About us
Our Mission: To educate and inform San Diegans about the benefits of eating a whole-food plant-based diet for optimal nutrition and health, environmental sustainability, compassion and mindfulness. We rally our community around the unifying concept of adopting a whole-food plant-based diet. We work with groups and provide support for individuals in transitioning to and/or maintaining a plant-based, animal-free diet and being conscientious stewards of the environment.
We schedule events to simply get together to learn, eat, and socialize. Please join this meet up if you want to learn about being part of the team and/or just coming to our fun events! To get in on the discussion, please "like" our page on Facebook, PlantDiego and we have a team leadership group on Facebook "PlantDiego Leadership Team."
PlantDiego plans large community events (like our Gratitude Food Fest just before Thanksgiving) and screenings of documentaries- PlantPure Nation, Cowspiracy, Forks over Knives for example), presentations by local experts, fundraisers, regular PlantDiego fun events (potlucks, meetings, visits to vegan restaurants, picnics, beach days), and community activism to get the word out about healthy plant-based diets.
This group is is a PlantPure Pod, and a member of the nation-wide network of groups formed on the heals of PlantPure Nation - a ground breaking film and nationwide organization about the power of plant-based eating and the politics we struggle against to get the word out! Checkout the national PlantPure Pods website for more information and please register as a Pod Member there, and to receive their monthly newsletter!
Please visit our local website and join our e-mail contact list and get our monthly informative newsletter with lots of great local features around plant-based eating and nutrition and info by clicking "Join Us" on http://plantdiego.com. Questions? Please e-mail us at plantdiego@gmail.com.
Regular events/potlucks will occur every month (unless it's a holiday). Please bring a Whole Food Plant Based (no animal products, minimal oil and processed products) dish, serving utensils and your own plate, bowl and utensils. Also bring something to drink if you like. Please being at least $1 per event towards meet up fees and other expenses. We also need contributions to keep this organization going! Thanks!
We are an active group! We hope to see you soon!
Upcoming events
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Tour Franklin Farm Sanctuary
The Sanctuary at Iron Mountain, 16943 Platinum Place, Lakeside, CA, USLet's support two great vegan organizations doing the right thing.
Here's the schedule:
10:00 AM Meet at Franklin Farm Sanctuary
16943 Platinum Place Lakeside, CA 92040
Tour the sanctuary - meeting the animals
Suggested donation to Franklin: $15
THEN
11:20 AM Head to Loving Hut Mira Mesa for lunch
11:30 AM Lunch at Loving Hut Mira MesaPlease be as prompt as you can.
We're bringing it all together! Loving Hut supports their local farm animal sanctuary, Franklin Farm Sanctuary, which is only about a 10 minute drive away! So it's a no-brainer to have a meetup supporting both!
You may join us for both or just one of the separate events.
Please ONLY RSVP to THIS event, if you will be able to attend the farm tour. We have a separate event for those attending the lunch.
IF YOU ARE ATTENDING BOTH, PLEASE RSVP TO BOTH EVENTS.
HOW TO DONATE: You can donate HERE or there will also be a QR code
at the site to donate OR you may bring CASH! Thank you for supporting the animals!Looking forward to this special event!
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Lunch at Loving Hut Mira Mesa
Loving Hut Mira Mesa Blvd, 9928 Mira Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA, US## Details
LOCATION: Loving Hut Vegan Cuisine
9928 Mira Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92131
WHEN: Sunday, March 29th, 2026
11:30 AM - 1 PMThis event is AFTER our event, touring Franklin Farm Sanctuary which is 10 minutes away from Loving Hut. Loving Hut supports Franklin by having information on every table!
Please attend our Tour, if you can, but if you can't, and want to have lunch with us, that's awesome!
Please RSVP here EITHER WAY, if you are planning lunch with us.
Loving Hut boasts a huge variety of vegan dishes, from burgers to stir fry. Join us in exploring Loving Hut's menu and get to know the more of us in the PlantDiego community! They are also a great supporter of a local farm animal sanctuary, Franklin Farm in Lakeside.
Loving Hut will also support your low-fat health goals by reducing oil in stir fries or serving steamed tofu instead of fried. Just ask! And they also have the Tracy's REAL Foods All American (oil-free, low fat veggie) patties available to include in any of the Ben's Burger menu creations! Just ask!
See you soon!
Your PlantDiego Team30 attendees
Volunteer with potbelly pigs at Pebble Ranch Rescue in Lakeside (+1s welcome!)
