PAUL ECKE RANCH HISTORY:

- The site has a rich history as the Paul Ecke Ranch, the birthplace of the Poinsettia as the Christmas plant we associate it as today.

- The site was used by the Ecke family for more than 80 years (beginning in 1923).

- The success of the ranch was directly responsible for much of the identity of the entire city. o “We’re at the epicenter of what was once the flower growing capital of the world,” he said. “How do you honor that legacy is the question.” James Farley, president and CEO of the Carlsbad-based foundation. He said the hope is to create a sustainable agricultural hub that will attract innovative companies using the best and most modern farming practices to intensify food production on the ranch.

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Main Property (West View)

DEMOGRAPHICS:

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- 8,584 Latinos / 58,014 Total - (14% Latino / 85% White) - 13.5% Poverty rate

D 6 Orchard field on East end of property

Ecke Sr. and wife, Magdalena, sitting on their porch in Encinitas

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LEGEND 1 - Multi-generational Garden Site 2 - Seacreast Retirement Center 3 - San Dieguito Heritage Museum 4 - Ecke Sports Park/YMCA 5 - San Diego Botanic Gardens 6 - E.U.S.D. Farm Lab 7 - Main Property 8- Artist’s Residence

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C Abandoned Greenhouses

D Working Greenhouses

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Alexander Jauregui LA 509 10/31/2016 Cal Poly Pomona

Landscape Architecture Food Stand / Food Storage / Food Hanger

5 6 Rows of Crops and Toolshed

6 5 Herb Spiral

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Multi-Generational Garden

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SAXONY DR.

Sensory Garden

LEGEND 1 - Farm Stand 2 - Food Storage Unit 3 - Food Hangar 4 - Chicken Coop 5 - Shed Tools 6 - Herb Spiral 7 - Stage Area 8- Multi-gen Garden 9- Sensory Garden 10 - Security Booth

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ECKE RANCH RD.

PARKING

SITE ANALYSIS

- Client wants improved flow, better circulation.

- Productive diversity of flora attracts butterflies.

- Already functioning farm stand important.

- Design for dual use as an area for events.

- Limited access for elderly with few raised beds.

SITE + FIELD TRIP INSPIRATION IMAGES

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“This place is a platform.....It’s connected to Jewish tradition”

Muriel Fernandez Replogle

Naturally occurring Coastal Fora Main House Greenhouse Muligenerational Garden Proposed Parking

Parking Chicken Coop

Farmstand

Vehicle movement

Saxony Rd

Pedestrian movement Multigenerational Garden

Succulent Lupine Ecke Ranch Rd

Water direction

Wind direction

Trail

Coast Live Oak

Encinitas has a population of 62,930 with the ocean about 5,300 Ft to the West. Average temperature during the summer 72F/60F, winter 65F/45F. Encinitas is bisected by a low-lying coastal ridge with two lagoons surrounding it, Batiqutos & San Elyo Lagoons North and South respectively. Coastal Roots Farm was once a historic farm for an imported plant, Poinettia, by the Ecke family. There is a school district garden located east of the farm and a unfinished trail north of the proposed parking lot that would provide great access running parallel to the farm on the outskirts. Also, a proposed parking lot north of the farm stand would aid in the ease of vechicle movement which currently is working against pedestrians.

Also, a YMCA is located on the SW corner of the farm and across the street from the YMCA,is a Jewish Senior retirement home that would benefit from the future Generational garden.

Naturally occurring fauna in the area are, Arboreal Salamander, Arroyo Toad, American Bullfrog, California Newt, American Goldfinch, Anna’s hummingbird, Barn Owl, Black-tailed Jackrabbit and western Red Bat to name a few. Naturally occurring flora some are seen to the right.

• Aside from the Poinsettia placing Encinitas on the map there is a famous surf break called, Swamis.

Bush Sunflower

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• Site Analysis-Coastal Roots Farm, Multi-generational Garden Encinitas, California Muriel Fernandez Replogle 7-Novemeber-2016 Cal Poly Pomona, Department of Landscape Architecture

LEGEND

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LEGEND

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X-Fence

Sun

Planted Crops

Chicken Coop

Saxony Rd

Multi-generational Garden

Farm Stand

Water Car Circulation Pedestrian Circulation

Multi-generational Garden

Wind

Poinsettia Gate

Trees

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Poinsettia Gate

Re-used Iron art piece hidden within farm

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Current “child’s” view within current Multi generational Garden

• Site Analysis-Coastal Roots Farm, Multi-generational Garden Encinitas, California Muriel Fernandez Replogle 7-Novemeber-2016 Cal Poly Pomona, Department of Landscape Architecture

