Ecology Center sets the table for 13th annual Green Feast in San Juan Capistrano

A variety of hot peppers at the Farm Stand in the Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano. The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano sets the table for its 13th annual Green Feast on Sept. 18 and 25, and diners will have a lot more room to spread out than in years past. “But when the city offered up the opportunity to expand and take over the surrounding 28-acre farm, that was a no brainer for us.” Jonathan Zaidman, director of engagement, stacks homemade bricks at the Ecology Center Farm in San Juan Capistrano. Two farmers clear brush from the fields near the rainbow tunnel at the Ecology Center Farm in San Juan Capistrano. “We donate 20 percent of what we grow on this farm,” Zaidman said, “and we have a few partner organizations that we do that work with here speaking about the importance and value of accessibility to local, organic, regenerative, seasonal food.” The speakers stress how important it is that organic produce not only be accessible to those who come to the Ecology Center’s farm stand but also to those who may not have the resources to afford the highest-value food.