Thank you so much for attending Thrive, our Fall Feast in the Fields – we are eternally grateful for our incredible community, partners, and sponsors who made it all possible.
As we heard from several attendees, this event has become a marker of time passing. The event always falls as close to the Solstice as we can get it. Many of our guests come every year. It is a time and place to celebrate the past season and year and plan for the next. It is a time to gather, reflect and come together in community around this great mission.
You helped get us very close to our $100,000 goal. We have raised $92,166. We only have $7,834 to go! We would love to have 5 new monthly donors. Recurring donations are so important for the sustainability and resilience of our organization and a great way for someone to give a smaller amount on a regular basis.
Five things you can do to keep the momentum and put us over the top:
- Share the film with your family, friends & community (Fall Fund Drive 2025 Video)
- Become a recurring donor – give monthly
- Get your donation matched at work
- Sign up to volunteer
- Take a minute to fill out our post event survey.
With these funds we will be building a rainwater collection system, supporting field trip transportation funding and our young citizen scientists, and filling our cooler with thousands of pounds of produce donations.
A special thank you to:
CHEF PAMELA BURNS
WILD PLUM CAFE
IN KIND FOOD, DRINKS AND SERVICE DONORS
Ad Astra, Belle Farms, Chesebro Wines, Coke Farm, Companion Bakeshop, Discretion Brewing, Iconic Cocktail Co., J. Lohr, Live Earth Farm, Outstanding in the Field, Scheid Family Wines, Soquel High Floral Design, Storrs Winery & Vineyards, Tito’s Handmade Vodka,
Aptos High, New Brighton Middle School, Santa Cruz Montessori, Soquel High, Switch Bakery & more
MUSICIANS & SOUND
Doug Dirt & Friends
Sound Layers
EMCEE & KEYNOTE
Hilary Bryant & Jen Littleton-Bruno
CHECK IN, WINE SERVICE FOOD PREPARATION & STATION HOST VOLUNTEERS
Gail Atlansky, Elisa Swanson, Kelly Buhr, Cory Ray, Lisa Nielsen, Shawn Ogden, Mary Delavega, Marilyn Colberg, Jason Wade, Kim Woodland, The Sandstrom, Herrera & Ogden families, Cindy Lepore-Hart, Cynthia Fan, Peter Ruddock
PHOTOGRAPHER
Valentina Arutiunova
@churchofvalentina
To help us reach our goal, visit:
https://secure.givelively.org/donate/farm-discovery-at-live-earth/fall-fund-drive-2025