SITE + FIELD TRIP INSPIRATION IMAGES

“Strong connected community..diverse & innovative thinking”

Cristina Plemel

Site Analysis Opportunities and Constraints

Proposed Trail/Greenway

• Proximity to schools, The San Diego Botanical Gardens, and the Heritage Museum, however there are no direct pedestrian paths linking these places • Site is within a residential area • For special events, more parking may be needed but there is

EUSD Farm Lab

Heritage Farm

enough space to add parking lots

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• Steep slope walking from the heritage farm to the vineyard

Union Street

• Ocean views surround the higher elevations of the site

Optional Future Parking

• Site is in the center of many key areas for the community Encinitas, California

Vineyard Heritage Museum

Education Farm

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• Population of 61,588 • Encinitas - Spanish for “little oaks”

The Heart

• Mild mediterranean climate

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• Soil: Carlsbad Sandy Loam

Silver Berry Place

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Optional Phase Parking to Future Farm Field

Farm Hub

Paseo de las Verdes

Saxony Road

Quail Gardens Drive

San Diego Botantical Garden

Silverado Encinitas Memory Care Community

Existing paths and planting in the Multigenerational Garden

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LEGEND Bus Stop

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Ocean View

School

Vehicle

Residential

Bike Lane

Greenhouse

Pedestrian Flowers growing in the Multigenerational Garden

Multigenerational Garden- looking north towards the greenhouses

Heritage Farm

Site Analysis - Coastal Roots Farm - Leichtag Foundation - Encinitas, California

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Noon Sun

LEGEND Morning Sun

Vehicle Circulation Pedestrian Circulation

Evening Sun

Dangerous Area for Pedestrians Fence

Farm Stand

Wash Area

Security

Labyrinth

Water Flow

Site Analysis Opportunities and Constraints • Pedestrian access is poor and there are a few Saxony Road

potentially dangerous crossings within the site • Existing trees provide shade for patrons while still leaving room for sun exposure near beds • Pedestrian cirulation within the garden is safe • Space is small for the amount of proposed ac-

Lawn Area

tivities

Multigenerational Garden

• The garden is on a slight slope, going down from east to west

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Ecke Ranch Road Main Entrance

Future Event Space

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Entrance into the garden facing the street Multigenerational Garden

SITE + FIELD TRIP INSPIRATION IMAGES

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STORY + NARRATIVE All design, whether film, graphics, architecture or landscape is about developing a story for a project. This story, or “big idea�, should be engaging, informative and memorable. STORY IS PROCESS. This requires careful organization of all the components of the design presentation. Everything should all work together to communicate your vision of the place.

When images are combined with descriptive text, a storyboard can be a truly useful planning document.

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Department of Landscape Architecture December 8, 2016

Brian Neshek 11/9/16

LA 509 11/2/16 Design Narrative

An Educating Experience in the Garden

Cycling Through a Biodynamic World

‘Coastal Roots Farm is a nonprofit community farm and education center where people

While organic farming operates on purchasing organic products, biodynamic

nourish connections—to ourselves, our neighbors, and the land’. -Coastal Roots Farm.

agriculture is a closed system that builds on its own growth and relies on minimal

Coastal Roots Farm’s mission is to connect with the surrounding community. The farm can offer

services outside its facility. Instead of using pesticides and inorganic fertilizers to aid in

an educational experience in the multi-generational garden by teaching the community about

high yield crop production, biodynamics is a sustainable approach that works with the

food, nutrition, and farming practices. These goals will allow the community to strengthen their

forces of nature, not just within the Earth, but its astrological context as well. The design

Visitors would be guided to the main entrance by clear signage along Saxony Road. Upon

arriving at Coastal Roots Farm one might be welcomed by a handful of people on the farm given the time and day. On a weekday morning, groups might run into farmers working in the garden or the friendly security guard at the booth. Another time, perhaps, on a busy weekend morning one would run into members of the community gathered around the farm stand engaging in the buying and selling of

connection with their neighbors and the region. Different design ideas and programming for the

farm fresh produce. On some occasions one might be aware of the farm’s presence much before the

for the Multigenerational Garden derives from the inspiration of biodynamic vision

multigenerational garden will reiterate an educational experience visitors can receive when

entrance, given away by the sound of live music and children’s laughter the area would hum with

through cycles, where there are recurring series of events seen and unseen before our

coming to Coastal Roots Farm.

activity beyond the main driveway. The refurbished poinsettia gate would stand proudly with some

Prior to these the learning experiences the community should be excited upon arriving at

additional signage introducing the history of the site as the Paul Ecke Ranch. The poinsettia on the gate

Coastal Roots Farm; as a place they would want to visits. A mixture of historical farming

would be accentuated by a few decorative poinsettia plantings surrounding the entrance to the garden.

eyes.

