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Harvest Festival Around the Corner! Saturday October 20th!

Join us for our annual Harvest Festival, fun on the farm for the whole family! Activities include: Tractor Rides, Apple Cider Pressing, Pumpkin and Face Painting, Squash bowling, and apple baseball! Delicious Food from Penny Ice Cream, Hidden Fortress Coffee, Pajaro Pastures, Companion Bakeshop, Live Earth Farm and more! Workshops with Musical Me, Luma Yoga,

Chavela Recipe

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We made Chavelas this Saturday and Sunday at the Live Earth Farmstand during the annual Blackberry, tomato, pepper U-Pick! Chavelas are a beautifully red, seasonal, refreshing drink with a kick to it. Here is our Farm Discovery Chavela recipe (a mix of a few recipes out there) for a spicy and refreshing seasonal brew! Add

Beekeeping Workshop & Organic Farm Tour July 7th

Saturday, July 7th 10am-12:30PM Join us at Farm Discovery for a Family-friendly introductory lesson on beekeeping, for people with little to no knowledge of bees, after a leisurely tour of Farm Discovery's land, with fresh coffee and pastries from Companion Bakeshop and a visit with our goats and baby chicks. Emily Bondor of Santa Cruz

Pasta Primavera with Peas and Prawns

One of my favorite spring foods are freshly shucked English Peas. The shucking itself can take some time, but I like to split the work with a friend and chat while keeping our hands busy. Despite the work, fresh peas are so worth the effort for their sweet, juicy, bright flavor. As with most Pasta

Cauliflower Cheese Gratin

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This tasty dish is a cauliflower based gratin - it will be a crowd pleaser! Great as a side dish. Ingredients: 1 Cauliflower (or Romanesco) 4 Tbs Butter 4 Tbs Flour 1 Tsp Mustard Powder 2 Cups of Milk 1.5 Cups of grated Cheese Salt & Pepper to taste  1/2 Cup of fresh Breadcrumbs (optional)

Persimmon Pudding

What a delectable treat for a winter day! This recipe uses Hachiya persimmons, which are best for baking. If you aren't quite ready to bake, but your persimmons are getting soft, freeze the fruit for use later. If you do this, remember to remove fruit for thawing one day before baking. Ingredients: 4-6 mushed up Hachiya

Farm Discovery Holiday Party at Lúpulo Craft Beer House

Farm Discovery will be celebrating the end of the year with a Holiday Party at Lúpulo Craft Beer House in Santa Cruz. This event is open to the public and 10% of the whole day’s proceeds will go to Farm Discovery’s year end fund drive to TENd 10 more years of empowering farm-based nutrition and

2017 Harvest Festival

Join Farm Discovery this weekend for our annual Harvest Festival, October 21st, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm! This event is the culmination of the fall tour season, welcoming students back to the farm with their families. Open to the public, Farm Discovery celebrates the harvest with family friendly fun including apples cider pressing, visits with