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South Central Farmers: New Life with a Ceremony, a Festival + Water

Brooke Burton

Tribal Elders and South Central Farmers at Buttonwillow Farm's Blessing

"Our modern world is de-naturalized and filled with commercialism," Cuaxtle said. "Without our connection to the land, life has become unnatural. In not knowing our earth, we have lost our freedom."

Here is the latest information.

Directions to the Buttonwillow Farm are as follows and a map link is included:

SIGNS WILL BE POSTED
ONCE YOU EXIT OFF THE 5 Freeway!!!!!!

Coming from the South / Los Angeles Area:

Take the 5 Freeway North,
Take the Buttonwillow Exit (257)
At the Stop Sign, make a Right onto Tracy Avenue,
Make a Right onto the 58 Mc Kittrick Hwy (west),
Make a Left on Wasco Way (south),
Make a Right onto Brite Road and continue driving down the curve,
Brite Road turns into Buttonwillow Drive,
Make a Right just over the West Side Canal,
Event will be 1.4 miles West on the South side of the West Side Canal, in Buttonwillow CA, 93206

Search Google Maps:  Buttonwillow, CA  to see the route more clearly.



Coming from the North/ Fresno Area:

Take the 5 Freeway South,
Exit Bakersfield 58 (Mc Kittrick Hwy/Buttonwillow),
Make a Right onto 58 Mc Kittrick Hwy towards Buttonwillow (Note: if it turns into Rosedale Hwy, you are going in the wrong direction.)
Make a Left on Wasco Way (south),
Make a Right onto Brite Road and continue driving down the curve,
Brite Road turns into Buttonwillow Drive,
Make a Right just over the West Side Canal,
Event will be 1.4 miles West on the South side of the West Side Canal, in Buttonwillow CA, 93206
  To see directions more clearly, go to Google Maps and search for:

Buttonwillow, CA  .