Cycles can become complex because its definition is open to interpretation. There

practice and present planting design practices can do just that. An entry that revels Jewish

are factors that affect a person’s philosophy of a cycle. A cycle can be viewed as a

farming methods paired with a California drought resistant landscape will entice visitor to want

direction, denoting a dimension in time. It may or may not be represented in a circular

to experience the rest of the multi-generational garden. As an outdoor museum, visitors will

shape, but rather a meandering pathway that mirrors a cyclic character. Where there is no

learn more about the methods used to grow food, as well as where food comes from. Upon

Walking into the garden through the first entrance closest to the street would be a clear and

direct process leading to a mini plaza surrounded by raised beds with a bountiful surplus of crops. The area is welcoming and lined with red accents along the decomposed granite leading to different signage across the multi‐gen garden site. This first area is the most accessible with a restroom and wheelchair

end to a cycle, nor a correct answer to its representation, ideas become interrelated. In

entering the multi-generational garden, there will be a visual emphasis healthy food transitioning

general, it is possible that biodynamic agriculture works the same way. There are holistic,

into a central area where the visiting community will have a more hands on experience. One

friendly paths. Standing in the center of the mini plaza one would have the option to move to the left

way to teach the community about food and nutrition is to allow them to have hands-on

toward the farm stand area, forward to rows of crops leading to herb spiral, and to the right towards

experiences which will be one important aspect to the multi-generational garden.

stage area and shaded seating. Working through the mini plaza forward to see more of the farm

A portion of the multi-generational garden will be dedicated to a ‘Food Sensory Trail’, a path

production along the rows of crops one would be guided by the red accent and clear pathway in

surrounding a central gathering space for children, adults and the elderly, leading the visiting

contrast to arable soil.

mystical, spiritual, and perhaps scientific approaches to a biodynamic system. Farming practices work with the cyclic forces of nature, even if the natural processes are unfavorable, or if humans could also be considered as forces of nature.

One person could see that a farm revolves around a plant cycle, given that the

community through the garden allowing them to experience growing food through the five

objective is to grow plants. Another could envision that the general life cycle, or maybe

senses. Planting beds that contain all ingredients in healthy dishes, illustrating the vegetables

Along this short path working towards the herb spiral butterflies and bird activity increases along the corridor with clever/interactive signage meant for children to identify local species. Upon

specifically, the human life cycle is the focus of a farm system, whether cycles are meant

that make up a healthy diet will be at the entrance of the trail. Sensory gardens of fragrant herbs

to be plural, or if humans are viewed as a higher rank based on the food chain. Factors

and flowers lining paths and areas to sit, relax and contemplate, allow visitors to utilize their

arriving a certain point along the path the large tree at the center of the herb spiral would become the

sense of smell to further their experience in the garden. The sounds of trickling water

focal point. Entering the more private space of the herb spiral an accompanying environmental

meandering through a small creek bed lets visitors hear water in a natural setting. The creek will

education area would become more apparent in the background. Children might notice the more

help to educate visitors by demonstrating the importance of water in growing food. It will help to

sculpturally designed spiral with ground herbs, while adults could be drawn to a surrounding circle of

expand the ecology of Coastal Roots allowing the community to learn about the different

programming through plants subtly covering a history of agricultural techniques starting with ancient

depend on one’s perspective of hierarchy. In a cycle, there may be more or less stages than others, also depending on the nomenclature used, but the idea remains similar. In biodynamics, there has been a noticeably pattern of four events that occur and appear as different expressions of cycles. For example, there are four main phases to a moon cycle,

species in their neighborhood. Raised garden beds and will allow visitors to touch and feel the

four natural elements, four seasons to a cycle, four directions in a compass, and four

soil that their food grows an opportunity to plant seeds, as well as harvest vegetables and pick fruits from orchards. The trail finally ends at the farm stand, pizza oven and food truck area

Jewish traditional practices and culminating in biodynamic farming examples with a more scientific, if not experimental intent. The impression of this area is rooted in abundant natural experience both with

where people can taste different vegetables grown in the garden; whether it be buying produce to take home or eating at the food truck, that offers food choices made with produce from the farm. Part of the dining experience will allow people to sit at tables with removable herbs beds

so they can connect that what is grown on site. The sensory trail will be used as an educational Narrative is an important component in landscape architecture. It informs the work and grounds concepts. Narrative is a powtool; allowing the community to learn about food and nutrition and participating in growing it, while also creating memories of theseis experience connection to Coastal Roots Farm. erful tool in the transfer, or sharing of knowledge; one that bound tothemcognitive issues of memory, constructed memory, and The main goal of the multi-generation garden will be to function as a classroom, with an outdoor perceived memory. It reveals and unveils the story of a design. It can also be a key component in a design process. Being amphitheater utilizing the event lawn for large groups and events. The outdoor classroom will able to articulate the reasons for solving a problem in a particular way is an important skill. A narrative requires the designer to incorporate hands-on experiences and programing about food, nutrition, and farming practices, allowing children, and the elderly to learn by doingway while having experience for all put himself or herself into the role of the user. It is essentially one toan enjoyable communicate a story of what is in the making.