Pebble Ranch Rescue (Piggies!), 12725 Muth Valley Road, Lakeside, CA, USLet's go to Pebble Ranch Rescue for a group volunteer outing! Feel free to invite significant others and friends (please include them in your RSVP) and join us for feeding, sweeping up after, playing with and caring for the adorable (115!) potbelly pig residents of PRR.
Be prepared to be met with sweet muddy snouts, wagging curly-cue tails & belly rub requests.
Erin and Andre, the PRR founders, are lovely people. They need help in March and April more than ever before due to some medical issues they are addressing. If you would like to volunteer there instead of or in addition to this volunteer outing, please reach out to them on their website and let them know. You can volunteer for a single shift. It does not need to be an ongoing commitment.
Back to our group's volunteer outing: Tabitha, the PRR volunteer coordinator, will give us a tour and share what they need help with. It's usually sweeping up after the piggies, feeding and socializing/playing with them. It's been light and easy work in the past, with a lot of fun time with the piggies.
* Please arrive on time so they can open the gate for all of us at the same time and give us instructions and a tour together. This makes it much easier for them, and it gives us more time to socialize with the piggies after feeding them their dinner. *
Please RSVP here (on Meetup) and sign the volunteer application and waiver on PRR's website. It only takes a few minutes to do so. Also, please let them know you are coming with me on the posted date of our volunteer outing. This is helpful information for them. The date we are volunteering is not posted on their website. It is only for our group.
* I've included information from the PRR website below. They have asked us not to share the sanctuary's address with anyone outside of our volunteer group for safety reasons.
The sanctuary address is
12725 Muth Valley Road
Lakeside, CA 92040Please be sure to sign their volunteer waiver online and submit it before our volunteer outing. In addition to their website's helpful information below, I suggest wearing long pants and closed-toe shoes, bringing water bottles, snacks, a sun hat and sunscreen.
* Please note that your GPS and cell service might stop working when you are close to PRR, so it is helpful to look at directions in their entirety before driving over in case this happens.
Please reach out if you have any questions. My mobile number is (619) 822-5592
Thanks for joining us!
~ FeliciaVolunteer application link: https://www.pebbleranchrescue.org/volunteer
Volunteer waiver link (If this doesn't work, please go to the sanctuary website - https://www.pebbleranchrescue.org/ - to fill the waiver out directly. The sanctuary needs this signed in advance.)
**https://www.jotform.com/sign/250301172927046/invite/01jjxq9shv1bcaf31f3a8bb830**Pebble Ranch Rescue's Mission
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Pebble Ranch Rescue's mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home unwanted, neglected, and abused pot-bellied pigs. Our animals are treated with respect as individuals. They receive the care they need and the kindness they deserve. The animals at Pebble Ranch Rescue are ambassadors and help to educate people about the impact of animal agriculture on our environment. In addition to animal rescue, our mission is to help people transition to a vegan lifestyle to reduce suffering for all. We welcome visitors to come and meet our animals, learn their stories, and understand what amazing creatures they are.
PRR's Story
We named Pebble Ranch after our first pot-bellied pig Pebbles who started it all. He desperately need a home so we took him in. It was an unplanned adoption and one of the best things that ever happened to us. He is such a sweet boy and we became to love him. After we moved to our new location (Pebble Ranch) we dedicated decided that this is a perfect place to provide a safe home for abused, neglected, abandoned, or unwanted animals, especially pot-bellied pigs and named the property after Pebbles.Volunteer information
Pebble Ranch Rescue is a non-profit organization that rescues, rehabilitates, and re-homes unwanted, neglected, and abused pot-bellied pigs. Our mission is to provide these animals with the care they need and the kindness they deserve. As a volunteer, you can help us make a difference in the lives of these animals by assisting with feeding, cleaning, and socializing. Every little bit helps, and we appreciate any time you can give. If you're interested in volunteering please submit an application.What Should I Wear?
Be sure to wear closed-toed shoes and comfortable clothes that can get dirty. It’s dusty when dry, and muddy when wet.What will I do?
Clean pens, prepare & distribute meals, clean/refill water containers, clean food bowls, socialize the pigs by encouraging positive social people/pig interactions, usually using treats. These are just some of the things that we do on a daily basis.Can I bring drinks or food?
Yes. We encourage you to bring reusable water bottles and plant-based food. However, you cannot take food inside any of the animal pens.Can I bring treats for the animals?
We always welcome food donations, but you cannot feed them directly to the animals unless approved.Thanks!
Pebble Ranch Rescue13 attendees
Past events
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