A nourished and equitable San Diego County, starts here.

A nourished and equitable San Diego County, starts here.

The time to reimagine our food system is now.

Our modern food system depletes soil and ecosystems, exploits essential workers, and worsens racial and income inequality.

Residents

YOU

FISHERMEN

Community Organizers

Researchers

Farmers

Me

Funders

Nonprofit Leaders

Workers

Business owners

If we work together

we can build a healthier, more sustainable, and more just food system throughout our region—a system that works for all of us.

Welcome to Food
Vision 2030.

Over the next decade,

through food, we can

Cultivate
justice

Fight climate change

Build resilience

Changing the way we grow food, move food, share food, and think about food ultimately changes the way we treat the planet and each other.

We can learn from leaders in our communities

Leaders from every corner of San Diego County have been at work for decades to reclaim health, sustainability, and justice through food.

Over the past two years, we’ve gotten to know their stories and perspectives through interviews, focus groups, and broad community engagement.

These champions have shown us what’s possible.

We can heal our relationship with the land

Tribal communities have been living in harmony with nature since time immemorial.

Through Food Vision 2030, we have partnered with tribes in San Diego County to elevate ancestral wisdom and Indigenous ways of life as essential solutions to healing people and our planet.

A bold new vision

San Diego County Food Vision 2030 guides collective action toward a new reality.

Ten objectives highlight priority areas in our food system where policy advocacy, programs, and investment are urgently needed.

04

Elevate Wages and Working Conditions, and Improve Career Opportunities

03

Scale Up Local, Sustainable, and Equitable Food Value Chains

02

Increase the Viability of Local Farms, Fisheries, Food Businesses, and Workers

01

Preserve Agricultural Land and Soils, and Invest in Long-term Food Production

05

Expand Integrated Nutrition and Food Security

06

Improve Community Food Environments

07

Scale Up Food Waste Prevention, Recovery, and Recycling Initiatives

10

Plan for a Resilient Food System

09

Build a Local, Sustainable, and Equitable Food Movement

08

Increase Leadership by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Across the Food System

Holding ourselves accountable

Measuring our progress as a region will help us stay on track.

Listening to essential workers, local businesses, and community-based organizations, and working with elected officials and funders, will help our region realize our vision.