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generations. Offering an educational experience in the garden will not only benefit the visitors but also strengthen Coastal Roots Farm with the community.

What makes a place a community?

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Coastal Roots Farm is located in Encinitas, California and has goals to to be a

As a child, my family immigrated to the United States and found a place to live in LA. WE had no connections and no relatives here in the US however this place welcomed us in and gave us our first community here in the US and we in return were much a part of her and she was to us.

welcoming place, inclusive to everyone while fostering vibrant jewish culture. Coastal Roots

values sustainability, innovative thinking, the diversity of the community, and the arts.

I have often thought over the years what made that place a community?

What was the catalyst in shaping our place into a community? With further thought I observed that one of the main tenets to a community is nurturing, sustaining Growth.

Roots Farm has goals for the multigenerational garden to provide a safe accessible place for

people of all ages to engage in therapeutic gardening activities. The garden will also serve as

Coastal Roots Farm located just a mile inland from the ocean in Encinitas, ca. and known for its rich Ecke poinsettia (poin-tsaidee-A) farm history.

There Daren Joffe, Farmer D, has implemented biodynamic agriculture in his book, Citizen Farmer, The Biodynamic way to grow healthy food, build thriving communities and give back to the earth, he provides numerous examples of giving back to the community, “sharing the harvest.”

What better way to continue those ideals, than with a Multi-Generational Garden fit which embraces the major tenet, of Growth.

The multigenerational garden is centrally located at the entrance of the farm. Coastal

an educational experience for children, while providing a space that can handle a large amount

of visitors during special events.

The fence will be the main focal piece of the multigenerational garden. The Coastal

Roots fence can function as a dynamic art piece, constantly changing, just as the landscape

changes. Everyone should be encouraged to add their own masterpiece to the fence whether

it's children, adults, seniors or professional artists. Not only will it be aesthetically pleasing but

the fence will define the space for community activities within the garden, at the lawn area adjacent to the garden beds. A gate will allow for the fence to open up, and this lawn area can

The garden is accessible from across Ecke Ranch road event space, there is painted a concrete walk to help transition into the ave of Apricots, gentle soft petals of white to greet upon which you walk over stones etched in various languages with the word, GROWTH on them. They lead you under a garden archway filled with rich green vines. The sight if the mighty Community Olive Tree reveals itself to you, the heart, of the multigenerational garden. Here it houses the ability for events, community art projects or simply to seat and people watch.

To the left of the Community tree you encounter the upright trellis, with the intent of being completely hands on for all ages and aptitudes. The garden beds that house the trellis are intermingled with other plants, which housed the idea of Farmer D’s biodynamic companion planting. Bordering the back of this garden are a mixture of orange and dwarf pomegranate trees. Which serve as protection barrier and for children to pick and eat to their delight.

expand into the roadway, making the space multi purposeful for larger events.

The multigenerational garden has a formal axial arrangement with a central path leading guests through the main garden area. This design maximizes available space for planting and community gathering. While walking the path, guests will walk under rectangular arches which line up with each garden bed. In the center of the path is a structure with an extensive green Cristina Plemel

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art fence, the garden beds, the grassy mound, and out towards the orchard. Each corner on the outside of the structure has an L shaped raised garden bed .

Walking out of the shade structure there are three more rows of garden beds and the path looks out towards the lawn mounds. The main pathway cuts through the mounds and there

DESIGN CONCEPTS (Right): 4 foot tall, 10 inch thick gabion living wall in a descending gradation in height until 1 foot at an entry way. Gabion walls and seating are made of recycled concrete that will decompose over time. Plants consist of small perennials and edibles including herbs.

Concept Biodynamic agriculture is a closed system known to produce and renourish its own grounds using sustainable farming principles. The Multigenerational Garden is designed to be about biodynamic cycles as interconnecting components of natural processes. In other words, it is about working with the forces of nature and to bring awareness to the changing natural environment.

