youth & family empowerment
to regenerate health:

FOOD

EVERYBODY EATS

“without wildlife, without farmers, without family, without care. . .

its just food.”
~Luis Leonor, Jr. Staff member

FARMING

REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

Increase soil organic matter over time, provide economic stability & fairness for farmers & workers, & create resilient regional ecosystems & communities

NATURE

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

Protection of the natural environment through protection, conservation and regeneration: water, land, soil, wildlife, pollinators, biodversity

COMMUNITY

FAMILY, NEIGHBORHOOD, FOODSHED

“Everything having to do with food—its capture, cultivation, preparation, and consumption—represents a cultural act.” ~Massimo Montanari

Our home, Live Earth Farm, is a 150 acre patchwork of working farm, riparian corridor, oak and redwood forest in the Pajaro Valley of Santa Cruz County, California.

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