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Biodynamic Garden Cycles

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Crop Rotation (Right): Use recycled and sustainable hardscape such as reclaimed wood (untreated) and other man-made materials; permeable pavers, mulch, and decomposed granite.

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(Below): Turn the garden into an educational experience.

Children enjoy getting their hands dirty while learning the role of worms in vermicomposting. The compost bins are located west of the raised vegetable beds (not shown).

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(Above): Butterflies and bees aid in pollination, while lady bugs and prey on harmful pests.

(Right): A companion plant compliation of Cucumbers.

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THE MULTI-GENERATION GARDEN WILL FUNCTION AS AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. INCORPORATING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES AND PROGRAMING FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, COASTAL ROOTS FARM WILL ALLOW VISITORS TO LEARN BY DOING WHILE HAVING AN ENJOYABLE AND ENLIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. VISITING THE MULTI-GENERATIONAL GARDEN WILL INCREASE THE COMMUNITIES KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FOOD, NUTRITION, AND FARMING PRACTICES. BY OFFERING AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, COASTAL ROOTS FARM WILL STRENGTHEN THEIR CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORS WITHIN THE REGION. CHILD LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM IMAGE FROM GOOGLE

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ENCINITAS HISTORY:

- Encinitas is composed of five neighborhoods: Old Enci-

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PAUL ECKE RANCH HISTORY:

- The site has a rich history as the Paul Ecke Ranch, most notably known for creating a global Poinsettia culture and market.

- The site was used by the Ecke family for more than 80 years (beginning in 1923).

- The success of the ranch was directly responsible for much of the identity of the entire city. o “We’re at the epicenter of what was once the flower growing capital of the world,” he said.

“How do you honor that legacy is the question.” James Farley, president and CEO of the Carlsbad-based foundation. He said the hope is to create a sustainable agricultural hub that will attract innovative companies using the best and most modern farming practices to intensify food production on the ranch.

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- “The growth ... was really something in the late ’60s and early ’70s. In the early ’60s, Encinitas was very easy-going, with mostly farmland. It bloomed very, very quickly after El Camino Real became a six-lane road and Highway 5 was developed.” - Lloyd O’Connel, Encinitas Resident and Historian

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FARMER D PHILOSOPHY:

- Utilize biodynamic methodoligies in agriculture to promote sustainable, diverse, healthy and organic food production.

- Strengthen sense of community through farming and events that are both inclusive and cultural.

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Biodynamic Engagement

“... a sustainable trail leads to a staging of spaces.”

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Maya Lin - Wave Field (AnnArbor, Michigan)

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“Following the flow from the herb spiral towards Ecke Ranch Road a visually stunning mix of wildflower bushes and rolling mounded contour is gradually revealed along a curved path . The area yearns for interaction with inumerble options for how the space might be used . The mounds clearly serve a purpose as natural viewing decks. This is made implicitly clear by the general direction and organization of benches so as to assure everyone a clear view of the stage downhill .”

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Coastal Roots Farm, a multi-generational garden containing vertical trellises, lemon espalier to pick and an aromatic walk through an avenue of trees covered in snow. At the heart of the garden lies a growing olive tree, serving as the kind host to all the multi-age community in Encinitas, California, and beyond.

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United We Grow

“...growth to enable a community to thrive.�

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The fence is the main focal feature of the multigenerational garden. The Coastal Roots fence can function as a dynamic art piece constantly changing, just as the landscape changes.

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Coastal Roots Farm will foster a vibrant Jewish community by serving as an informal gathering place and center for Jewish life. The farm will serve as a social hub for North County with a variety of programs and activities focusing on education, entrepreneurship, agriculture and the arts.

One of the primary goals is to nurture talented individuals that will lead and sustain the Jewish community in and around the property and region.

The farm cultivates the relationship between San Diego and Israel by showcasing some of Israel’s contributions to sustainable agriculture such as xeriscaping, drip irrigation and other innovations.

The farm and gardens will reflect Israel’s cultural models such as the Moshav and Kibbutz and their sustainability models of food and community.

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Cal Poly Pomona - Graduate students in landscape architecture 1st Year Designers: (left to right)

Cristina Plemel Jackie Tafoya* Muriel Fernandez Replogle Jessica Abe Brian Neshek Alex Jauregui

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MLA Class of 2019

The Design for Inclusivity MLA studio would like to thank the following for their participation: Daron Joffe Laura Diede Lee-Anne Milburn Andy Wilcox Kris Penrose Rennie Tang Steve Cancian James Becerra Megan Allison Claire Ehrlinger Claire Latane’ Michelle Sullivan Matthew Geldin Lowell Frank Rosa Romero Katia Ahmed Evan Marks

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